UISFL Grants and Support for Faculty

The UISFL Faculty Fellow Grants are to be used to promote two purposes: 1) the development of faculty expertise in global studies, with a priority given to East Asian Studies (China, Japan, and Korea); and 2) the development of Global Studies courses and learning outcomes at MSUB. The $6,000 grants are to be used to support the design of new courses or the re-design of existing courses to include demonstrable, measurable Global Studies Learning Outcomes. The courses that are developed from this grant will allow for the expansion of courses that can go toward the interdisciplinary International Studies Minor. It is expected that all courses developed by this program will fall into this rubric.

International cooperation with faculty at one of our international partner universities is fundamental to this program, so the funds will provide the means for Yellowstone Consortium faculty to travel to one of MSUB’s partner universities abroad and work closely with the faculty and administrators in the service of the program goals. Faculty will develop new relationships with colleagues that will lead to a clearer understanding of how Global Studies can be added to one’s teaching and research interests. The program provides faculty the opportunity to also solicit guest virtual lecturers for their own classes as well as university and community enrichment. An important program goal is to make the International Studies Minor Program truly interdisciplinary so that students in all MSUB colleges have an opportunity for global engagement. Faculty may work in any world area, but preference will be given to proposals that focus on East Asia.

Faculty members who carry a continuing appointment are eligible for these awards. This includes tenured and tenure-track faculty, university lecturers, research and clinical professors, fixed-term faculty, RNTTA faculty, and LOAs who are on primarily teaching appointments. Faculty appointment must be greater than _0.5 FTE.

Faculty should submit their final proposals by November 1 or March 1, to the Office of International Studies. Spring awards will be pursuant to available funding; faculty are encouraged to check with OIS prior to submitting a proposal in the spring semester. A selection committee, led by MSUB faculty, will determine which proposals are funded for the upcoming year.

We expect to notify successful applicants by December 1 or April 1, respectively. Faculty travel should take place during the period between semesters, either Summer or Winter.

From Oct. 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2026, each year, OIS will award 10 (ten) COIL Development Grants in the amount of $500 each to faculty who have submitted successful proposals for developing COIL initiatives within a new or existing course. All faculty (as defined below under Grant Eligibility) within the Consortium are eligible and encouraged to apply. Like all grants offered through the UISFL project, all YC campuses will have equal access to these COIL Development grants, and the Project Director will ensure that each campus has been awarded at least one COIL grant during the span of the UISFL project.

COIL, or Collaborative Online International Learning, is an initiative that was spearheaded by the SUNY system and has been leveraged within institutions worldwide. SUNY defines COIL as “an approach that brings students and professors together across cultures to learn, discuss and collaborate as part of their class. Professors partner to design the experience, and students partner to complete the activities designed. COIL becomes part of the class, enabling all students to have a significant intercultural experience within their course of study.”[1]

Outside of higher ed institutions, numerous affiliated organizations have further developed frameworks for implementing and supporting COIL initiatives throughout colleges and universities across the U.S., such as AAC&U,American Council on Education, UniCEN: American Councils,and more.

Faculty members within the Yellowstone Consortium carry a continuing appointment are eligible for these awards. This includes tenured and tenure-track faculty, university lecturers, research and clinical faculty, fixed-term faculty, RNTTA faculty, and LOAs who are on primarily teaching appointments. Faculty appointment must be greater than _0.5 FTE.

COIL Development Grants are on a rolling basis based upon the below schedule:

• Winter:      January 2
• Spring:      April 1
• Summer:   July 1
• Fall:           October 1

Each year, from 2023-2026, OIS will award 7 (seven) Program Development Grants for International Engagement in the amount of $3,000 each to academic and non-academic programs, offices, centers, or other units. Faculty and non-faculty university and college personnel are encouraged to submit proposals that will further the international engagement of their programs, offices, centers, or units.

NOTE:This grant is NOT for individual faculty, rather units.

The grants will offer direct support to campus programs, offices, centers, and units to support the goal of increasing campus global engagement. We welcome creative proposals from all areas from every Consortial Partner that addresses the project goals of supporting international studies on YC campuses.

All programs, offices, centers, and units on all Consortial Partner Campuses are eligible to apply for this grant. Programs, offices, and units for this grant includes academic programs as part of Colleges and Departments (i.e., History Program, Life Science Program, Honors Program, etc.), as well as individual Colleges and Departments as a whole unit (i.e., College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, Communications Department, Biology Department).

Eligibility also includes non-academic programs, offices or units that support the teaching and learning mission of each campus (Library, Student Engagement Offices, Academic Support Center, Advising Center, Career Services, etc.). Only full-time employees of one of the five members of the Yellowstone Consortium may be the lead author on a proposal.

Program Development Grants are on a rolling basis based upon the below schedule:

• Winter:      January 2
• Spring:      April 1
• Summer:   July 1
• Fall:           October 1