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 20th of each month.
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The UC Alianza MX call seeks proposals for projects that advance evidence-based solutions to shared binational challenges between the U.S. and Mexico through action research and engagement with non-academic stakeholders. Eligible PIs may apply for up to $150,000 in funding for up to 24 months. Funds may be used to supplement existing fellowship support.
Sponsor: UC Alianza MX
Contact: alianzamxresearch@ucr.edu
Application deadline: May 29, 2026.
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The NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent Announcement) supports international research collaborations by implementing an award structure of prime domestic awards and independent foreign awards linked to the prime. For the full list of participating organizations and interest areas or reach out to the program officers, please see the full funding call or reach out to the contact for the individual participating organization.
Sponsor: NIH
Contact: Contacts for the individual participating organizations
Application deadline: Monday, May 25, 2026 by 5 p.m. local time of applicant organization.
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The Department of State realized its annual program statement (APS) for Advancing Global Health and is currently accepting statements of interest through two addenda: Rapid Outbreak Response and Child Development, Care and Protection.
Sponsor: Department of State
Contact: GHSD-APS@state.gov
Application deadline: Varies. Statements of interest for currently available addenda due May 31, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
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The Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) will award $1.32m to a single organization to design and implement a new international arts exchange program that drives economic growth by connecting U.S. creative professionals and technologists with international peers working at the intersection of the arts and emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI). For the purposes of this program, “arts” refers specifically to architecture, creative coding and gaming, fashion, graphic design, music and immersive art such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR); but excludes film and television. A UC San Diego internal Expression of Interest (EOI) submitted through ucsd.infoready4.com by May 21, 2026 is required containing identifying information and a 1 – 2 paragraph description of the proposed project.
Sponsor: Department of State, ECA
Contact: Julia Gómez-Nelson, nelsonjg2@state.gov, or Jill Staggs, staggsjj@state.gov
Application deadline: Limited submission internal deadline for an expression of interest, May 21, 2026 and a final application deadline of July 6, 2026.
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The Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) will award $1.5m to a single organization for a five-week intensive placement in the U.S. that engages approximately 60 foreign participants, ages 25 – 40, from Europe and Eurasia, East Asia and the Pacific, Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. Participants will collaborate with U.S. – based mentors and companies to develop actionable solutions in critical technology sectors, showcasing American expertise and innovation. The program will also feature overseas components including reciprocal exchanges and an accelerator following the second U.S. – based cohort to expand U.S. influence, inspire future STEM professionals, and foster collaboration with American businesses. A UC San Diego internal Expression of Interest (EOI) submitted through ucsd.infoready4.com by May 21, 2026 is required containing identifying information and a 1 – 2 paragraph description of the proposed project.
Sponsor: Department of State, ECA
Contact: Michelle Harris, harrismr@state.gov with a copy to Dawnjalice Brown, Branch Chief, brownd4@state.gov
Application deadline: Limited submission internal deadline for an expression of interest, May 21, 2026 and a final application deadline of July 6, 2026.
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The Fulbright Scholar Program offers more than 380 awards in more than 120 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research, and carry out professional projects around the world. There are awards for all disciplines and at every career level, including postdocs. In honor of the U.S.'s 250 years of independence, the Fulbright Catalog of Awards is highlighting scholar opportunities in American Studies. For more information, visit fulbright.ucsd.edu.
Sponsor: U.S. Government/Institute of International Education (IIE)
Contact: Max Reinke, Fulbright Scholar Liaison for UC San Diego, mreinke@ucsd.edu
Application deadline: Varies, but most awards have a deadline of September 15, 2026.
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Global Information Updates |
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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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These webinars help prospective applicants learn more about available Fulbright U.S. Scholar opportunities. Fulbright staff will share details about awards by region, discipline or program as well as giving general advice on the application process. There is also a Webinar Archive if you miss a particular session.
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Recordings of past UC San Diego global funding opportunities webinars are found on this page. This includes the 2025-26 funding webinars from UC Alianza MX, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the DAAD and Deutsche Forshungsgemeinschaft (DFG) webinars.
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A team of researchers, including from UC San Diego School of Social Sciences and School of Global Policy and Strategy and other leading institutions studied large language models (LLMs) in multiple languages. Their results suggest that governments can influence the answers LLMs give to political questions through state media which shapes the online media environment. The findings show that prompts given in different languages and in different countries may get different responses to the same questions. The project's website demonstrate that their findings can be replicated.
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UC San Diego, represented by Pieter C. Dorrrestein, and collaborators from UC Riverside lead a team of international researchers who have developed a free, web-based platform to make publicly available metabolomics data easily searchable. Metabolomics is the large-scale study of small molecules (like lipids and amino acids) that are the end products of cellular processes. The new molecular search engine, StructureMASST, could help advance medicine by speeding up the discovery of disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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UC San Diego was awarded the Association of International Education Administrators' Innovative Excellence in Internationalization Award for its iTable Basic Needs Program. The iTable program, launched in 2018, supports international students who face barriers to food and housing assistance and works in partnership with UC San Diego's The Hub Basic Needs Center. AIEA recognized that the iTable Basic Needs Program is "an exemplary model of cross-campus partnership" that reflected UC San Diego's "values of inclusiveness, respect, and a strong sense of communal responsibility."
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The panel features Dr. Andie Berry from Brandeis University together with Professor Matana Roberts and Dr. Caroline Collins from UC San Diego with presentations that focus on Black activity and the ocean.
When: May 20, 2026, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Where: Social Sciences Public Engagement Building, 201
Organized by: Muir College.
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Students of Pandit Kartik Seshadri play Indian Classical Music.
When: June 3, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Conrad Prebys Music Center Concert Hall
Organized by: Department of Music.
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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, June 10, 2026, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Where: Student Center B Eucalyptus Grove
Contact: Questions? Email iprograms@ucsd.edu with an indication of which program or event you have questions about.
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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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4/22 Indian Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University & Foundation
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