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 MedTech Accelerator by the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur is re-imagining the acceleration of Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship here at UC San Diego. Our proprietary Stage One Program helps UC San Diego affiliated startups navigate the complex processes of bringing deep tech-medical innovations to market. The program will take place in the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur, Franklin Antonio Hall, 1st floor.
Host: Institute for the Global Entrepreneur
Contact: For more information, please contact Becky Deller, rdeller@ucsd.edu
Submission Deadline: Apply by February 23, 2026
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Please register to join us for an informational session on the funding opportunities available from UC Alianza MX with their team on February 26, 2026, 12:00-13:00. Alianza MX is a system-wide initiative that supports research and academic engagement with Mexico via a variety of funding opportunities including calls for proposals, meetings, and events.
Contact: Elizabeth Langridge-Noti, elangridge@ucsd.edu
When: February 26, 2026, 12:00-13:00
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The UC Reimagining Refuge Network, funded by UC Multicampus Research Program Initiative, is seeking proposals for seed grants up to $10K for scholarly, activist and /or arts projects that critically address the impacts of current US, and global, immigration and asylum procedures and creatively construct a vision and/or groundwork for just migrant futures. Grants are open to faculty and graduate students at the University of California.
Contact: reimaginingrefuge@gmail.com
When: March 10, 2026
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The International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) provides support and protected time (three to five years) to advanced postdoctoral U.S. research scientists and recently-appointed U.S. junior faculty (applicants must be at least two years beyond conferral of doctoral degree) for an intensive, mentored research career development experience.
The experience will be in a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) as defined by the World Bank. Low-income, lower-middle-income and upper-middle-income countries are included.
Applications are invited from early career investigators from any health-related discipline who propose career development activities and a research project that is related to the health priorities of the LMIC.
Sponsor: Fogarty International Center
Contact: Christine Jessup, Ph.D., Program Officer, Christine.Jessup@nih.gov
Application deadline: March 20, 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 5:00 p.m. local time of applicant organization.
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GLOBAL INFORMATION UPDATES |
As a reminder, UC San Diego requires senior and key personnel on active federal award projects and on any federal proposals to complete the research security training. Complete the training before March 1, 2026, to avoid being locked out of Single Sign-On (SSO).
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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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UC San Diego Hosts 25th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium March 11-12
For two days in March, UC San Diego together with Point Loma Nazarene University and the Kyoto Symposium Organization will host the 25th Annual Kyoto Prize Symposium. The Kyoto Prize is Japan's highest private award for global visionaries whose scientific and cultural achievements benefit humankind. This year's awardees are Shun-ichi Amari for Advanced Technology, Azim Surani for Basic Sciences and Carol Gilligan for Arts and Philosophy. All three will give free public lectures during the two day event.
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Scripps Scientists in Antarctica Studying Retreating Glaciers, Cancer-Fighting Microbes and More
Scientists from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Scripps Polar Center are conducting field research at the bottom of the world, relying on international partnerships and creative solutions after the U.S. lost its only dedicated Antarctic research icebreaker. Jamin Greenbaum traveled south on the Korea Polar Research Institute's research icebreaker Araon to study the Thwaites glacier with support from private philanthropy due to reduced federal funding. The Scripps-led citizen science program FjordPhyto — a collaboration with Argentina's Universidad Nacional de La Plata and Antarctic tour operators — has enlisted more than 10,000 travelers to collect phytoplankton samples since 2016, building a dataset that would have been impossible for scientists to gather alone. Other Scripps scientists direct the Genomics at Sea Program which partners with Viking Expeditions and the J. Craig Venter Institute to study how penguin nutrients affect phytoplankton. Cell biologist Martín Tresguerres and his team, meanwhile, will study a sea squirt microbe that produces a potential melanoma treatment.
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New Dashboard Helps Predict and Plan for Disease Outbreaks
Researchers at UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy, with PI Gordon McCord, have developed a new platform that is designed to help translate academic disease forecasting into actionable guidance for decision-makers when infectious diseases surge. The Disease Incidence and Resource Estimater (DIRE) uses geospatial predictive analytics on an interactive map to show where dengue and maleria outbreaks are likely to occur in Brazil and Peru and what resources might be needed to control and treat them. The research is funded by a grant from the Wellcome Trust, a UK-based health philanthropy and is partnered with UNICEF, and the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia amongst others.
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Global Forum: Global Impacts of Afrofuturism
Global Impacts of Afrofuturism with Dr. LaWana Richmond explores Afrofuturism as a global framework for futures thinking, innovation, and social transformation. Hosted at UC San Diego’s Great Hall, the program examines how Afrofuturist approaches influence education, technology, health, climate justice, and cultural production across the African diaspora and beyond.
When: Wednesday, February 25, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Where: Great Hall, ERC, 2950 Thurgood Marshall Lane La Jolla, CA 92093
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iWorkshop: Implications of the Visa Bulletin for Your Permanent Residency Plan Events Calendar
This workshop demystifies the Visa Bulletin and its critical role in employment-based permanent residency. Participants will learn how to identify their priority date, understand the difference between the “Final Action Dates” and “Dates for Filing” charts, and determine when they are eligible to file for adjustment of status. Ideal for those navigating university-sponsored or personal green card pathways.
When: Thursday, February 26, 2026, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Where: virtual
Contact: Questions? Email iprograms@ucsd.edu with an indication of which program or event you have questions about.
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Global Coffee Hour
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, March 11, 2026, 8:00am to 9:30am
Where: 9358 Mandeville Lane, La Jolla, CA 92093
Contact: Questions? Email iprograms@ucsd.edu with an indication of which program or event you have questions about.
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International Services and Engagement Office (ISEO) Events Calendar
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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VISITS & PARTNERSHIPS: December |
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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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| - 01/29 - Istanbul Technical University
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02/02-13 - Fulbright Taiwan EMI Workshop
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| - Aichi University of the Arts (Japan)
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (India)
- Université Internationale de Rabat (Morocco)
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
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