Grants
- Faculty Travel Grants—IGS travel grants
- Course Development
- Intellectual Collectives
- Grant Writing Support
Faculty Travel Grants
Through a Title VI Grant from the US Department of Education, the Institute for Global Studies is able to help fund travel of faculty members of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus in support of the activities listed below. Travel awards will be made on a competitive basis.
Activities Supported
The following activities are supported by the Title VI Travel Grants. This ranking reflects the priorities of the federal grant program.
- Projects that enhance the internationalization of the curriculum and international interdisciplinary research linkages. Typically these projects pertain to the collection of international materials or archival research to update curriculum with international content and/or to the exploration of international linkages of interdisciplinary research collaboratives.
- Participation in national or international professional conferences or meetings, coupled with additional activities contributing to the internationalization of the university, such as research, course development, or enhancement of study abroad opportunities or linkages with foreign institutions of higher learning.
Preference will be given to activities that are linked to the strategic goals of the Institute for Global Studies.
The amount of the award will depend on the project's priority ranking and availability of funds.
NOTE: According to US Department of Education guidelines, it is the subject matter of the application that determines whether the project is eligible for funding, not the fact that the application involves international travel.
NOTA BENE: Only faculty and instructors of the Twin Cities campus are eligible for funding.
Application Deadlines
Grants will be made each term on a competitive basis. Applications must be postmarked or received by IGS on the following dates:
- For travel occurring in January, February, March, April, or May 2008 the deadline for application is November 2, 2007. Notification of awards will be mid-November 2007.
- For travel occurring in June, July, August, September, October, November or December 2008, the application deadline is April 4, 2008. Notification of awards will be mid-April 2008.
We will accept a limited number of applications between cycles, if funds are left over from the preceding funding cycle. In general, awards in between cycles will not be funded at the same level of support as regular applications due to the limited resources.
Application Procedures
- Application form (RTF)
- One-page proposal
Provide a description of the proposed activity and the expected benefits to the individual and to the general area of international studies. If a proposal was already created for another funding source, it may be substituted. - If applicable, documentation of matching funds
Evidence of application for matching funds that have not yet been confirmed is acceptable.
NOTE: In case of foreign travel, the final notification might be delayed. IGS, as a federally funded Title VI National resource Center, is required to file a Foreign Travel Approval Request with the US Department of Education more than 30 days prior to the date of departure. For this reason, Faculty Travel Grants for foreign travel will be awarded provisionally, pending approval from the US/ED. In addition, awardees of a grant for foreign travel have to comply with the Fly America Act.
Non-compliance with this US Department of Education rule will result in loss of funding.
In general, individuals are eligible for only one travel award per academic year.
Faculty members cannot apply to more than one Travel Grant competition within IGS. If the project more properly falls within the area of Europe, faculty are encouraged to apply to the European competition or if in the Asian area to the Asian competition.
It is the policy of IGS to support faculty travel of as many departments as possible. Therefore, the number of grants awarded to a single department in any given year might be limited depending on the available funds.
Awards are typically in the $750 range.
Obligations of the Awardee
The awardee should complete a Travel Authorization form before leaving the university.
Receipts for travel should be provided when claiming or documenting travel costs.
All inquiries and completed applications should be sent to:
Klaas van der Sanden
Institute for Global Studies
214 Social Sciences Bldg.
267-19 Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-1856
Fax: 612-626-2242
E-mail: vande001@umn.edu
Course Development Support
The Institute for Global Studies through a Title VI grant in International Studies from the US Department of Education welcomes the opportunity to support faculty interested in developing new international courses or adding international content to existing courses.
Please contact the Klaas van der Sanden at vande001@umn.edu at anytime to discuss this opportunity.
Target themes for the four-year grant cycle
| Academic Year | Course Themes |
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| 2007-08 |
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| 2008-09 |
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| 2009-10 |
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Please think creatively about these themes as they are all intended to be interpreted broadly and relative to many disciplines. Any inquiry about course development is welcome as funds not expended in any one year may still be available for courses.
Contact us to discuss any idea you may have as we will work to support curriculum development on campus.
Intellectual Collectives
The Institute for Global Studies supports a limited number of Intellectual Collectives. Intellectual Collectives are faculty driven research interventions on inter- and cross-disciplinary themes and topics that allow faculty members from a variety of departments to come together to explore scholarly collaborations. Intellectual Collectives serve to foster and facilitate intellectual community building among faculty members and aim at exploring, formulating, and consolidating research projects to prepare them for external funding requests such as grant applications.
The support offered by IGS consists of administrative and logistical assistance and a modest budget of up to $8,000 per year for events and activities (workshops, work-in-progress groups, seminars, lectures, performances, reading groups, symposia, et cetera). IGS typically funds Intellectual Collectives for up to two years.
Application
There is no application deadline for Intellectual Collective funding. Faculty members who have an interest in starting an Intellectual Collective should submit a 1-2 page description of the project, short CVs of faculty conveners, and a tentative budget to: Intellectual Collectives, IGS, 214 SocSci.
Please contact Evelyn Davidheiser, director of IGS, at edavidh@umn.edu for more information and/or available funding.
Grant Proposal Development
IGS staff member Barbara Scott Murdock offers West Bank Social Science faculty support in grant proposal development.
Barbara offers assistance with:
- Searches and queries for external funders
- Proposal development
- Proposal submission
- By request, workshops for groups on
- Developing effective proposals
- Negotiating the U of M Sponsored Projects Submission System
Learn more about the CLA Grant Support team and grant facilitation services.
Contact
Barbara Scott Murdock
Grants Consultant/Writer
Institute for Global Studies
214 Social Sciences Building
Phone: 612-624-2745
E-mail: murdo004@umn.edu