Grantsmanship 101: Internationalizing the Curriculum with Grant Resources

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Grantsmanship 101Internationalizing the
Curriculum with Grant Resources

• Ed Bonahue
• Associate VP for Academic Affairs
• Santa Fe College (Gainesville, FL)

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Grantsmanship 101

• Fast Facts for Santa Fe College
• Approx. 16,000 students (11,500 FTE)
• 66 enrolled in A.A. program
• Substantial A.S./PSVC programs as well
• 235 full-time and 350-375 part-time faculty

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• The Mission
• Internationalize the College
• Charge received from President Jackson Sasser,
  July 2nd, 2002.
• The Challenge
• Devise a comprehensive yet cost-effective plan
  for internationalizing the curriculum.

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• Budget for Office of International Education
• 0
• There had been no formal Office of International
  Education since the budget reductions of the late
  1990s.

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• Initial research on grant opportunities revealed
  two must-dos
• Conduct an internal assessment of current
  curriculum
• Articulate a mission statement for international
  education and incorporate into college mission

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• U.S. Department of Education
• 1. Undergraduate International Studies and
  Foreign Language (UISFL) Program
• 2. Business and International Education Program
• 3. Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

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• 1. Undergraduate International Studies and
  Foreign Language (UISFL) Program
• --supports activities that strengthen and improve
  undergraduate instruction and international
  studies (broadly conceived) and foreign
  languages.
• --also known as Title VI-A

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• 1. Undergraduate International Studies and
  Foreign Language (UISFL) Program
• --probably the most flexible of all grant
  opportunities can fund instruction, replacement
  costs, consultants, curriculum development,
  media, and travel for faculty and staff.

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• 1. Undergraduate International Studies and
  Foreign Language (UISFL) Program
• --awards approx. 70-80,000 per year for
  two-year projects
• --50 match required
• --foreign language element required

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• 1. Undergraduate International Studies and
  Foreign Language (UISFL) Program
• --very competitive
• --out of 23-27 awards, 2-4 often awarded to
  two-year institutions

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• 2. Business and International Education Program
• --supports education and training that
  contributes to the ability of American business
  to prosper in an international economy.
• --also known as Title VI-B

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• 2. Business and International Education Program
• --awards approx. 80-90,000 per year for two-year
  projects
• --requires a 50 match
• --requires cooperation with private business,
  association, or other corporate entity

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• 2. Business and International Education Program
• --competitive, but a good fit for colleges with
  strong business programs and active
• --out of approx. 25 awards, 4-7 often go to
  two-year institutions

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• 3. Fulbright-Hays Group Programs Abroad
• -- provides support for overseas projects in
  training, research, and curriculum development.
  Projects may include short-term seminars,
  curriculum development, group research or study,
  or advanced intensive language programs.

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• 3. Fulbright-Hays Group Programs Abroad
• --most commonly used by two-year institutions to
  provide an extended program abroad (often about 4
  weeks) for faculty developing curriculum.
• --awards approx. 70,000 for one-year projects.

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• 3. Fulbright-Hays Group Programs Abroad
• --perhaps the highest risk-to-reward ratio
• --requires tremendous planning prior to
  application needs assessment, curriculum
  assessment and plans for revision, consultants
  identified, logistics, itinerary, etc.

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• 3. Fulbright-Hays Group Programs Abroad
• --among the most competitive of Dept. of
  Education opportunities
• --out of 24-27 awards annually, only 2-3 may go
  to two-year institutions

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• N.B. For all Dept. of Education grants, an
  initial needs assessment will help authenticate a
  strong and compelling rationale for funding.
• Similarly, a strong evaluation plan will show you
  mean business.
• Both should be student-centered.

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• U.S. Department of State
• Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
• Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program Direct
  Access to the Muslim World
• (Both are managed for State by CIES.)

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• Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
• --provides grants enabling U.S. institutions to
  host visiting scholars from abroad for a semester
  or year.
• --two-year institutions receive some priority
  among applicants

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• Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
• --Colleges can either nominate scholars or ask
  CIES to recruit an appropriate candidate.
• --some institutional commitment generally needed
  (cost-share for housing meal allowance tuition
  for dependents, etc.).

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• Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
• --In addition to teaching, Scholar-in-Residence
  programs typically include collaboration with
  host faculty
• --Great opportunity for curriculum development

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• Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
• --Scholars-in-Residence are often eager to begin
  exchange programs with their home institutions,
  or to offer a base for study-abroad programming
  that can further impact curriculum.

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• Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
• --Among the most accessible of international
  grant opportunities.
• --In recent years, 50-75 of grant applications
  from two-year institutions are funded.

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• Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program
• Direct Access to the Muslim World
• --provides support for scholars from virtually
  any nation with significant Muslim population to
  spend 3-6 weeks

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• Fulbright Visiting Specialists Program
• Direct Access to the Muslim World
• --Some priority given to institutions with
  limited opportunities to explore Islam and the
  Islamic world.
• --Grant can be obtained only once per institution.

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• Santa Fes Experience
• Apply for Title VI grant funding
• Title VI-A Undergraduate International Studies
  and Foreign Language (UISFL) program
• Title VI-B Business and International Education
  program
• Both funded for SFCC, 2004-2006 (about 80,000
  per year each).

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• Grant-associated activities
• 9 new courses in arts and sciences (VI-A)
• 18 revised courses (VI-A)
• new international components (incl. study abroad)
  for A.S. in business (VI-B)
• faculty development programs abroad (A and B)
• partnership with local advisory board (VI-B)

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• Santa Fes Experience
• Fulbright Direct Access to the Muslim World
• Dr. Asna Husin, Indonesia, Spring 2006
• Team taught a course on representations of Islam
  and visited dozens of additional classes.

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• Santa Fes Experience
• Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence
• Dr. Wu Zhongping, China (aka Eric Wu), Spring
  2007
• Team taught classes in Asian humanities and
  sociology
• Created two-course sequence in elementary
  Mandarin

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• In conclusion
• Call the program officers! They want to help!
• Look for opportunities to overlap.
• Dont stop at just one.