International Programs offering grants for virtual study abroad efforts

Purdue’s International Programs is offering two grants for Purdue West Lafayette faculty and staff to encourage the development of new online courses or projects with international partners that intentionally plan for intercultural learning outcomes. Funding from typical study abroad efforts has been redirected to support the grants.

The Fall 2020 Intercultural Pedagogy Grant (IPG) supports faculty and staff in building new intercultural student learning experiences in virtual modalities. The experiences can be course-based or project-based programs. In contrast to previous years, individuals who have previously received an IPG also are invited to participate. The online applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with priority consideration given to those submitted early. Questions can be directed to Dan Jones, CILMAR senior intercultural learning specialist, at dcjones@purdue.edu. CILMAR is the Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research, which is a part of International Programs.

The new Virtual Experiential Intercultural Learning (VEIL) grant will be offered to faculty and staff who are interested in creating new programs or in revising an existing course or project that incorporates virtual interactive opportunities for students enrolled in a Purdue course with students enrolled in an overseas institution. IPG participants will be prioritized. A letter of application should be sent as an email attachment to Mike Brzezinski, dean of international programs, at mbrzezinski@purdue.edu, with a copy to the International Programs officer of the relevant college or school.

The deadline to apply to both grants is Aug. 31.

Funding will be disbursed upon completion of all program requirements including final report analyzing intercultural learning outcomes data. The IPG discretionary award is $3,000. An accepted VEIL project with at least three Purdue student participants will receive $3,000, and a VEIL project with six or more Purdue students for a semester or longer will receive $5,000.