Summer Tyler Center Fellowship for International Study

Eligibility:

  • Full time enrollment as an undergraduate
  • Demonstrable financial need
  • US citizen, permanent resident, or international students
  • 18+ years of age
  • Open to students of all disciplines and fields of study

The application will be a 2-step process:

  1. Complete the Summer Tyler Center Fellowship for International Study application
  2. Selected applicants will be invited to interview either on February 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 23rd. If selected for the interview, finalists will receive a notice on February 13th.

If you have questions, please contact Daniel Movahed (dmovahed@ucsd.edu).

The mission of the Tyler Center for Global Studies is to cultivate a community of global scholars who shape the future through research, innovation, and collaboration.

The UC San Diego Tyler Center program will not fund projects in any country that the U.S. State Department has issued a Level 4 travel advisory for. Students should contact the program coordinator, Daniel Movahed (dmovahed@ucsd.edu) to discuss projects in Level 3 countries. To learn more about the list of travel advisories affecting specific countries, please refer to the following link: https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html

Award
$5,000
Deadline
02/09/2026
Supplemental Questions

  1. Tyler Center - UC San Diego Mentor

    Do you have a UC San Diego faculty mentor associated with this (potential) project? If so, please enter their name, title, department, and contact information (email). If no, please type "N/A".

  2. Tyler Center - International Mentor

    Do you have a faculty mentor at another institution associated with this (potential) project? If so, please enter their name, title, department, and contact information (email). If no, please type "N/A".

  3. Tyler Center - Additional Mentors

    Are there any other mentors who will associated with this project? If so, please enter their name, role, and email below.

  4. Tyler Center - Location

    Please share the city/cities and country/countries where you will be doing your research project. The UC San Diego Tyler Center program will not fund projects in any country that the U.S. State Department has issued a Level 4 travel advisory for. Students should contact the program coordinator, Daniel Movahed (dmovahed@ucsd.edu) to discuss projects in Level 3 countries. To learn more about the list of travel advisories affecting specific countries, please refer to the following link: https://travel.state.gov/en/international-travel/travel-advisories.html

  5. Tyler Center - Passport

    • Do you have a valid passport?
    • If you have a valid passport, please enter the country for which it is for, expiration date. If you do not have a valid passport, please type "N/A".

  6. Tyler Center - Institution(s)

    If you will be affiliated with an institution(s) abroad, please list it/them here. Please include an institutional contact that will allow us to contact you while you are abroad. Please include name, title, phone number, and/or email (if there is a preferred contact method, please include that here, as well). If you are not affiliated with an institution, please write "N/A"

  7. Tyler Center - Existing Arrangements

    Do you already have existing arrangements (local contacts, living arrangements, research placement, transportation plans to the research placement from living arrangement, etc.). If so, please briefly describe.

  8. Tyler Center - Description of Proposed Research Activity

  9. Tyler Center - IRB Approval

    Is Internal Review Board (IRB) or the equivalent at an international institution approval necessary for this project, and if so, has it been obtained by you or your faculty mentor? Please check all that apply for your situation. If need be, provide clarification at the end of the application.

  10. Tyler Center - Budget

  11. Tyler Center - Timeline

    Please describe how you envision your project over the course of the ten-week program, with a minimum of five weeks abroad.

  12. Tyler Center - Another Program

    Will this opportunity be conducted in conjunction with another program? If so, please give the name below and let us know if you have already been accepted into this program, and how do the research activities for each program relate to each other.

  13. Tyler Center - Broadening Perspective

    Briefly describe your academic and career goals and how participating in this program will help you achieve them.

  14. Tyler Center - Video

    Please make a 90 second video. Have your video address the following prompts: *Introduce yourself (Your background and any cross-cultural experiences you've had)  *Your vision (How do you see yourself embodying or expanding your global perspective through this opportunity?)  *Your impact (What issue or challenge are you passionate about solving?  *Your goals (What do you hope to learn through this experience?). Please submit a link to your video below (youtube, vimeo, zoom, etc.). If you have technical difficulties, please send your video to ugresearch@ucsd.edu and indicate so below.

  15. Tyler Center - Additional Information

    Is there anything else you would like to tell us or any responses that need clarification?
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