2009-2010 News

Thank you for your interest in International Programs Faculty Grants and Awards. This program has been suspended in 2009-2010 due to budget constraints. Information about the previous awards cycle is below.

2008-2009 Awards

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Purpose

To provide faculty and staff an opportunity to develop and expand linkages for research, scholarship or outreach with international dimensions that produce fundable, collaborative proposals for projects, or that will directly support the internationalization of Oregon State University.

Description

The International Programs Faculty Grants and Awards Program aims to foster faculty international initiatives that contribute to expanding and strengthening the international dimensions of teaching, research and service at Oregon State University. The program targets international initiatives that develop innovative, collaborative OSU international research and educational programs, and that facilitate international relationships between OSU and institutions abroad.

The following types of proposals will be considered during this grant cycle:

• International Linkage Grant: Enables faculty to participate in teaching or research at an international institution with which OSU has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or other type of cooperative agreement. This could also include faculty visits to arrange faculty-led study abroad programs or site visits to existing study abroad programs.
• International Student Recruitment Grant: Encourages faculty to recruit international students, especially from geographic areas that are underrepresented at OSU, such as Africa, Central Europe and Latin America. Proposals for other areas will be considered.
• Asia Initiative Linkage Grant: Enables faculty to participate in teaching, research or service at an institution of higher education in Asia in order to expand Oregon State University expertise and experience in these regions. Priority will be given to China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand; other Asian countries will also be considered.
• General International Development Grant: Encourages faculty to develop or revive contacts with colleagues in developing nations for the purpose of collaborating on new proposals for research, training, etc. that will deepen the internationalization of OSU.
• International Alumni Relationship Development: Encourages faculty to cultivate relationships with key international alumni. Such liaisons must speak to unit and OSU mission statements, and desired outcomes must be described.

Sponsor

OSU International Programs

Provisions

Grants do not exceed $2,500. Approximately nine grants will be awarded for the 2008-2009 academic year. See also Conditions.

Conditions

Grants will be available according to the following conditions:

• Applicants must be regular OSU faculty members (tenured, tenure track, professional or fixed-term non–tenure track) with at least a .5 FTE and a nine- to twelve-month appointment. Emeritus, visiting, courtesy or temporary faculty members are not eligible.
• Activity must be completed and funds spent within one year of award date.
• Grants are not renewable, do not exceed $2,500 and must have a cost-share of at least 50% (e.g., if your proposed budget is $5,000, and you are requesting the full $2,500 as a grant, your budget must also show $2,500 in cost-share).
• Grants do not fund faculty, staff or student salaries, stipends or wages.
• Attendance at international conferences will not be considered.

Criteria

Grant applications will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Clearly defined purpose of proposed international activity and how the activity will promote international dimensions to the unit or the University at large (20 points)
• Evidence of maintaining and developing existing international contacts or linkages or forging new contacts or linkages with institutions in one or more countries (20 points)
• Potential for the activity to result in a fundable international activity (25 points)
• Expected and established tangible benefits to OSU upon completion, such as joint research proposals, international partnerships, seminars, etc. (25 points)
• Budget justification of activity costs and potential value of the results of the activity. A cost-share of 50% is required. Priority will be given to applications that do not use salary as a means of cost-sharing. All expenditures must comply with standing OSU regulations. (10 points)

Application Process

The application packet must include, in this order:

• a completed and signed application form

• a two-page (maximum) proposal addressing each of the evaluative criteria (single-spaced with 12 point font and standard margins)

• a one-page itemized budget sheet, including cost-share source(s), amount and a signature approving the cost-share

• curriculum vitae

If you are unable to download the application form or budget sheet, contact International Programs to request a paper copy. Please allow one week for delivery.

Documents other than these will not be included in the selection committee review. Incomplete application packets will not be considered.

Mail or deliver the original and four stapled copies of the application packet to:

Katie Warrener
International Programs
444 Snell Hall
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-1642

International Programs will not accept applications by fax or e-mail.

Deadline

Application packets must be received by Monday, November 10, 2008. Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee and grants awarded four to six weeks after the submission deadline.

Post Award Report

Grant recipients are required to submit a narrative report (two pages maximum, with a short abstract) within thirty days of completing the funded activity. The narrative might include these elements:

• Tangible outcomes and benefits of the funded activity
• Description of how you have been able to leverage this grant to obtain additional funding for international activities
• Additional proposals submitted or funded as a direct result of this grant (including the amount and source of funding, and key partners)

International Programs does not require you to submit a financial report. Each grant recipient's department assigned an index for these grant funds, and you are responsible for accounting to your department how the funds are spent. Ask your department accounting contact what kind of receipts to retain for accounting purposes.

Recipients who fail to submit the required narrative report will be ineligible to receive future funding from the International Programs Faculty Grants and Awards Program.

E-mail the post award report to Katie Warrener.

Contact

For questions regarding this grant program, contact Katie Warrener in International Programs (e-mail or 541-737-6433).