Welcome to the Global Initiatives updates for faculty, researchers, and staff. The newsletter presents opportunities for globally engaged research and teaching as well as celebrates the global engagement of our campus community and the partnerships we build and strengthen. If you have global opportunities, highlights, or events to share that are relevant to faculty, researchers and staff, please email global@ucsd.edu by the 25th of each month.
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Launched in partnership with Singapore's National Research Foundation (NRF), this prestigious fellowship supports outstanding early-career researchers who seek to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate scientific discovery across science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEM) for up to 4 years. The programme aims to nurture the next generation of interdisciplinary research leaders working at the intersection of AI and scientific research.
Sponsor: Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Contact: for questions, please contact FA-RSO@ntu.edu.sg
Application deadline: October 30, 2026, 23:59 (Singapore Time, UTC/GMT +8).
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These two week funded seminars are meant for U.S. higher education administrators from across an institution to exchange information on best practices and explore potential collaborative partnerships with institutions in the host country. The seminars combine campus visits, briefings from higher education institutions, educational experts and government officials and tours of historical and cultural sites. Participating countries include: France/Senegal, Taiwan, Israel, Japan, France, Germany, India, and South Korea.
Sponsor: Fulbright Commission
Contact: Max Reinke, Fulbright Scholar Liaison for UC San Diego, mreinke@ucsd.edu
Application deadline: Next deadline is November 2, 2026 for Israel and Japan.
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Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s Team Science Accelerator is a two-year pilot program to support three to four interdisciplinary teams of faculty scientists to adopt team science structures with the goal of amplifying impact, accelerating science, and solving big challenges across the physical sciences and their adjacent fields and subdisciplines. Teams, that can be made up of scientists at both U.S. and Canadian institutions will also receive the support systems needed to enhance team performance, including facilitated workshops, mentoring from discipline-based team science experts, and professional team coaching.
Sponsor: Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Contact: Andrew Feig, Program Director, afeig@rescorp.org
Application deadline: LOI due November 9, 2026, 23:59 AZ time
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UC Alianza MX has launched a joint research fund with Cinvestav in the areas of Climate and Environment, Medicine and Public Health, Semiconductors and Integrated Circuit Design. Selected projects will be eligible for up to USD $50,000 in funding per year over two years from Alianza MX, with matching funds for research at Cinvestav.
Sponsor: UC Alianza MX
Contact: For additional information, please reach out to the following email address, AlianzaMXResearch@ucr.edu
Application deadline: November 13, 2026.
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UC Alianza MX has launched a joint research fund with The Universidad Autónoma de Baja California in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing, Biomedical Technologies, and Energy Cooperation in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region. Selected projects will be eligible for up to USD $25,000 in funding per year over two years from Alianza MX, with matching funds for research at The Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Sponsor: UC Alianza MX
Contact: For additional information, please reach out to the following email address, AlianzaMXResearch@ucr.edu
Application deadline: November 13, 2026.
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UC Alianza MX has launched a joint research fund with Autonomous University of Querétaro (UAQ) in the areas of Health, Energy, Emerging Technologies, STEM Education & Pedagogy. Selected projects will be eligible for up to USD $25,000 in funding per year over two years from Alianza MX, with matching funds for research at UAQ. UC Alianza MX will sponsor a networking session on October 26, 2026.
Sponsor: UC Alianza MX
Contact: For additional information, please reach out to the following email address, AlianzaMXResearch@ucr.edu
Application deadline: December 6, 2026.
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The Fulbright Specialist Program helps highly qualified American academics and professionals share their expertise and strengthen overseas institutions as well as addressing shared challenges to benefit American communities and the world. Representing a wide range of professional and academic disciplines, Fulbright Specialists spend two- to six-weeks on projects designed and requested by foreign host institutions and recommended for selection by U.S. Embassies and Fulbright Commissions around the world. If selected, Fulbright Specialists remain on the Specialist roster for three years.
Sponsor: Fulbright Commission
Contact: Max Reinke, Fulbright Scholar Liaison for UC San Diego, mreinke@ucsd.edu
Application deadline: Rolling deadlines with selection committees meeting multiple times a year.
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Global Information Updates |
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U.S. government restricted entity lists are available in the Visual Compliance screening tool for which UC San Diego employees can register. Use of the tool provides insights to entities with increased risk of becoming restricted and notifies the screener when a previously screened entity is added to a list. UC San Diego requires RPS for many types of international engagements in order to consider and mitigate these risks prior to engagement.
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UC San Diego has drafted responses to some of the most frequently asked questions related to federal updates as a way to keep the Triton community informed in an evolving landscape. For our community on the Health Sciences campus, there is also a new federal updates website accessed through a Health Sciences log-in.
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Postdoctober Fest is just ending, but this annual celebration of UC San Diego post-doctoral scholars creates community and celebrates the groundbreaking research with which post-doctoral scholars are involved around campus. This article highlights the work of three scholars and, in doing so, highlights the importance of UC San Diego's international reach and engagement.
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Come on over for a cup of coffee and a morning pastry! Global Coffee Hour is meant to bring together both international and domestic students, scholars and families to celebrate our global community at UC San Diego. Join us for fun activities and build connections that expand across the world.
When: Wednesday, November 18, 8-9:30 a.m.
Where: Triton Administrative Services Building, East Tower, Multipurpose Room 1320
Contact: Questions? Email iprograms@ucsd.edu with a note that you are asking about Global Coffee Hour.
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Throughout the Fall Quarter, ISEO has multiple opportunities to engage with ISEO and with the campus community. These include events like the Global Coffee Hour but also workshops that can help unravel the intricacies of U.S. visas.
When: multiple dates
Where: both in person and virtual
Contact: Questions? Email iprograms@ucsd.edu with an indication of which program or event you have questions about
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Global Initiatives welcomes delegations of senior leadership and key faculty from partner institutions, government entities and industry. Many of these visits center around the exploration of potential collaborative partnerships, exchange programs, and co-sponsored research projects.
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| - 09/21 - University of Guadalajara
- 09/29 - University of Birmingham
- 10/20 - Naval War College
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| - Kyoto University (Japan)
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Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (India)
- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Brazil)
- Open Source Utilized Silicon Initiatives (Japan)
- RISE-A (Japan)
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