Global Engagement Fund
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The Global Engagement Fund is a key component of the Penn Global Research and Engagement Grant Program. Established in 2011, this fund provides seed funding for innovative, faculty-driven projects that foster entrepreneurial research initiatives or engagement activities with a global context. The fund supports a wide range of projects across all of Penn’s 12 schools, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration and addressing critical global issues.
Projects funded by the Global Engagement Fund have included diverse initiatives such as developing mathematical models for disease prediction, enhancing sustainable housing designs, and creating educational curricula that explore global social justice themes. The fund aims to catalyze impactful research and engagement activities that have the potential for significant global reach and real-world impact.