University of North Carolina Center for Global Initiatives

Purpose

These awards support faculty who are interested in adding global content to existing courses that have little or no such content; adding comparative cases to courses that are currently area specific; or developing new courses with significant global content.

This year, we are prioritizing courses that focus on water, which is the 2012-13 pan-university theme. We are especially interested in supporting water-related courses in schools/departments that currently lack such a focus.

Eligibility

Faculty of any rank are eligible to apply.  Proposed courses may be at the graduate or undergraduate level and in any department, curriculum, or school.

Restrictions

• Awards can be requested to support stipends, supplies or travel reimbursements, or a combination of the three (NOTE: Stipends are subject to taxes)
• Travel is contingent upon the approval of the U.S. Department of Education and must conform to the Fly America Act, which requires traveling as far as possible on a U.S. carrier
• Due to our Federal Grant cycle, all travel must commence before August 14, 2013
• Funds may not be used to support student/research/teaching assistants
• Late or incomplete applications will not be considered

Available Funding

Estimated Available Funds: $25,000
Typical Range of Awards: $2,500 - $4,000
Typical Number of Awards: 6
Typical Number of Applicants: 20
Project Period for New Awards: Up to 12 months after the submission deadline

The Center for Global Initiatives is not bound by these estimates and is often unable to award the full amount of funds requested.

Evaluation of Applicants

Reviewers assign points to each application based on the following rubric:

Feasibility and Planning (max. 5 points)

• Are the plans for developing this course adequate and appropriate to achieve the expected results?
• Is the proposal specific and well-written?

Need and Importance (max. 5 points)

• Is there a clear need for the applicant to receive this award in order to develop this course?
• Does the department or school have a low level of international content in its course offerings?

Impact (max. 5 points)

• Is the course regularly taught?
• Is the course required?
• Will the course affect large numbers of students?
• Will more than one course be affected?

Budget (max. 5 points)

• Is the budget clear, adequate, reasonable, and justified?

Notification of Award

Applicants will receive award or rejection notices 4-6 weeks after the deadline via email or USPS mail. Please do not contact the Center for Global Initiatives to inquire about the status of your application during this time frame. However, If you have not received a notice 8 weeks after the application deadline, please inform us.

Reporting Requirements

If you receive this award, you will be required to submit a final report at the end of your project using the Center for Global Initiative’s Online Reporting System. This system collects narratives and data about funded projects to enable the Center to determine whether its programmatic purposes are being met.

Awardees are also required to enter or update their brief biographical sketch in UNC's Faculty International Expertise database.

Application Instructions

Please submit your application via the online application form.  The major parts of the application are:

• Project narrative
• Abbreviated C.V.
• Detailed budget
• Travel details
• Letter of support from your chair/dean. Please request your chair or dean to email this letter (PDF or DOC format) to Bevin Tighe (bevin@unc.edu) by the deadline (February 7).

Contact Information

Niklaus Steiner
Director, Center for Global Initiatives