International Activities
Budget Report of Task Group IV
International Institutional Arangements

The following budget statement consists of two parts: the most elaborate part, appended below, sketches out the budgetary implications of our report as it has already been presented to the Commission. This full blown budget was drawn up without knowledge as to likely budget constraints in 2000-2001 and is designed to illustrate what it would likely cost to implement the report in its entirety. What follows below is a much reduced budget drawn up in light of the likely budget constraints for next year. In the final analysis, it will be up to another body to decide, upon the basis of formal proposals submitted--including a method by which the program can become ultimately self-financing--which will and which will not be funded. It should be noted that some proposals, e.g. a Science initiative and an African initiative, may be folded into each other, thereby reducing costs as detailed below.

Full details of the initiatives listed below are given in the appended budget.

Draft Budget of Task Group IV, International Institutional Arrangements

Please note: The following budget was developed without information as to likely budget constraints in the 2000-2001 academic year. The purpose of this budget is to illustrate the costs entailed in acting upon the premises and proposals contained in our report. (A separate, much smaller budget that reflects likely budget constraints is appended above.)

I. African Initiatives, 2000-2001

A. Exploratory Visit to the University of Dakar, Senegal

1. Airfare for 2 Faculty ($2,000/person) $4,000
2. Room & Board for 2 Faculty for 10 days ($250/day/person) $5,000
3. Local Travel (Car and/or driver, $150/day) $1,500

Sub-Total Costs: $10,500

B. Exploratory Visit to the University of Capetown, University of the Western Cape, and Stellenbosch University, South Africa

1. Airfare for 2 Faculty ($2,500/person) $5,000
2. Room & Board for 2 Faculty for 10 days ($300/day/person) $6,000
3. Local Travel (Car and/or driver, $200/day) $2,000

Sub-Total Costs: $13,000

Total Costs for African Initiatives for 2000-2001: $23,500

C. Longer-Term Costs: Because of the exceptional travel costs involved in air travel to sub-Saharan Africa, the University should be expected to provide a subsidy of approx. $2,500 per student involved in Study Abroad in Africa. Beyond that, programs should quickly become self-financing, if indeed not profit makers, given the very low costs of local tuition, room and board associated with regional universities.

II. Latin American and Spanish Initiatives, 2000-2001

A. Exploratory Visit by 2 Faculty members from Arts and Sciences to Catarina University Brazil (where Medical School is involved under an umbrella agreement):

1. Travel for 2 Faculty ($1,500/person) $3,000
2. Room and Board for 10 days ($250/person) $5,000

Sub-Total: $8,000

B. Development of Study Abroad in Lima, Peru (Universidad Catolica de Peru):

1. Publicity materials $2,500
2. Grants for students in need (5 x $2,000) $10,000

Sub-total: $12,500

C. Development of Study Abroad in the Chaco, Argentina (Centro de Alto Estudios Catolica de Peru):

1. Publicity materials $2,500
2. Grants for students in need (5 x $2,000) $10,000

Sub-total: $12,500

D. Development of Study Abroad in Spain (Universidad de Valencia):

1. Grants for students in need (5 x $2,000) $10,000

Subotal: $10,000

E. Establishment of a permanent U.Va. Program Coordinator for all Latin American and Iberian Peninsula programs (350-450 students):

1. Salary (full-time): $30,000
2. Fringe (approx.) $ 7,500

Subtotal: $37,500

Total for II, A-E: $80,500

III. East European Initiatives, 2000-2001

A. Exploratory Trip to the University of Warsaw for 1 faculty member (10 days):

1. Airfare $1,500
2. Room and Board ($228/day) $2,280

Subtotal: $3,780

Total for III,A for 2000-2001: $3,780

B. Longer-term costs:

1. Annual trip by Faculty Coordinator to Supervise Program ( costs as in III.A. 1-2, supra) $3,780
2. Annual stipend to Faculty Coordinator: $2,000
3. Annual scholarship budget $3,000
4. Visiting Teaching Professor from Universit of Warsaw (every other year) $37,000          
   a) fringe (approx.) $9,000

Subtotal: Second year cost: $52,780
(Average annual cost: $26,390)

IV. East Asian Initiatives, 2000-2001

A. Establishing a Language-Oriented Study Abroad program in China

1. Competitive grant to 1 Faculty to Submit Proposal to Investigate China Links (1 month extra salary--$8,000 + $2,000 fringe) $10,000
2. Travel to China (2 trips @ $1,500/trip) $3,000
3. Room & Board in China ($250/day x 10 days x 2) $5,000

Sub-total for IV.A.1-3: $18,000

B. Second-Year and Out Costs:

1. Travel subsidy ($1,500/student x 10) $15,000
2. Part-time Program Coordinator $7,500
3. Faculty travel to Supervise program ($1,500 airfare + $2,500 room and board) $4,000
4. Annual stipend to Faculty Coordinator: $2,000

Subtotal for IV.A.1-4: $28,500

 

V. Science and Engineering Initiatives, 2000-2001

A. Three matching two-year grants of $20,000 each, to be matched by the given Department, for proposals to initiate substantive institutional exchange agreements in the sciences (a plan for achieving financial self-sufficiency would be required): $30,000

B. International Travel grants for all Assistant Professors ($1,500/ person for approx. 20 faculty/year in A&S science departments and Engineering) $24,000

C. Short-Term Travel for Groups of Faculty to Explore Collaboration with European Union Science and Engineering Consortium $12,000

Sub-total for V.A-C: $72,000

VI. Core Funding for Area Studies Centers

(Center for South Asian Studies Center for Russian & East European Studies East Asia Center Middle East Studies Program)

(Based on experience of Columbia University,the leading center for area studies in the USA):

A. Half-time Administrative Assistant ($10/hour x 20 hours x 44 weeks) $8,800

B. Lecture Series $5,000

C. Basic OTPS (overhead) $5,000

D. Director's Contingency Fund $5,000

E. Director's Stipend (1 month salary: $8,000 + $2,000 fringe) $10,000

Total for VI.A-E: $33,800 x 4 = $135,200

VII. International Institute for American Studies

A. One-month Stipend for Faculty Member to head investigative committee ($8,000 + 2,000 fringe) $10,000

B. Associated Administrative Expenses $ 3,000

Total for VII.A-B: $13,000

 

VIII. Investigative Committee into Consortia with other Virginia & ACC Institutions $10,000
(Small conference)

Summary Budget

Costs for 2000-2001:

A. African Initiatives: $23,500

B. Latin American & Spanish Initiatives $80,500

C. Eastern European Initiatives $ 3,780

D. East Asian Initiatives $18,000

E. Science & Engineering Initiatives $72,000

F. Core Funding of 4 Area Studies Centers $135,200

G. Int'l Institute of American Studies $ 13,000

H. Investigative Comm.Into Consortia $ 10,000

Total for 2000-2001: $355,980

Average Predictable Annual Costs for 2001-2002 and beyond:

A. Africa Initiatives: $25,000

B. Latin American & Spanish Initiatives $71,500

C. Eastern European Initiatives $52,390

D. East Asian Initiatives $28,500

E. Science & Engineering Initiatives $72,000

F. Core Funding for 4 Area Studies Centers $135,200

G. Int'l Institute of American Studies ??

Total for 2001-2002: $384,590