University of Wyoming International Programs Office
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATION
Follow completely all steps outlined before. Applications not following these instructions are deemed
technically ineligible and will not be evaluated or funded:
1. Submit this cover application form.
2. Attach documentation of invitations and details of hosting arrangements and agreements with
host institution(s) and/or colleagues abroad to demonstrate genuine advanced planning.
3. Complete and submit the attached checklists to ensure you will qualify for a grant and to guide
your proposal writing.
4. Submit a one- to two-page project synopsis, following the guidelines shown below for the project
objectives, project overview and description, internationalization benefits, follow-up plans.
5. Submit the budget form (last page of application).
6. Reviewers will rate applications based on meeting criteria outlined in the call for proposals; your
goals, objectives; and deliverables; your project overview; the necessity of in person travel for the
project; benefits to UW that are clearly articulated; and follow-up plans.
Submit your application as a single file in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format via e-mail to your department chair,
who will submit it with his/her rankings to your dean. Due date in chair/head/director’s office is Friday,
February 26, 2016. Due date in your Dean’s office from your department is Friday, March 4, 2016. Your
Dean’s office must review and rank all applications from your college. Deans will turn in their rankings and
colleges’ submissions to IPO by Friday, March 18, 2016. Notifications will be sent to all applications received
by IPO no later than April 15, 2016.
Name:
Department: Click here to enter text.
Your Campus Address (Department, Building, Room)
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Preferred Email: Click here to enter text.
Phone: Click here to enter text.
Project Title: Click here to enter text.
Proposed Dates of Travel: Click here to enter text.
Destination: Click here to enter text.
Amount Requested (maximum request $2,000): Click here to enter text.
Outside Match (An outside match is always viewed favorably): Click here to enter text.
Have you previously received an International Programs Travel Grant? Yes ☐ No ☐
If “yes”: Date(s) Click here to enter text. Amount funded $Click here to enter text.
Report for Previous Project Submitted to International Programs? Yes ☐ No ☐
Results of Previous Project (please attach summary description, one paragraph)
Date
Signature (electronic signatures are acceptable)
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CHECKLISTS
1. For the following, a box checked “YES” means your proposal DOES NOT fit in the ITG criteria. DO NOT
PROCEED WITH YOUR APPLICATION IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ARE “YES.”
a. Is the primary reason for your trip student recruitment?
No ☐ Yes ☐ If Yes, do not apply for the International Travel Grant
b. Will you use this grant solely to travel to a conference or exhibition?
No ☐ Yes ☐ If Yes, do not apply for the International Travel Grant
c. Will you use this grant to finance a foreign visitor’s visit to UW?
No ☐ Yes ☐ If Yes, do not apply for the International Travel Grant
d. Have you received an International Travel Grant in the last year?
No ☐ Yes ☐ If Yes, do not apply for the International Travel Grant
e. Are there methods of collaborating for this project, such as Skype, email, social media, or
videoconferencing, that would be more appropriate at this stage of the process in your project?
No ☐ Yes ☐ If Yes, do not apply for the International Travel Grant
2. Fill out the following checklist and expand where required. These are the criteria that the
International Travel Grant Committee looks for in proposal. This list will help them evaluate your
proposal, and help you write a better proposal. At least one answer below must be “yes” in order to
qualify for an International Travel Grant. The most competitive applications meet multiple criteria in
demonstrable and documentable ways.
a. Is your project intended to generate future contract, grants, and/or tuition revenue?
Not Relevant ☐
Yes ☐ If Yes, Explain. Click here to enter text.
b. Will this project support research with strong international dimensions?
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Yes ☐ If Yes, Explain. Click here to enter text.
c. Will this project allow you to develop or restructure courses with significant international content
to be offered at UW?
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Not Relevant ☐
Yes ☐ If Yes, Explain. Click here to enter text.
d. Will this grant result in the implementation of a special session course (summer or winter
sessions, for example) to be taught abroad for UW credit?
Not Relevant ☐
Yes ☐ If Yes, Explain. Click here to enter text.
e. Will your project expand student study abroad and/or faculty exchange opportunities at another
institution in another country?
Not Relevant ☐
Yes ☐ If Yes, Explain. Click here to enter text.
f. Will this project advance either informal or formal relationships between UW and institutions
abroad?
Not Relevant ☐
Yes ☐ If Yes, Explain. Click here to enter text.
g. Is there opportunity for either undergraduate or graduate student recruitment? (NOTE this
cannot be a primary goal of the grant proposal.)
Not Relevant ☐
Yes ☐ If Yes, Explain. Click here to enter text.
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SUPPORT DOCUMENTS:
Please attach documentation you have to show that genuine advanced planning has taken place on your
part. You may include documents of invitations, specific arrangements, and agreements with individuals
or host institutions. Emails are acceptable but must show substantial communications between parties.
No offprints, please.
PROJECT SYNOPSIS
Attach a one- to two-page narrative proposal that addresses each of the following:
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Project Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables  Briefly summarize the goals and objectives of the project.
Project Overview and Description Briefly describe the project.
Necessity of In-Person Travel
 At this stage in your project, explain exactly what the benefits of travelling in person will be.
Explain how Skype, videoconferencing, email, social media, and so forth have been used for
cooperation up to this point and your plans for using them moving forward. Why are these
tools not appropriate for this stage of your proposal?
Project Benefits to Internationalization at UW Briefly summarize the benefits this project will bring to UW.
Follow up plans Briefly summarize what you will do to follow up on the project upon return to UW.
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PROJECT BUDGET- Include a justification for each budget item.
A. Itemized estimated expenditures:
Transportation
International
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In-country
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Per Diem*
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Materials
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Other (specify)
Total Estimated
Expenditures
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Justification
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B. Itemized estimated resources/matching funds (identify source and amount):
Source
Amount
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Total Resources
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C. Total Requested (A minus B) $Click here to enter text.
*For Per Diem expenses, please refer to UW’s Official University Travel and Reimbursement Policy (effective
November 2008), and use U.S. Department of State M&IE rates, http://aoprals.state.gov/web920/per_diem.asp
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