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Regional Coordinator Jackson Howard gave an overview of the EURAXESS portal, which provides information about research funding and fellowship opportunities, and insights for researchers about living and working in Europe. Howard manages the European Scientific Diasporas in North America initiative together with the EU Delegation and EU Member States & Associated Countries.

is the largest pan-European initiative to foster researchers’ mobility and career development. Researchers can pursue collaboration opportunities in 43 countries and nine global hubs across Europe. There is no cost to take advantage of EURAXESS, designed to facilitate connection for North American researchers with EU funding such as , raising the visibility of grants through the . EURAXESS also helps match international postdocs to U.S. labs and serves as a resource for graduate student seeking international research scholarships to the and the .

Laurel Thomas, assistant director for Global Planning, Accountability, and Strategic Initiatives at ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ World, launched the faculty session and shared the robust resources available across ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ to promote and support international scholarship and global engagement, including information about virtual global exchange, the Fulbright Program, international travel policies, hosting a visiting J-1 scholar, assistance with international research & funding searches, and ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ's overall global engagement. 

This event was co-hosted by the ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Research Development Institute, Office of Graduate Studies and ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ World for ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ faculty and graduate students on Friday, October 4, 2024. Strong participation included faculty and student researchers from across all three ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ campuses. To learn more about resources at ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ World contact Laurel Thomas, assistant director for Global Planning, Accountability, and Strategic Initiatives at ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ World. For more about EURAXESS research opportunities, faculty should email Sandra Justice, director for the ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Research Development Institute. Graduate students and postdocs are invited to email Dr. Tracy Costello, director of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate Student Development in the ľ¹ÏÊÓƵ Office of Graduate Studies.