IU awarded $17.7M for international education, research
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Indiana University is receiving $17.7 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support research, instruction and training in world languages, regions and international business. IU says 11 centers in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies and the Kelley School of Business will receive grant funding through the DOE’s Title VI program.
IU says it has been awarded four types of Title VI funding: Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships and scholarships, and funding for National Resource Centers, Language Resource Centers and a Center for International Business Education.
“Indiana University has been awarded the largest amount of Title VI funding given to any institution nationwide, reaffirming our university’s position as a national leader in international education and business,” IU President Pamela Whitten said. “We take great pride in this recognition for the centers in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies and the Kelley School of Business that prepare our students to be leaders in business, policy, diplomatic relations and other crucial areas that contribute to our nation’s economy and international security.”
The Hamilton Lugar School centers listed below received a total of $8.6 million in Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies awards:
- African Studies Program
- Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Center for the Study of Global Change
- Center for the Study of the Middle East
- Institute for European Studies
- Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center
- Islamic Studies Program
- Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute
The Kelley School of Business’ Center for International Business Education and Research will receive nearly $1.4 million in Title VI funding. IU says the funds will support a variety of programs and initiatives, including an International Trade Certificate with the Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis and a video series on business-specific knowledge related to foreign languages.
“Foreign Language and Area Studies fellowships directly support graduate and undergraduate students, while our National Resource Centers position Indiana University at the center of advancing the research, instruction and training in world languages and area studies that will inform the next generation of global citizens,” said Nick Cullather, interim dean of the Hamilton Lugar School.
Additionally, the university says six Hamilton Lugar School centers were designated as National Resource Centers.