Global
Plan a faculty-led program, explore Fulbright and study-abroad options, prepare for university-supported global travel, or find the right Global Education contact.
Use the Global Education Office team directory when you need the person responsible for faculty-led programs, student advising, global safety, partnerships, applications, or program finances. The directory groups staff by role so you can route a specific question instead of starting from the office homepage.
Virginia Tech’s Leading Programs Abroad page is the working hub for creating and running faculty-led programs. It explains where to begin and how proposal, approval, budget development, required training, travel logistics, and renewal fit together, including when local funds are created.
The New Program Development Grant page is for full-time teaching faculty shaping a new or expanded global learning experience. It describes what the grant can support and lays out eligibility, funding and match expectations, review criteria, application materials, submission steps, and reporting requirements.
Virginia Tech’s Fulbright overview is the single starting point for both audiences. It separates faculty and scholar opportunities from the Fulbright Student Program for students and alumni, then routes each group to the appropriate university support, contacts, mentoring, and official program resources.
Use Program Types and Credit to compare faculty-led, faculty-facilitated, exchange, partner-provider, direct-enrollment, research, and internship paths and see how Virginia Tech credit works. Use Financial Matters for the cost categories, fees, financial aid, scholarships, and account forms students may need to plan responsibly.
Start with Policy 1070 for the Global Travel Registry, required emergency medical and assistance insurance, student-group approval, training, incident reporting, and travel restrictions. The preparation guide covers audience-specific pre-travel requirements and practical safety planning; the high-risk page identifies restricted locations and explains the exception process.
