Opportunities
Global Faculty Award - Call for Nominations (Deadline Extended)
Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit nominations for the Global Faculty Award. The nomination deadline has been extended until the opening of business on Monday, February 23.
Nominations are accepted for full-time tenured, tenure-track, and promotion-eligible non-tenure track faculty who have demonstrated excellence in advancing internationally focused teaching, research, and/or service.
This award recognizes faculty who meaningfully contribute to the University of Houston’s global engagement and campus internationalization efforts.
Nomination Materials Must Include
- Completed nomination form
- Letter of nomination
- One-page self-reflective statement outlining the nominee’s internationalization philosophy and contributions to UH’s globalization efforts
- Curriculum vitae highlighting contributions to internationally related activities, including:
- Leadership in learning abroad
- Development or redesign of curricular or co-curricular initiatives
- Foreign language immersion
- Recruiting international students and visiting scholars
- Building strategic global partnerships
- Engagement in multicultural campus activities
- International research grants, Fulbright designation, or other global programming initiatives
Please consider recognizing a colleague whose work strengthens UH’s global impact.
GCC Faculty Mentor Training Opportunities for Spring 2026
Also included are other mentor-related opportunities AND our first Mentor Refresher for POSTDOCS (please share this opportunity with your postdocs).
Mentor Training for Faculty
- Feb 12 - 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Research Mentor Training Workshop for Faculty - In-person @ BRC
- Vicki Alger, GCC; Sandra Haudek, BCM; Fred Pereira, BCM
- Registration
- Mar 5 - 12:00 – 1:30 PM
- Mentoring Refresher for Faculty - From Confusion to Clarity: Assessing Understanding of Scientific Research - ONLINE
- Virginia Rangel, UH; Vicki Alger, GCC
- Registration
- April 16 - 12:00 – 1:30 PM
- Mentoring Refresher for Faculty -Expectation Sync: Mastering the Art of Aligning Expectations ONLINE
- Sandra Haudek, BCM
- Registration
- May 7 - 12:00 – 1:30 PM
- Mentoring Refresher for Faculty - Unlocking Potential: Enhancing Professional Development ONLINE
- Fred Pereira, BCM
- Registration
- June 4 - 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Research Mentor Training Workshop for Faculty - In-person @ BRC
- Fred Pereira, BCM; Vicki Alger, GCC
- Registration N/A
Other Faculty Development Opportunities
- Feb 11–12
- SCOARE Workshop: Mentoring Scientific Communication ONLINE
- SCOARE Website
- Registration
- Feb 26 - 12:00 – 1:00 PM
- Writing Effective Sponsor Statements for Fellowship Applications ONLINE
- Smita Jha, BCM
- Registration
Postdoc Mentor Training Opportunities
- Mar 11 - 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
- How to Structure a Class Lecture ONLINE
- Jamie Catanese, Rice
- Registration
- Mar 31 - 11:30 AM – 1 PM
- Mentoring Refresher for POSTDOCS - Communicating Expectations Throughout the Mentoring Relationship ONLINE
- Evelin Young, BCM; Dwanna Jones, HMRI; Vicki Alger, GCC
- Registration
NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) Opportunity
The National Science Foundation is currently accepting proposals for the International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program. This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based STEM faculty who wish to lead teams of undergraduate or graduate students in collaborative research at international partner institutions.
IRES provides a meaningful avenue to strengthen global research partnerships, expand international collaboration, and offer students immersive, high-impact research experiences abroad. The program is designed to integrate international engagement with faculty research agendas while enhancing student training and professional development.
Faculty interested in learning more about eligibility, proposal guidelines, and funding details can visit the NSF program page.
Faculty exploring potential proposals are encouraged to connect with appropriate college or university research offices for guidance and support.