Internationalizing the Campus/Curriculum

Curriculum Development

• The Global Partners France Regional Alliance offers mini-grants for development of teaching materials and resources related to France and the Francophone world. Grants will range from $1500 to $2000 and will be awarded for the development of resources, teaching materials, learning objects and curricular enhancements that can be shared with other Global Partners campuses . Proposals from any discipline are welcome. Projects that involve students and/or that can be used across two disciplines are particularly encouraged. Projects should be completed during 2005 and be available to other institutions thereafter. Visit the OIP or http://www.global-
  partners.org/alliances/france/minigrants.html for further information.
  
  
• NAFSA Cooperative Grants Program (COOP): NAFSA's Cooperative Grants Program provides seed funding for creative programs involving U.S. and international students and scholars, community members, faculty, and campus staff. Projects have previously fallen into the categories of 1) Involving International and U.S. Education Abroad Students in Campus and Community Life, 2) Education Abroad--Recruitment, Pre-Departure, and Re-Entry, 3) Student Career and Leadership Development, 4) Understanding Current Events and U.S. Government, Society, and Culture, or 5) International Student Adjustment--Orientation, Cross-Cultural Communication, Family, Health, and ESL. To view sample projects, see contact information, or find more details on this grant program, please visit http://www.nafsa.org/about.sec/institutional_grants/coop .

Campus Diversity Opportunities

• The Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) Environmental Program invites faculty from all ACS institutions to submit proposals for Curriculum Development Grants made possible by funding from ACS institutions and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. These grants will provide a means for faculty to devote time and resources to create courses and refine existing courses in order to incorporate environmental themes into the curriculum. The grants will emphasize support for innovative interdisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration in course development. Priority will be given to topics in the Humanities and in fields that are not traditionally considered “environmental.” For more information, please visit http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/alliances/cfd/grants/.
  
  
  • Curriculum Development, Community Partnership, Collaborative Research and Training: these grants, operating on a rolling deadline, may be used for travel to international destinations to establish contacts, for collaborative activities, course materials, or stipends for assistants.
• Community Partnership, Environmental Justice and Service Learning : Grants up to $3,000 each have been set aside to encourage course development proposals that involve some form of partnering with the greater community. Partnerships may be local, regional, national, or international.
• Collaborative Research Grants and Technology Training : Grants for up to $1500 support innovative interdisciplinary and/or inter-institutional collaboration in environmental research. Technology training grants support training that will enhance pre-existing or new environmental courses. Priority is given to courses that involve collaboration among ACS institutions, promote interface with FOTIM (a consortium of 11 South African colleges and universities), and utilize/benefit from advanced technologies.
• Student Teaching Assistantships : Stipends may be provided for junior and senior students to assist faculty in a number of ways, such as leading discussion groups, motivating student participation, assisting with grading, etc. Student assistants can help faculty in courses at home and abroad; they can also facilitate service learning projects with community partners. To learn more, contact Elizabeth MacNabb at emacnabb@colleges.org.