Edward Guiliano Global Fellowships
The goal of the Edward Guiliano Global Fellowship program is to give New York Tech students the opportunity to have a truly enriching, transformational educational experience.
The Edward Guiliano Global Fellowship program provides students with the opportunity to broaden their perspectives by engaging with the world beyond New York Tech and their local communities. Students may utilize this award for creative expression, research, and cultural activities for personal development outside their comfort zone through travel, as projects must take place at least 200 miles from the student’s home or the New York Tech campus.
Application Deadlines
- Summer/Fall: April 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET
- Winter/Spring: TBA
Selection announcements will be released within four weeks of the application deadline.
Projects and Proposals
Awards are generally offered in the amounts of $750 – $5,000 depending on the strength of the application, cost of the activity, and availability of funds. Proposed projects may include:
- Substantial and imaginative creative expression projects
- Out-of-state research, scholarly, or artistic activities
- Overseas research, scholarly activities, or artistic-expression projects
How to Create a Strong Project Proposal
Don’t know where to start? Consider the following when preparing your project proposal, and use our Idea Generation Guide for inspiration.
- What is the purpose of your project?
- How will you measure the success of your project?
- How will this experience personally transform you as a student, professional, and/or leader in your community?
- Why is this experience unique?
- Why won’t you be able to replicate this transformation on a local level?
- Why won’t you be able to achieve your desired result without this funding opportunity?
Alumni Connections
This is a community of smart professionals aspiring for good work opportunities and connecting people who benefited from being a part of the Edward Guiliano Global Fellowship Program.
Calling all Past and Present Fellows
Guidelines and Rubrics
- Applicants must be matriculated students at New York Tech.
- Projects must take place at least 200 miles from the student’s home or their New York Tech campus.
- Credit-bearing activities require approval by a faculty member in the applicant’s major, minor, or other relevant academic department.
- Applicants must be in good academic and disciplinary standing.
- Proposed travel must conclude prior to the applicant’s graduation date.
- Applicants may not propose an activity in a country currently under a State Department Level 3 or Level 4 Travel Advisory.
- All successful proposals will be subject to re-evaluation if the security situation changes prior to departure.
- Successful applicants who are travelling internationally must provide proof of purchase for GeoBlue International Health Insurance.
- A final project report is required for all funded projects and should include a brief written narrative together with media (photos, video, audio, etc.) that comments on the details of the project, findings and impact on student learning as well as a finalized itinerary.
- Students may submit proposals for group projects. Students can choose to submit as individuals or as a team. If you plan to submit as a team, each team member should fill out their own unique application. Each team member should be specific about their personal contributions to this project and why they, as an individual, need to be funded in order for it to succeed. Applications will be evaluated individually, not as a group.
- Awardees are required to participate in one pre-project orientation session and one to three post-project meetings for reflection and development of learning objectives related to project activities.
- Guiliano fellows must agree to publicly share winning proposals and final reports.
The selection committee is comprised of faculty, staff, and past fellows. It will review all applications and make selections using a rubric that rates applications based on valuing the following criteria:
- Clarity: The proposal clearly indicates the purpose, goals, and methods used to achieve the desired outcome.
- Connectedness: The project is important to the student’s artistic, academic, or community engagement goals, connecting relevant experience and knowledge to deepen their understanding and broaden their worldview.
- Creativity/Innovation: The project shows evidence of individual originality and drive. Ideas are combined in interesting and surprising ways to discover information, address an issue, or make something new.
- Transformative potential: The proposal shows evidence of the student pushing personal, academic, or creative boundaries. The project outlines a potentially transformational experience that could not be replicated locally or without fellowship support. The fellowship provides the student with an opportunity that they might otherwise not be able to have.
- Return on investment: The project should have a clearly articulated social, intellectual, or artistic impact on a community, academic field, or industry.
- Budget: The project should have a budget proposal that is fully and accurately completed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Certain countries, including the United States, have travel document requirements for departure. These requirements may be different from travel document requirements for entry into the destination country and transit through a country.
The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service that allows U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate
Students can choose to submit as individuals or as a team. If you plan to submit as a team, each team member should fill out their own application. Each team member should be specific about their contributions to this project and why they, as an individual, need to be funded to succeed. Applications will be evaluated individually, not as a group.
Yes. As long as the proposal falls within the selection criteria, it is possible to be approved for a project based in more than one location.
This depends on the project. Factors taken into consideration include whether there is a faculty or staff leader, if it is a collaboration with a non-profit organization with which you have been in communication, or if your project does not require a mastery of the language.
Students may apply for a grant that commences in their last semester and concludes not more than one month after their graduation.
Yes. If you need more than the fellowship amount, you are responsible for the remainder of the project costs. If you need less than the fellowship amount, you will only be granted what is required for your project budget.
Contact Us
If you have any further questions, contact us at EGGlobalFellowship@nyit.edu.