Jackson Howard speaks to a group of Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app faculty.
Regional Coordinator Jackson Howard gave an overview of the EURAXESS portal, which provides information about research funding and fellowship opportunities, and insights for researchers about living and working in Europe. Howard manages the European Scientific Diasporas in North America initiative together with the EU Delegation and EU Member States & Associated Countries.
is the largest pan-European initiative to foster researchers’ mobility and career development. Researchers can pursue collaboration opportunities in 43 countries and nine global hubs across Europe. There is no cost to take advantage of EURAXESS, designed to facilitate connection for North American researchers with EU funding such as , raising the visibility of grants through the . EURAXESS also helps match international postdocs to U.S. labs and serves as a resource for graduate student seeking international research scholarships to the and the .
Laurel Thomas, assistant director for Global Planning, Accountability, and Strategic Initiatives at Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app World, launched the faculty session and shared the robust resources available across Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app to promote and support international scholarship and global engagement, including information about virtual global exchange, the Fulbright Program, international travel policies, hosting a visiting J-1 scholar, assistance with international research & funding searches, and Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app's overall global engagement.
This event was co-hosted by the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Research Development Institute, Office of Graduate Studies and Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app World for Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app faculty and graduate students on Friday, October 4, 2024. Strong participation included faculty and student researchers from across all three Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app campuses. To learn more about resources at Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app World contact Laurel Thomas, assistant director for Global Planning, Accountability, and Strategic Initiatives at Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app World. For more about EURAXESS research opportunities, faculty should email Sandra Justice, director for the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Research Development Institute. Graduate students and postdocs are invited to email Dr. Tracy Costello, director of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate Student Development in the Ôƶ¥¶Ä³¡app Office of Graduate Studies.