***This form opens to new applicants on October 1, 2025 through December 1, 2025.***

Penn Global is delighted to issue our annual Call for Proposals for our Research and Engagement Grant Program engaging all four of our Research and Engagement Funds, including the Global Engagement Fund, China Research and Engagement Fund, India Research and Engagement Fund, and Holman Africa Research and Engagement Fund.

We welcome applications for projects across any and all disciplines, fields of study, and countries/regions.

Note that Principal Investigators (PI) must open their own applications. If you are a project's planned primary collaborator or research assistant, please contact your proposal's PI to open the project application. PIs may add editing collaborators to their applications using the Add Collaborator button available in the left-hand column of the application display.

Please note this year's updates to our Funding Tracks model, summarized below:

Track 1: Global Exploration Grants

– Requested funding capped at $20,000
– Matching funds not strictly required (though they will increase chance at application success)
– Ideal for new projects/concepts in exploratory phase

Track 2: Global Advancement Grants

– Requested funding capped at $70,000
– Matching funds required; 1:1 ratio is expected and generally required
– Ideal for large-scale projects that advance School, Center, and University strategic global priorities; advance ambitious, interdisciplinary and inter-School collaborations; and scale up equitable partnerships between Penn and other international institutions

Awards will be announced in April of the following year, and funding will be made available starting in the summer.

Please contact to global@upenn.edu if you have any questions regarding our application cycle or your Survey Monkey Apply application.