1. Global Education Office
  2. Global Outreach
  3. Faculty Development
  4. Global Impact Awards

Globl Impact Awards and Global Initiatives Leadership Awards

The Global Education Office opens the call for proposals for the 2026-2027 Global Impact Awards, and the call for nominations for the inaugural Global Initiatives Leadership Awards.

The Global Impact Awards will fund proposals from VCU academic units to develop partnership collaborations with institutions abroad or new global learning programs. There will be at least ten awards of up to $5,000. 

The Global Initiatives Leadership Awards will recognize VCU faculty and staff who demonstrate exceptional commitment to advancing global engagement across the university.  

Completed proposals for both calls are due by Monday, March 16, 2026. The Global Initiatives Leadership Awards  will be announced at the Global Initiatives Celebration in April 2026 and the Global Impact Awards will be announced by Friday, May 1, 2026.

Information Sesssions

Two information sessions will be held to provide more information about the awards allowing attendees to speak with GEO staff to gain guidance, review project examples and field questions at each session. The sessions will be facilitated by Jill Blondin, Ph.D., vice provost for global initiatives, Stephanie Tignor, executive director of global learning, Paulo Zagalo-Melo, Ph.D., senior internationalization strategist and Sarah Carrier, director of global partnerships and international enrollment liaison.
The sessions will be held on the following dates:

If interested in attending, please register for a session at https://forms.gle/Wo7gBuNmc5dRX2hY9

 

Questions regarding the Global Impact Awards should be addressed to Dr. Jill Blondin, vice provost for global initiatives (jblondin@vcu.edu), Stephanie Tignor, executive director of global learning (davenportse@vcu.edu), and Sarah Carrier, director of global partnerships (syoung8@vcu.edu).

Questions regarding the Global Leadership Awards should be sent to geo@vcu.edu.