Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.uwo.ca/research/rds/internal/rds_funding_internfunding_international_curriculum.html
Sponsor/Award: RW INTERNAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS - INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM FUND - 2010 - WINTER COMPETITION

Grant Amount: UP TO $5,000 OR 10,000 MAX
Deadline: Dean's: Jan 15, 2010
Internal: Feb 01, 2010
Sponsor's: Feb 01, 2010

Subject Areas:
Description:

All Subject Areas may apply. Funded by the Office of the Vice-President (Research & International Relations), three developmental components have been created to promote initiatives for the internationalization of academic programs and/or course curricula at Western. Specifically, this program supports development of new courses and programs with significant international content, as well as student travel for courses that include an existing or newly developed study abroad component. Maximum award amounts and years tenable vary. See guidelines for award details.

Preference will be given to applications that: offer a clear rationale for the proposed activity, exhibit innovation, and contain a budget explaining fully how the money requested will be spent; provide a maximum impact, especially for the study abroad component; and demonstrate financial support from the faculty and/or department.

Application Details: This program is administered by the Internal Grants Co-ordinator in Research Development and Services under the general terms of reference outlined in the International Curriculum Fund guidelines.Application forms and program guidelines are reviewed and possibly updated each competition. Completed proposals will be administered in electronic format only.
NOTE: Letters of Intent and Full Applications are to be processed through Research Development Services for institutional signatures, and are to be accompanied by a completed RDAF form (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean signatures). Requests for Institutional signatures should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline.
Western Contacts: Lourdes,Florence

Sponsor Contacts:

FLORENCE LOURDES - INTERNALGRANTS@UWO.CA
Internal Grants Co-ordinator
Research Development and Services
Room 5150, Suppport Services Building
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
519 661-2111