Global Engagement Insider Newsletter - April 2025

Funding, opportunities, announcements and resources for UC Davis globally engaged faculty and staff

Global Funding and Engagement

UC Davis Opportunities

Call for Speaker Nominations: Health Without Borders Series

UC Davis faculty, staff and trainees are invited to share their expertise in the Health Without Borders speaker series. Nominations and self-nominations are open for individuals working on initiatives related to health equity, underserved communities and global health.
Deadline: May 2, 2025
Sponsor: UC Davis Center for Global Health

Call for Proposals: 2025-2026 DHI Network Collaboration Fellowships

The UC Davis Humanities Institute is accepting proposals for the 2025-26 Network Collaboration Fellowships, offering up to $5,000 for faculty to collaborate with external colleagues. Proposals must include a narrative, CV, budget and optional creative materials.
Deadline: May 2, 2025
Sponsor: UC Davis Humanities Institute

University of California Opportunities

Apply for the UCEAP Academic Integration Grant Program

Adding study abroad to the college experience prepares undergraduate students to thrive in increasingly global workplaces. A $3,000 Academic Integration grant funds efforts by faculty and staff to better integrate study abroad into curricula and remove academic barriers to international education for undergraduate students. View call for proposals and grant application form. Contact Tiffany Macias-Silva (tamacias@ucdavis.edu) for more information.
Deadline: May 23, 2025
Sponsor: University of California Education Abroad Program

External Opportunities

Science Slam: Falling Walls Lab 2025

The German Center for Research and Innovation invites students, early-career researchers and entrepreneurs (undergraduate to Ph.D. students and postdocs) to pitch innovative projects in the Falling Walls Science Slam. Winners will receive a trip to Berlin for the Falling Walls Conference.
Deadline: April 13, 2025
Sponsor: German Center for Research and Innovation and the Consulate General of Germany in San Francisco

CITRIS Core Seed Funding

The CITRIS Seed Funding Program supports interdisciplinary UC teams tackling societal challenges with information technology. Offering $40,000–$60,000, it funds early-stage research in areas like AI, digital health, sustainability, and aerospace. Successful projects attract significant follow-on funding, fostering innovation and societal impact.
Deadline: April 22, 2025
Sponsor: The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society and the Banatao Institute (CITRIS)

Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan

The Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan, jointly offered by the Japan-United States Friendship Commission and the National Endowment for the Humanities, support U.S. scholars researching modern Japanese society, political economy and U.S.-Japan relations. Awards of up to $60,000 foster innovative, interdisciplinary research, with outputs like articles, books or digital resources.
Deadline: April 23, 2025
Sponsor: Japan-United States Friendship Commission and the National Endowment for the Humanities

Academics Without Borders USA

Academics Without Borders (AWB) supports faculty-driven projects that strengthen higher education institutions in low- and middle-income countries, fostering sustainable development through capacity-building initiatives. AWB provides funding and logistical support for projects that enhance teaching, research and institutional governance, creating meaningful global impact. UC Davis faculty are encouraged to explore funding opportunities to collaborate with international partners and advance education worldwide.
Deadline: Ongoing
Sponsor: Academics Without Borders USA

Faculty Resources

Staff Resources

Global Spotlights

Mapping Production of Knowledge on Women and Gender in the Arab Region

Mapping the Production of Knowledge (MPK) on Women and Gender in the Arab Region is delighted to announce the launching of the MPK Database. The MPK database lists approximately 20,000 academic references on women and gender in the Arab region, published from 1970-2022.

Eight Elected as AAAS Fellows

Eight faculty from UC Davis are among 471 scientists, engineers and innovators newly elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, including Dario Cantù, executive director of the UC Davis Chile Life Sciences Innovation Center. 

Developing Future Food and Health Leaders

UC Davis’ Innovation Institute for Food and Health, UC Investments and Denmark’s Novo Nordisk Foundation announced a unique collaboration to develop international leaders in food and planetary health.

Fulbright

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world. The 2026-27 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Competition is now open.
Deadline: September 15, 2025

Global Events and Programs

SISS Spring Quarter Town Hall

April 11, 2025, 3:30 p.m., Zoom
SISS will conduct a spring quarter town hall to update the UC Davis international student and scholar community about ongoing changes to the federal immigration landscape. You can submit questions in advance. This town hall is intended for UC Davis international students and scholars and their dependent family members. Interested UC Davis staff and faculty are also welcome to attend. Registration is required.

Exhibit: Visual Journals 2010-2024

January 21–April 25, 2025, International Center Lobby and Design Museum
Visual Journals 2010–2024 celebrates the UC Davis Study Abroad program Design in Europe. Visual Journals dispenses with traditional travel text in favor of sketches, hand lettering, photographs, magazine cutouts and printed ephemera.

Co-Sponsored Events

Environmental Justice in Nepal: Origins, Struggles and Prospects

April 23, 2025, 3-4 p.m., 142 Hunt Hall
Join Professor Jonathan London for a presentation about his recent co-edited book, "Environmental Justice in Nepal: Origins, Struggles and Prospects." London will describe the engaged scholarship process for developing the book with the Nepalese scholars and activists, present the overview chapter and screen recorded videos of two of the book authors.

Announcements

Federal Government Updates for International Students and Scholars

Services for International Students and Scholars is publishing relevant federal updates for international students and scholars at UC Davis. Find the latest news here.

New Executive Order Impacting Gender X Passports (February 27, 2025 update)

On January 20, the President issued an executive order, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth, to the Federal Government, specifically addressing Gender X passports. As of today, the PDF passport application form has not changed, and X is still shown as an option. We recommend that future travelers applying for a passport now select M or F as the U.S. Department of State removed reference to X on their website travel.state.gov. Additionally, current passport documents no longer allow the selection of Gender X.

REAL ID Act Enforcement Starts May 7, 2025

All U.S. travelers should be aware that the REAL ID Act is being enforced starting May 7, 2025. Travelers 18 and over will need a REAL ID-compliant license or another acceptable ID (Passport, etc.) to board commercial domestic flights and access federal facilities.

International Visitors and Agreements

Recent International Delegation Meetings (March 2025)

• AgroTech | Chile 

Recent International Agreements Signed (March 2025) 

• University of Teramo | Italy
• Euromed University of Fes | Morocco

Learn more about hosting visitors from around the world, or the international agreement process on the Global Affairs website.