Programs
CGS Working Groups
CGS promotes cutting-edge scholarship by forging interdisciplinary connections among university faculty. CGS currently supports working groups in the following areas:
- Transitional & Transnational Justice
- Diasporas & Transnational Communities
- Globalization & Society in India
Faculty Research Support
CGS has several programs supporting both globalization research by individual Mason faculty members and collaborative dialogue across disciplines to foster innovative multidisciplinary research.
CGS Grants for GMU Faculty
Small research grants are awarded in an annual cycle in the fall, allowing faculty members from the university's many academic and professional disciplines to pursue globalization and global affairs research.
Information on CGS grantees:
2007 Grantees & Project Descriptions
2006 Grantees & Project Descriptions
2007-08 Support:
Rotary Grants for University Teachers
CGS associate faculty members have received support through Rotary International to teach and conduct research in low income countries. For more information click here.
Information on Rotary grantees
Franklin Fellowship – U.S. Department of State
George Mason University is an inaugural partner in the U.S. Department of State’s new Franklin Fellowship program. This initiative provides opportunities for experts from academia and the private sector to spend a year or more working at the State Department and directly applying their expertise to the foreign policy process.
All full-time faculty at Mason are eligible to apply for the Franklin Fellowships, and the selection process is administered by the Center. Information will be available on the website when our next selection cycle (anticipated Jan-May 2008) begins.
In the meantime, more information is available from the State Department’s own website for the Franklin Fellows program.
Visiting Scholars
CGS widens the Mason community by facilitating collaborative global affairs research by Mason faculty and visiting scholars. Click here to download details of the CGS Visiting Scholars application procedures.
Programs for Mason Students
CGS provides Mason students with several opportunities to both facilitate globalization research and analyze globalization's current impact on rapidly changing societies. Click here to find out more information about CGS programs for graduate and undergraduate students.