Global Initiative Grants
In support of Butler University's
Strategic Plan initiatives for comprehensive campus
internationalization, funding is allocated by the Provost's
Office, in conjunction with the support, enthusiasm, and
expertise of the Center for Global Education, for the following
faculty and curricular development programs.
Grant applications for the
2012-13 academic year are due February 3, 2012
Click
here to view a list of 2011-12 Global Initiative
grant recipients
1)
Foreign Language Enhancement Grants
For intensive programs, Foreign Language
Enhancement grants of $3,000 to $4,000 are intended to support
faculty who wish to participate in an intensive language
acquisition or language enhancement program germane to their
teaching or scholarship. The language program, normally
undertaken during the summer months, must be at least three weeks
in duration and carry formal academic credit of at least three
credits. Programs undertaken abroad are strongly preferred,
but intensive domestic programs will also be considered for
funding. Grant funds can be used for program tuition,
textbooks and related instructional materials, living expenses and
domestic or international travel. These awards may not be
used for stipends.
For one-on-one tutoring, grants of up to $1,200 may be
issued for people with already established proficiency and
specific language needs. These grants are intended to be used to
pay tutoring fees and associated FICA contributions only.
Click here
for the Foreign Language Enhancement Grant application.
2) Area
Studies Enhancement Grants
Area Studies Enhancement Grants of $3,000 to $4,000 are intended
to support faculty participation in a formal faculty development
program to enhance their knowledge and expertise in a region of the
world germane to their teaching or scholarship. Programs of
at least two weeks duration, undertaken abroad, are strongly
preferred. See, for example, the International Faculty
Development Seminars offered each year by CIEE (http://www.ciee.org/IFDS/),
and the seminars abroad offered by the Augsburg College's Center
for Global Education (http://www.augsburg.edu/global/shorttermseminars/).
These examples are only illustrative; a very large number of other
faculty development programs also would be appropriate for
funding. Grant funds can be used for program fees or tuition,
instructional materials, living expenses, and international travel.
They may not be used for stipends. Click here for
the Area Studies Enhancement Grant application.
3)
On-Campus Course Internationalization Grants
This program supports the incorporation of substantial
international or global content in newly developed courses or in
significantly revised existing courses in any academic discipline.
The maximum award is $1,200. A summer stipend of up to $1,000 can
be a part of the award. The award can be used to purchase
audio-visual materials, publications, and other materials to assist
in course preparation. The applicant must teach the course
supported by the grant during the following academic year and
expect to offer it periodically thereafter. (Note:
Because other funds are available for the purpose, courses for
Global and Historical Studies courses will not be supported by
these Course Internationalization Grants.) Click here
for the On-Campus Course Internationalization Grant
application.
4)
Scouting Grants for Faculty-led Study Programs
Abroad
Faculty members who are planning to lead a new short-term study
program abroad may apply for up to $3,000 to support a scouting
trip to the study program's intended destination in order to
consolidate plans for accommodations, ground transport, site
visits, participation by guest lecturers, and the like.
Planning for such a program must be relatively advanced at the time
of application, and the program must be offered in the academic
year or the summer following the scouting trip. Potential
applicants should consult with Dr. Monte Broaded, Director of the
Center for Global Education, regarding the University's policies
and guidelines for faculty-led programs abroad. Click
here for the
Scouting Grant for Faculty-led Study Programs Abroad Grant
application.
Application Details
Eligibility
Eligibility for Butler's Global Initiative internal grants
is limited to faculty who are in a tenure-track or tenured
position, or who hold a full-time continuing appointment, at the
time of the grant award.
Application Forms
If you have questions about these grants, please contact Dr.
Monte Broaded in the Center for Global Education (940-8312; mbroaded@butler.edu) or Dr.
Laura Behling, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and
Interdisciplinary Programs (940-8558; lbehling@butler.edu).
In addition to the application cover sheet and budget form,
applicants should submit a narrative statement (of no more than two
pages) describing the nature of the project to be undertaken and
explaining how it will contribute to her or his professional
development or to the internationalization of the
curriculum.
Grant Deadlines
The grant year runs from June 1 through May 31. The
deadline for receipt of 2012-13 applications is Friday,
February 3, 2012 by 5 p.m. Applications should be
submitted electronically to Judy Malarney at jmalarne@butler.edu. A
faculty committee will read proposals and applicants will be
notified of awards by February 28, 2012.
General Policies for Submission of Global
Initiative Proposals
- Because funding for the Global Initiative grants is
limited, it is likely that between one and three awards will be
made in each of the four categories each year.
- Grant Extensions -- If an awardee is not able to undertake the
program of activity proposed during the grant period, s/he will
need to reapply in the following annual cycle. Summer awards
will not be carried forward.
- Awardees must submit a brief activity report, detailing what
has been accomplished as well as future plans, to the Center for
Global Education. The final report is due within 60 days
following the close of the grant period.
- In the event that two proposals are of equal quality,
the Global Initiative Grants Committee will give priority
to proposals by tenure-track (but untenured) faculty members over
proposals by tenured faculty members, and faculty who have not
received an International Curricular Innovation Grant in the
previous three years. Previous awardees who have not
submitted a final report will be ineligible for further funding
until the final grant report is submitted.
- In any fiscal year, a faculty member may receive funding in
only one of the four Global Initiative categories.
- Application submission is electronic-full details about the
application process is available on the application form for each
of the grants.