Call for Proposals

Global and Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching Fund

Applications Due: 5pm, Friday November 7, 2014

Introduction and Program Goals

The Center for International Education, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of the Provost, is pleased to announce new funding to support research and teaching initiatives that promote interdisciplinary and international collaboration. Increasingly, the most exciting and promising innovation and discovery are happening at the intersection of disciplines and involve the collaboration of scholars from around the world. Additionally, the challenges as well as the opportunities that we face increasingly require that we respond in a global context and with global sensibilities. This funding program therefore aims to support research and curricular development projects with one or more of the following characteristics:

  • Projects that are interdisciplinary, involve significant international collaboration, and focus on a subject of global significance.
  • Projects that will lead to the development of a course that will either qualify as a Liberal Studies course that would be offered at least once per year, or a required course within an existing academic major.
  • Seed projects meeting the criteria listed above, which present a clear avenue for pursuing further funding for full implementation.

The fund provides grants of $2500 - $8000. Funds may be used for any legitimate project expense, but are primarily aimed at supporting travel & hosting colleagues involved in making interdisciplinary international collaborations possible.

Program Criteria

In order to be eligible for funding under this program, applications must demonstrate that:

  1. The research activity will result in a scholarly/artistic product being submitted for publication in a refereed journal or edited volume.
  2. No fewer than three distinct disciplines are represented in the proposed scholarly collaboration.
  3. Scholars from no fewer than three countries (including the U.S.) are collaborators in the project.
  4. The subject of inquiry has significant global implications. Proposals must clearly outline how project outcomes have global significance, in terms of either scientific, economic, or social impacts.
  5. Projects and proposals must be aligned with at least one of the following thematic tracks:

Track I: International Research Development. Projects must center onscholarshipleading to the submission of a proposal for extramural funding. Funds awarded under this track will be used as seed money for this activity.

Track II:International Research Completion. Projects will focus on completing scholarly projects already started that will result in the submission of a product for publication(eg., paper, book chapter, artistic work, etc.,).

Track III: Internationalized Curriculum Development.Projects will focus on the development of a new course or the modification of an existing course that addresses significant global and interdisciplinary issues relative to the discipline. This course must be a required course in the major (and will of course need to be approved by the relevant academic committees). A letter from the chair of the home department supporting the proposal must accompany the application for funding in this track.

NOTES:

  • A Final Project Report detailing project activities, work products, and publications will be expected and is due within 90 days of project end date.
  • Ambitious projects that span more than one track are encouraged and may be eligible for additional funding.
  • The proposed project must generate the deliverables described above within two years of the project begin date.

Program Eligibility

In order to be eligible, NAU faculty must be (a) full-time, benefit-eligible employees and (b) have a formal statement of expectations (SOE) that includes Research and/or Scholarship for the research track; or afull-time ongoing status plus a required teaching component in their SOE for curriculum development track. Eligibility expressly includes lecturers,professors of practice, and clinical faculties.

Proposals from all departments or academic programs are welcome.

Application Guidelines & Components

Applications must be prepared and submitted according to the requirements set forth below. Applications that do not strictly adhere to these requirements will not be reviewed.

1.Cover Page: All proposals must have a cover page that includes:

  • Project title
  • Names and departmental/institutional affiliations of all collaborators
  • Which funding track you are pursuing
  • Proposed project period, and total funds requested in the proposal

2. Project summary/Abstract: (1 page maximum) Breifly outlinethe project, the track that you will pursue, and anticipated outcomes.

3.Project Description (10 pages maximum, not including bibliography and appendices)

The Project Description presents the project in complete detail and describes how requested funding will be leveraged to increase project success. Major points covered should include:

  • Describe the overall project and why it is important. Be especially careful to highlight the global impacts and implications of the potential project outcomes.
  • Provide a description of who the collaborators are and the unique strengths that they bring to the project.
  • Describe how the collaboration withpartners across disciplines and international borders described in your proposal is essential to successful project completion.
  • Discuss research/curriculum development plans with respect to the proposed project in detail. What are the main project tasks, how will these tasks be distributed across collaborators, and what outcomes or deliverables will result from each task. Proposal reviewers must be presented with a clear, compelling picture of how collaborators will jointly tackle major project elements and move towards timely completion.
  • Project Timeline. Provide a timeline that details how the various tasks described earlier will be sequenced, including explicit deliverable milestones marking the end of each task.
  • Demonstrate that the PI is qualified in terms of experience and interest to undertake this proposal.
  • Discuss plans for the publication and dissemination of your project outcomes. Also clearly describe future plans to find additional funding to continue project development after the initial period funded here.

4.Provide CVs for the PI, co-PIs and any other personnel explicitly named in the proposal.

5. Project Budget: Provide a budget that details all proposed expenditures of requested project funds. Provide additional narrative as necessary, providing detail and rationale for each line-item expenditure. The relationship of each expenditure to overall project success should be made apparent. All legitimate project-related expenditures are eligible for support under this program, with a preference for supporting additional travel expenses associated with international interdisciplinary research. Please contact the Center for International Education with questions regarding eligibility of questionable expenses prior to submission.

6. Provide a letter of endorsement from departmental chair if the proposal is being submitted under Track II, International Curricular Development. The endorsement must clearly confirmthat the course is a requirement in the major.

Application Deadline

Completed applications must be submitted to at the Center for International Education no later than 5pm on November 7, 2014.

Application Review

Applications will be reviewed by a team of faculty and staff that will include representatives from the two other collaborating offices. Final award decisions will be made no later than December 5th, 2014 and all applicants will be apprised of the outcome regarding their application.