Graduate Students

Looking to bring international focus into your work, or to expand your classroom or office off-campus and into the global network?  A variety of opportunities are available for you, both on- and off- campus.

• Apply for a UMD International Graduate Research Fellowship.
• Apply for a UMD Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Grant or International Conference Student Support Award.
• Apply for a scholarship or fellowship through UMD's National Scholarships Office.
• Explore the many options that individual UMD colleges, schools, and programs offer for global experiences:
  • The School of Public Policy’s Global Philanthropy Program.
  • The Robert H. Smith School of Business' Global Consulting Practicum, and other global opportunities
  • The International Economics Ph.D. program.
  • The Burgers Program for Fluid Dynamics, supported jointly by the College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences and A. James Clark School of Engineering, allows students to do research at the J.M. Burgerscentrum in Delft, The Netherlands, and other European locations.
  • The Hiebert Journalism International Travel Award.
  • Programs of study in the College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences offer a range of fellowships, some of which can be used for international research.
  • Check out the many scholarship opportunities at the School of Public Health.
• Search other external graduate fellowships.
• Check out the opportunities for graduate students at Universitas 21, the leading consortium of international research universities, to which UMD belongs:
  • Three Minute Thesis competition "challenges research students to communicate the significance of their projects to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes."
  • U21 PwC Global Ingenuity Challenge offer professional development opportunities for U21 graduate students
  • Graduate Collaborative Research Awards encourage doctoral candidates, with the support of their supervisors/advisors, to think innovatively about how their research could benefit from engagement with other members of the U21 network.
  • Researcher Resilience post-COVID Fund (applications due June 22, 2020) develop researchers' capability and capacity to work digitally or virtually in order to adapt to life as a researcher post-COVID-19
  • Forum for International Networking in Education (FINE): FINE brings together participants to discuss educational issues, offers networking opportunities, and research collaboration.
• Sharpen your existing language skills:
  • The Language Partner Program pairs UMD language majors with campus international students, or language partners, who are native speakers of those languages.
  • The Language House Coffee Conversations provide you with a chance to practice, improve, or maintain your language skills in an informal, relaxed setting.
• Support a UMD global initiative:
  • Work as an assistant on a study abroad program.
  • Work as an assistant on a Global Classroom course.
  • Apply to be an assistant with the Global Communities Living and Learning Program.
  • Alternative Breaks
  • Engineers Without Borders
  • Global Studies Minor Program
  • Language House
  • Maryland English Institute
  • Peace Corps
  • Student Cultural Organizations
• Share your international experience with the campus and beyond.
• Participate in campus international activities.