The PhD Global Research Experience will provide students with the opportunity to engage with an international collaborator in a research project that is complementary to the PhD work at WPI—work that directly complements the mission of The Global School at WPI.
For PhD students who want to apply:

Must be a full-time PhD student in good academic standing at WPI
Student must identify a host institution and host advisor, in collaboration with the PhD advisor.
Projects can be in any research area and any location outside of the US, except that international students may not use this grant to conduct research in their home country.

For more Details please visit :

https://www.wpi.edu/academics/graduate/funding-opportunities/phd-global-research-award