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INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION NEWS & EVENTS

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Study Abroad

Curriculum Internationalization Grants

Deadline: January 29, 2010

The International Education Committee offers grants for the development of new courses with significant international content and for revisions of existing ones, to infuse them with such content.

Eligibility

- All continuing faculty are eligible for grants of $3,000 - $3,500 for new courses and $1,500 - $2,000 for revisions.

- Adjunct or part-time faculty are eligible to apply, with priority given to those with a continuing association with the University.

- Special consideration will be given to academic fields in which the number of courses with significant international content is limited.

Application Procedures

- Applications should be submitted by January 29, 2010 to Cindy Holma in the Office of International Education.

- The application should consist of:
    1. Proposal including the following information:
        -course rationale and description
        -relation to major/minor
        -anticipated enrollment
        -anticipated first offering and frequency of offering
    2. Preliminary syllabus
    3. Letter of support from chair or dean
    4. Curriculum vitae

- Applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the International Education Committee, chaired by the Dean of International Education.  The Dean will notify applicants in writing of the Committee’s decision.

Half of the grant will be distributed through payroll at the time of selection, the other upon submission of a final syllabus to the OIE and chair of the relevant department. 

Examples of Courses Funded in the Past

For more information contact Cindy Holma

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