Global Initiatives
Overview
The Global Initiatives office facilitates collaborations around the world of strategic partnerships, scholarships, and grants through the following paths:
- Global Faculty Development Fund
- Erasmus+ Faculty Mobility Grant
- Memoranda of understanding (MOUs)
- Fulbright Scholars
- International fellowships and scholarships including Fulbright, Boren, Gilman, and the Critical Language Scholarship
- Global Citizens Credential
- On and off-campus community outreach
- Conferences, forums, and showcases
Community Partners
- Consulate General of Austria
- Azerbaijan Center of Houston
- Hellenic Cultural Center of the Southwest
- Honorary Consul of Belarus
- Honorary Consul of Croatia
- Consulate General of India
- Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
- Malaysian Investment Development Authoriry (MIDA) Worldwide Network
- Consulate General of Panama
- Consulate General of Spain
- Consulate General of Sweden
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO)
- World Chamber of Commerce in Houston
Global Opportunities
Institute of International Education
- UH Fulbright: Students and Faculty
- Fulbright Junior Faculty Development (in Iraq, Tunisia, Lebanon, and Egypt)
- Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
- Boren Award: Read more about UH Students Selected as Boren Award Recipients.
- United Kingdom Fulbright Summer Institutes
Fellowships
- HACU Internship Program
- Rotary International
- MIF Research Fellowship Program for International Researchers in Japan 2016
- Confucius China Studies Program Joint Research Ph.D. Fellowship
Internships
- Asian Development Bank
- DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- World Bank
- United Nations
- Inter-American Development Bank
Scholarships
Volunteerism and Job Placement
Multicultural Events
Multicultural Event Sponsorship
Each year, UH Global will provide sponsorship of at least three community or campus events. Interested groups can submit a sponsorship proposal while considering the following evaluation criteria:
- The event has a clear global, cross-cultural, or multicultural theme
- The event is value adding to UH students, staff, and/or faculty as the target audience
Recent and Future Sponsored Events
A New Home: Refugee Resettlement in Houston
The Partnership for the Advancement & Immersion of Refugees and the United Muslim Relief
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2017
Time: 1:30 to 4:30pm
Location: Rockwell Pavilion in MD Anderson Library
Staff
Dr. Jaime Ortiz
Vice Provost, UH Global
jortiz22@uh.edu
713-743-7310
Quentisha Puryear
Executive Secretary
qpuryear@uh.edu
713-743-8665