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November 15, 2007
International Institute Experiential Learning Fund
The International Institute’s Experiential Learning Fund (ELF) has been expanded to include funding for undergraduates, while continuing to support graduate and professional school students. The fund is designed to support faculty-led group travel for undergraduate, graduate and/or professional school students wishing to incorporate an education abroad experiential component into an ongoing course, group internship or other academic program during either winter break or spring/summer terms.
Proposals must be from faculty and must make clear the experiential component of the program – meaning student learning through participation in course-related activities outside the classroom. Proposals must also make clear the manner in which the program will give students an opportunity to acquire and use insights about the society in which the program (or its overseas component) will take place. Finally, proposals must identify the faculty member(s) who will be actively involved in site selection, planning, and evaluation of the overseas experience. In general, the expectation is that faculty will lead the trip. In some cases (e.g. group internships), faculty may appoint a colleague in-country to manage the trip.
The International Institute has a preference for trips that include students from multiple units, as well as initiatives that have potential both for a continuing contribution to students at the University of Michigan and for long-term engagement with host country partners and institutions. Trips may be part of a non-credit experience, but should be part of a well-defined course or curricular program. Grants will not be awarded for humanitarian trips, projects with the primary purpose of service learning, or conference travel. Although grants are primarily for student costs and it is expected that most faculty costs will be covered by the home department, the II will consider requests for no more than half of the cost of non-student expenses up to $10,000.
TO APPLY:
Please submit requests for funding to akehoe@umich.edu by Monday, December 3 for winter break or Monday, March 17th for summer trips.
Requests should include the following information:
1. Faculty Leader’s Name and Contact Information; 2. Staff Project Manager’s Name and Contact Information (if any); 3. Destination; 4. Start and End Dates of Trip; 5. Short Project Description (a few sentences); 6. Budget: include per student cost for airfare, lodging, food, local transportation, visas, and required immunizations. Include other sources of funding (on or off-campus), if any; 7. Description of the Program (maximum length four pages): include information on the educational value of the experience to the participants. Be explicit about the experiential nature, or hands-on, component of the trip. What makes the activities substantially different than classroom lectures on the Ann Arbor campus? Please recognize the review committee is multidisciplinary and reviewers are not likely to be from your discipline. Also include the expected benefits to the host country institutions, as well as how student participants were (or will be) recruited and selected to participate; 8. List of Participants or a Description of the process by which you plan to selection participants; 9. Itinerary; 10. Course Syllabus
Posted by fisherhe at November 15, 2007 04:20 PM