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International Study Programs Faculty Award

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Can be submitted by either the nominator or the nominee

International Study Programs (ISP) invites nominations and/or self-nominations for the ISP Faculty Award. This award recognizes full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty or lecturer who have demonstrated excellence in the promotion of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) globalization in teaching, research, and/or service.

Award: $1,250

Criteria

Nominees must:

  • Be full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty or lecturer who have been in residence at UTRGV for at least two academic years prior to the year of nomination;
  • If a previous International Study Programs Faculty Award recipient, nominations can be submitted no earlier than in the third academic year following a prior award.

The application portfolio must be submitted as (1) PDF document. Documents should be merged in the following order:

  • Nomination form (if not self-nominated);
  • Letter of nomination addressing the institutional contribution of the nominee to enhance UTRGV international prestige;
  • A one-page statement of ­­­the globalization philosophy by the nominee addressing the nominee's beliefs concerning the UTRGV campus globalization process and how they have put those beliefs into practice to achieve UTRGV campus globalization goals;
  • Nominee’s curriculum vitae that demonstrate contribution(s) to one or more of the following internationally related activities:
    • Leadership in education abroad
    • Development or redesign of curricular, co-curricular, or area studies
    • Foreign languages immersion
    • Recruiting of international faculty and visiting scholars
    • Promoting and enhancing meaningful strategic partnerships
    • Engagement in multicultural campus activities
    • Significant international research involvement
    • International grants or a Fulbright designation

Nominations must be electronically submitted no later than Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, to International Study Programs at isp@utrgv.edu.

The International Study Programs Advisory Council is charged with evaluating the nominees. They will make their recommendations to Dr. Jaime Ortiz.

Nomination Form

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