Faculty/Staff Resources

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Resources for Faculty and Staff

The Office for Global Engagement in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences supports and enhances the efforts of faculty and staff looking for international collaboration through study abroad, hosting international visitors to the university and providing additional resources for grant funding opportunities.

CALS Study Abroad

Program Director Handbook

Funding

Iowa State University Awards

National/International Awards

Undergraduate Funding

Graduate & Postdoctoral Funding

ISU Grants/Funding

Other Funding

Travel Information

Resources for travelers include topics of airlines, communications, health, and more.

Travel Information

International Careers

Career resources specific to Iowa State, at the state level, and more.

International Careers

Host a Borlaug Fellow

Over the past 15 years, ISU-CALS has played a significant role in the success of the Borlaug Fellowship Program managed by the USDA FAS.

Host a Borlaug Fellow

Global Resources

ISU-Specific Global Resources

Iowa-Specific Global Resources

Community Colleges for International Development
- CCID provides an international network for community colleges to further their internationalization initiatives and to enhance the development of a globally competent workforce for the communities they serve.
Iowa International Center
- Founded in 1938, the Iowa International Center began by welcoming and providing safety for refugees fleeing Germany and Poland. For almost 75 years, the Iowa International Center has been providing personal and professional opportunities linking Iowans with peoples from around the world.
Iowa Resource for International Service
- Iowa Resource for International Service is a nonprofit, non-religious organization founded in 1993 and located in Ames, Iowa, whose mission is to promote international understanding, diversity, and peace.
Iowa Sister States
- Iowa Sister States is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization based in Des Moines, Iowa, striving to build sustainable international partnerships that connect Iowans to the world community.
Self Help International
- Self Help is dedicated to mechanization education for small-scale farmers worldwide. This training,will assist them to become self-reliant in meeting the food needs of their communities. Small-scale manufacturers and repairers are supported. Training Foreign personnel can be trained in Waverly as well as overseas.
Sister Cities International
- Sister Cities International is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan nonprofit serving as the national membership organization for individual sister cities, counties, and states across the United States. This network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats and volunteers in programs in 140 countries on six continents.
University of Iowa International Programs
University of Northern Iowa International Programs
World Food Prize
- The World Food Prize is the foremost international award recognizing outstanding individual achievements in improving the quality or availability of the food in the World.

Global Organizations

ISU Global Emergency
+1515-294-7700

Non-emergency claims:
tpaclaims@oncallinternational.com

On Call International Travel Insurance
Plan information portal
Portal group ID: 100118CPPD21
Plan documents, contact and claim forms, pre-trip preparation resources

Security, medical or emergency claims assistance:
Phone: +1 603-952-2056 (collect worldwide)
1-888-226-9576 (toll free US or Canada)
24/7 live chat
mail@oncallinternational.com