The Worldwide Universities Network at UW-Madison
Information for Faculty and Research Staff
WUN encourages the development of collaborative research initiatives among consortium members through modest "seed grants," virtual seminars, and in some cases short term research visits at international partner institutions. Previously funded projects have resulted in new partnerships, extramural funding proposals, joint publications, innovative Internet resources, new courses, and opportunities for students and postdocs in the context of the proposed research project. WUN seeks to support projects that both draw on the resources of WUN partner institutions and hold the prospect of continuing longer-term collaborative benefit for the partners.
Information about 2009 WUN seed grants will be available in Fall 2008.
If you are a researcher at a WUN member institution and are interested in visiting UW-Madison, you may apply to WUN at your home institution for research mobility support. In addition, you would need to:
1) Find a UW-Madison faculty host and obtain a letter of invitation.
2) Have the UW-Madison host department complete the necessary J-1 visa paperwork and submit it to the International Faculty and Staff Services (IFSS) office. If the department staff is unfamiliar with the J-1 procedure, the staff person may contact Dr. Erin Crawley at fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu.
3) The host department staff person should send Dr. Kimberly Coulter (kcoulter@international.wisc.edu) copies of the letter of invitation and, after the visa process has been finalized, notification that the visitor will in fact be coming.
Note: For the purposes of the visa program, a visitor arriving on a J-1 visa is considered a “Short Term Scholar” and will be given a $0 university appointment of "Honorary Associate" or "Honorary Fellow." The visitor will receive a faculty/staff identification card and will be eligible for a free bus pass.
Useful contact:
International Faculty and Staff Services (IFSS):
Check here for information on how to process a request for a J-1. The site will also have updated information concerning SEVIS, the SEVIS fee, and federal financial requirements for J-1 scholars (and dependents, if applicable).
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/ifss/