GATI provides funding to MSU faculty to develop thematically focused, multi-disciplinary interest groups that will pursue innovative curricular and research activities related to the current dynamics of globalization. GATI supports the start up and consolidation of such groups in order to expand MSU's prominence in international studies. GATI encourages the integration of junior faculty members’ involvement in research teams when possible. Groups must show clear potential for evolving beyond GATI funded activities in the long run. Started in 1998, GATI has drawn faculty and students from a broad array of disciplines and colleges, including many individuals who have not traditionally held international research interests.
GATI has funded groups working on topics as diverse as Water Security; Land Use; Ethics and Development; Globalization and Visual Culture; Aging and Eldercare in Rich and Poor Countries; Social Capital; International Markets, Trade, and Equity; and Feminist Perspectives on Globalizing Women's Studies.
Individuals from nine MSU colleges have been involved in 40 interest groups so far
(Read more about GATI groups).
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