Full-time UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and doctoral students may apply for CIBER grants of up to $3,000 to pursue projects related to international business research, teaching and outreach.
Applications are accepted in the fall and spring of each year. Projects must be completed by Sept. 30.
Areas of Focus
Mini-grant projects must advance CIBER's mandate to enhance U.S. competitiveness and focus on these areas of business and regions of the world:
Areas of Business
- Global supply chain management
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Sustainability
- Business languages in less commonly taught languages
- Cross-cultural communication in business
Targeted Regions
- Brazil
- China
- India
- Kenya
- South Africa
- Thailand
Proposals with wide reach and long-term impact are particularly welcome.
Use of Funds
CIBER’s mini-grant program is designed to promote:
- Scholarly research – research on CIBER themes and regions intended for publication in high-quality journals, academic workshops and conferences
- Programming for business and policy communities – professional training, workshops, seminars and development of policy papers intended for practitioners
- Course materials development and dissemination – development of text, audio or multimedia teaching materials, such as teaching cases or video chapters, the extensive revision of existing courses to internationalize business classes or to incorporate international business content in non-business courses
Mini-grants funds may be used for:
- Research assistantships
- Data and software acquisition
- Materials procurement
- Travel support for fieldwork, to present at a conference or to bring in speakers