Global Reach & Societal Impact
Through advanced thought and research, UMD's cadre of outstanding students, faculty, and alumni are making breakthroughs in their respective fields, resulting in significant local, regional, national, and international impact.
Internationalizing Graduate Education
Ranked 38th on the prestigious Jiao Tong University list of the world’s top 100 universities, the University of Maryland is a prime school of choice for international graduate students and international institutional partners. The UMD Graduate School works closely with leading institutions in Asia, Latin America, and Europe to provide graduate students in the US and abroad with enriching exchanges that broaden students’ knowledge, perspective, and professional networks.
Student Opportunities
Fellowships and Awards
International Graduate Research Fellowships (IGRF)
These fellowships provide graduate students a short-term, meaningful research experience in an international context, broadening the student’s knowledge, perspective, and professional networks. The fellowships take advantage of ongoing collaborations between UMD faculty and their international colleagues and enhance those collaborations through graduate student exchange.
International Initiatives
The University of Maryland is a premier public research university with a commitment to global reach and societal impact through advanced thought and research in a range of fields, including science, math, technology, engineering, business, journalism, education, and the arts and humanities.
Faculty Opportunities
International Graduate Research Fellowships (IGRF)
To enhance already existing international collaborations, the Graduate School encourages faculty members to nominate students for an IGRF to offer students a short-term research experience with partners overseas. Involving graduate students in an existing collaboration can strengthen the activity, provide new perspectives on ongoing projects, and identifynew areas of research.
Benefits for Faculty
Academic Leadership Program
In order to remain viable and competitive, universities must continually invest in their faculty and staff. By leveraging resources and culling the expertise of its member institutions, the Big Ten Academic Alliance is able to offer professional development opportunities that are highly relevant and effective.
Benefits for Administrators
Big Ten Academic Alliance Graduate Deans Group
Big Ten Academic Alliance Facts & Figures
Students and Alumni
601,736 total students*
119,346 full-time graduate students*
9,332 PhDs awarded*
Of the total PhD degrees awarded in the US annually, Big Ten Academic Alliance universities awarded 29% of agriculture degrees, 18% of engineering degrees, and 18% of humanities degrees.**
Faculty
40,856 full-time faculty*
Research
120.5 million library volumes**
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