UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
Faculty and Academic Staff Development
Robert P. Knowles
International Education Grant
An endowment has been established in memory of Robert P. Knowles, who graduated in 1938 from UW-River Falls. He received the Distinguished Alumnus award and served on the Board of Regents from 1980 until his death in 1985.
Robert Knowles believed that cross-cultural exchange, making new friends and understanding different cultures, is one of the strongest elements in preserving and promoting world peace. It is fitting, therefore, that his contribution to education not only in Wisconsin, but throughout the world, should be honored by a program to support students and faculty who desire to learn more about the world.
Criteria
Grants will be made to UWRF tenured and tenure-track faculty to foster international activity. "International" is defined as outside of the continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada.
- Priority will be given to professional presentations at international conferences.
- Greater consideration will be given to applicants who have not recently received funding.
A Brief Overview of How to Proceed:
If you have any issues, please contact FASDB.
- Complete an application (click below):
- A department chair's electronic signature. You will identify your chair, and once the application is submitted, this person will receive an email asking to provide an electronic signature. Allow plenty of time for the chair's signature to be added.
- You will receive a notification when your chair signs your application. If you have not received this notification, it is your responsibility to contact your chair before the deadline to obtain it.
Important:
If you haven't received a final email that tells you that your application was sent to the committee, please check on the progress. The application is considered NOT complete until all parts have been submitted by 11:59 p.m. on the due date. If your plans are "tentative," apply for the earliest round available as the unused award can be returned.
Due Dates
Round One is due April 11, 2025. Must apply for activities occurring between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026.
Round Two is due October 3, 2025. Apply for activities occurring between November 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026.
All awards are contingent on availability of funding.
Award
- The financial award is typically in $1,000 to $2,000 range depending on the number of applications submitted.
- One or two tenured or tenure-track faculty member(s) will be awarded.
- The award amount will be deposited in a university account for submission of expenses.
Previous Recipients
2024
Round 1
Bob Zhiwei Zeng
Kiril Petkov
Todd Wilkinson
Veronica Justen
Round 2
Eunjee Jang
Ivan Konev
2023
Zhiguo Yang
Satomi Shinde
Shaheer Burney
2022
Molly Gerrish
Patti Cudd
Travis Tubre
2021
David Milne
Kristin Tjornehoj
Zhiguo Yang
2019
Joel Donna
Molly Gerrish
Cheng-Chen Huang
Kiril Petkov
Geoffrey Scheurman
2018
Patti Cudd
Molly Gerrish
Rellen Hardtke
Kiril Petkov
Travis Tubre
Marshall Toman
2017
Molly Gerrish
Daniella Goldfine
Cheng-Chen Huang
David Milne
Kristin Tjornehoj
Zhiguo Yang
2016
Patti Cudd
David Milne
Kiril Petkov
Travis Tubre
Zhiguo Yang
2015
Patti Cudd
Cheng-Chen Huang
Kiril Petkov
Amy Radunz
Kristin Tjornehoj
Zhiguo Yang
2013
Andris Straumanis
Bernice Ficek
Cyndi Kernahan
Ed Robins
Faye Perkins
Greta Gaard
Jong Won Park
Joseph Shakal
Kaylee Spencer
Kiril Petkov
Patti Cudd
Randy Johnson
Satomi Shinde
Surujhdeo Seunarine
Thomas Barnett
Zhiguo Yang
