Grants
The mission of the Center for International Studies (CIS) is to advance global research at the University of Virginia with an emphasis on multidisciplinary and cross-University efforts. To this effort, the Center administers several types of grants to UVa faculty that strengthen global research and learning at UVa Applications will be accepted twice for the academic year.
The May application period is open! To apply, please complete the <<online form>>. Deadline for submission is May 10.
The applications most likely to be funded will have:
- a global focus that identifies important questions and effective ways to answer them.
- multidisciplinary participation from across schools or departments, local or international.
- co-sponsorship from other units.
- a clear product or outcome (see grant categories below).
- first-time CIS sponsorship status for applicant.
- time-line for follow-up report to be submitted at the conclusion of the project or program
As funds are spent, reimbursement must be requested within 30 day of expenditure; absolute deadline is June 1st, 2014. No extensions will be given.
Global Content
Global Content grants provide assistance for either a) developing new courses with a significant international/global perspective, or b) reinvigorating existing courses by adding comparative or international perspectives. Preference will be given to new courses taught by instructors who have not previously offered courses with international content or to instructors who are adding international content to existing courses that did not previously have any international content. These revised or new courses must be taught at least twice. Recipients of grants must submit, by the first day of the following semester after the course is taught, a brief report which assesses the impact of the project (including student evaluations) and detail of plans to offer the course again. The best proposals will indicate how the course will have an enduring influence on the curriculum, not only in the course year under consideration but in future years as well. Recipients of grants will participate in an ongoing assessment to further develop methods and outcomes. Recipients will also have access to mentors and information on best practices for adding global content.
- Amount: Grant amounts will vary according to the scope of the new content but will likely not exceed $5000.
- Use of Funds: Grants might be used for RA support, materials, technology, or a modest stipend for extra work needed to make a particular global content or global classroom proposal work.
- Example #1 from Michael Levenson
- Example #2 from Michael Levenson
Global Classroom
Global Classroom grants provide assistance to encourage collaborative learning with partner classes abroad that bring a different geographical and societal background to the questions and topics being examined. This collaboration might involve students (undergraduate or graduate) cooperating virtually on shared projects, the linking of classroom discussions through CISCO equipped classrooms and other forms of joint instruction and learning. Several professors at the University have adopted a global classroom approach and will conduct a training class on their experience. Recipients of grants will participate in an ongoing assessment to further develop methods and outcomes.
- Amount: Grant amounts will vary according to the scope of the new content but will likely not exceed $5000.
- Use of Funds: Grants might be used for RA support, materials, technology, or a modest stipend for extra work needed to make a particular global content or global classroom proposal work.
- Example #1 from Stephanie Moore
- Example #2 from Stephanie Moore
- Example #3 from Stephanie Moore:
- Moore, S., May, D., and Wold, K. (2012). Developing cultural competency in engineering through transnational distance learning. In Transnational Distance Education and Building New Markets for Universities, R. Hogan, Ed., pp. 210-228.