by Jason Moody
The Center for Global Engagement has announced the awardees of the 2022-23 Global Catalyst Programming and Student International Travel Grants.
Global Catalyst Grants provide partial support in building Tennessee’s connections to international colleagues, institutional partners and opportunities abroad. The funds interlink Tennessee with the world beyond U.S. borders and support international activities on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus.
The Global Catalyst Programming Grants support activities and programs on the UT campus that focus on international content and are free and open to the general campus community. Additionally, engagement and collaboration with the wider Knoxville community is encouraged. A total of $15,105 in programming grants were awarded this cycle.
The Global Catalyst Student International Travel Grants support undergraduate and graduate students’ travel abroad for the purpose of attending an internationally-based conference or workshop. These grants can also be used to support students’ international research opportunities.
The 2022-23 Global Catalyst Programming Grant awardees are Jonathan Adams, faculty in the School of Music; Renée D’Elia-Zunino, faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences; Miroslav Hristov, faculty in the School of Music; Danny Isham, undergraduate student in the Chinese Culture Club student organization; Gῖchingiri Ndῖgῖrῖgῖ, faculty in the Department of English; and Teodora Trifonova, PhD student in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media.
The 2022-23 Global Catalyst Student International Travel Grant awardees are Annelyse Caffrey, graduate student in the College of Nursing; Sadie Counts, graduate student in the Department of Anthropology; Samantha Kuschke, graduate student in the College of Veterinary Medicine; Amoirie Perteet, graduate student in the Department of Theatre; Sathyanarayanan Rengaswami, graduate student in the Department of Mathematics; Ruchi Singh, graduate student in the School of Art; Vladyslava Snyder, graduate student in the Haslam College of Business; Morgan Taylor, graduate student in the College of Nursing; and Wilson Xiong, graduate student in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries.
A full list of awardees, project titles and award amounts can be found below.
Programming Grant Awardees
| Grant Proposal Title | Awardee | College | School/Department | Award Amount |
| Crossings: New Frontiers in African Writing—an African Literature Association conference | Gῖchingiri Ndῖgῖrῖgῖ | College of Arts and Sciences | Department of English | $5,000 |
| International Journalism Symposium | Teodora Trifonova | College of Communication and Information | Journalism and Electronic Media | $3,500 |
| Indonesian Performing Arts Collaboration and Performance | Jonathan Adams | College of Arts and Sciences | School of Music | $2,105 |
| Caffè Culturale: Italian Cultural Immersion Event | Renée D’Elia-Zunino | College of Arts and Sciences | Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures | $1,750 |
| Chinese Culture Day | Danny Isham | College of Arts and Sciences | Chinese Culture Club (student organizaton) | $1,500 |
| The Ready for the World Music Series and Ukrainian Musical Artists Residency | Miroslav Hristov | College of Arts and Sciences | School of Music | $1,250 |
Student International Travel Grant Awardees
| Grant Proposal Title | Awardee | College | School/Department | Award Amount |
| Implementation of a Diabetic Screening Tool in a Rural Belizean Community | Annelyse Caffrey | College of Nursing | Nursing Practice | $1,500 |
| Society of Historical Archaeology Conference Presentation: International Repatriation | Sadie Counts | College of Arts and Sciences | Anthropology | $1,500 |
| 2023 ISTS Presentation of “Impacts of a warming world: how incubation temperatures relate to blood values and preliminary microbiota findings in leatherback sea turtle hatchlings and post hatchlings.” | Samantha Kuschke | College of Veterinary Medicine | Biomedical and Diagnostic Services | $1,500 |
| Attendance to the Prague Quadrennial 2023: A Flagship Performance, Scenography and Theatre Architecture Conference | Amoirie Perteet | College of Arts and Sciences | Theatre | $1,500 |
| Summer School, Workshop and Research in Australia | Sathyanarayanan Rengaswami | College of Arts and Sciences | Mathematics | $1,500 |
| Attendance to the IPSERA (International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association) Conference 2023 | Vladyslava Snyder | Haslam College of Business | Supply Chain | $1,500 |
| Implementation of a Diabetic Screening Tool in a Rural Belizean Community | Morgan Taylor | College of Nursing | Nursing Practice | $1,500 |
| Presentation of “Testing the efficacy of an aquatic nuisance species removal method in an urbanized Caribbean Island stream” at the Latin American and Caribbean Fisheries Congress 2023 | Wilson Xiong | UT Institute of Agriculture | Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries | $1,500 |
| Creation with Opposites in Indian Art and Culture | Ruchi Singh | College of Arts and Sciences | School of Art | $1,465 |
UT’s Global Catalyst Programming and Student International Travel Grant program is administered by the Center for Global Engagement.
Deadlines for programming grant proposals are typically in the fall semester each year.
Deadlines for student international travel grant proposals land both in the fall and spring semesters with the next proposal deadline on April 3, 2023.
Learn more about the Global Catalyst Grants Program at https://globalgrants.utk.edu/
CONTACT:
Jason Moody (865-974-5752, jmoody9@utk.edu)