Funding Opportunities

Research Grants

Faculty research is crucial to the mission of the Whitmore Center and BYU Marriott. We are dedicated to helping BYU Marriott faculty engage in meaningful international research. For more information, please email the Whitmore Center.

International Business

Funding will typically be in the amount of $1,000 to $2,000 per faculty member and can be used to support travel, a research assistant, software, data, survey expenses, or other relevant costs.

Funding Process

  1. Choose a research project within your field of research that has an international business scope.
  2. Create a plan of how you will use the desired funding for you research whether it will be for research-related travel purposes or for research-related equipment and personnel.
  3. Complete and submit the Faculty Request for Funding Form.
  4. The Whitmore Center will use the information you provide to obtain approvals from the US Department of Education. Once approved we will let you know through email with instructions of what the next steps are.

If your research involves travel:

  1. This information should be provided at least one month prior to your trip. Only requests submitted through this form will be considered for funding.
  2. Complete a travel authorization on Chromeriver. In some instances, the Whitmore Center will be contributing a piece to your larger budget in which case you will use your department’s account code.
  3. Keep all receipts and upon completion of your project, the Whitmore Center will reimburse you and your department for the research costs incurred up to the amount awarded to you if contributing to a larger budget.

Application Form

Professional Development

The face of global business is constantly changing. In order for our faculty to keep ahead of the curve, BYU sponsors a variety of development programs to help you learn about new areas of the world or keep knowledge and skills sharp.

International Academic Conferences

The Whitmore Center can partially fund faculty members to attend international conferences to present papers and develop international research contacts. Faculty should illustrate in their proposal ways in which they might be able to share key learning with other faculty, staff, and students on campus. Faculty should also demonstrate how this opportunity might impact international curriculum development and future academic research possibilities.

If you’re a faculty member interested in presenting at an international business conference:

  1. Once you have determined that the paper you wish to present has an international scope, complete and submit the Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB): Conference Presenter Request for Funding form.
  2. Choose a conference within your field that has an international business scope.
  3. Create a plan of how you will use the desired funding for you research whether it will be for research-related travel purposes or for research-related equipment and personnel
  4. Complete and submit the Faculty Request for Funding Form.
  5. The Whitmore Center will use the information you provide to obtain approvals from the US Department of Education. Once approved we will let you know through email with instructions of what the next steps are.

If your research involves travel:

  1. You will need to use a US airline or codeshare partner. (The Department of Education will not approve foreign travel using a foreign carrier. The exception is if you are traveling to Europe, it is possible to use a European based carrier covered under the open skies agreement.) You will need to include flight dates, flight numbers, connections, etc. on the above form. You can submit your planned flights for approval even though they are not purchased yet. If we are covering your flights it is necessary to purchase after we have received approval. Otherwise, you will need to cover your flights with other money.
  2. This information should be provided at least one month prior to your trip. Only requests submitted through this form will be considered for funding.
  3. Complete a travel authorization on Chromeriver. In some instances, the Whitmore Center will be contributing a piece to your larger budget in which case you will use your department’s account code.
  4. Keep all receipts and upon completion of your project, the Whitmore Center will reimburse you and your department for the research costs incurred up to the amount awarded to you if contributing to a larger budget.
Application Form