As part of the University of Saskatchewan International Blueprint for Action (link), the International Office is thrilled to announce the 2025-2026 International Travel and Project Grants: Internal Call for Proposals.
Please see links below for detailed Call for Proposal (CFP) documents regarding specific targets, eligibilities, selection criteria, and application form for each grant.
International Travel Grants
Application deadline: June 30, 2025
- Global Ambassador Program (Incoming) – supports incoming international experts and faculty to the USask aligned with USask’s existing or emerging areas of strength - valued up to $5,000
- Global Ambassador Program (Outgoing) – supports faculty and staff to travel to international universities and/or facilities aligned with USask’s existing or emerging areas of strength - valued up to $5,000
- Internationalization Fund – supports faculty and staff to increase the ability and confidence to initiate, build and support international and intercultural engagement and activities - valued up to $2,500
- International Travel Fund – supports faculty and staff to participate in international partnership and capacity building toward the university’s collective global citizenship and international community service engagement – valued up to $2,500
International Project Grants
Application deadline: There is no current call for applications for the International Project Grants (the below files are of the previous call and for information only). One will be released later this year with a late 2025 application deadline.
- International Research Partnership Fund – to strengthen research collaborations with existing international partners - valued up to $20,000
- Global Innovation Fund – to initiate the development of new international research collaborations - valued up to $25,000
- Global Community Service Fund – New Partnerships Stream – to support new collaborations and engagment with communities to improve welfare and quality of life - valued up to $20,000
- Global Community Service Fund – Existing Partnerships Stream – to support existing collaborations and engagment with communities to improve welfare and quality of life – valued up to $20,000
Applications led by faculty members must be submitted and academically approved in UnivRS by the above-mentioned deadlines. Staff members submitting a travel grant application can submit in UnivRS, with instructions outlined in the travel grant CFPs; or, email their complete application as a single PDF document with the fund name in the subject line to international.office@usask.ca prior to the deadline.
Please note full-time faculty members of St. Thomas More College may apply for International Blueprint Travel and Project grants through their USask affiliation. In the case where St. Thomas More College faculty members do not hold a cross-appointment at USask, the applications can be deemed eligible if the proposed activities involve USask faculty, staff and/or students and demonstrate significant benefits to USask.
Further Questions and Additional Information
Please contact the International Research Team at international.office@usask.ca with any questions about these funding opportunities.