Short Term Travel Study grant for Undergraduate students

The University’s Strategic Plan calls for doubling the percentage of undergraduate students who participate in an international experience by the year 2014.  To achieve this goal, funds are being made available to support faculty and their students in short-term study-abroad programs.   By providing opportunities for brief, faculty-led international experiences, we hope to encourage undergraduate students to consider studying abroad for longer periods-- a summer, semester, or even an academic year.

We are now soliciting proposals for this project for spring/summer 2012.  There will be a later opportunity to apply for funding in the 2012-13 academic year. 

A travel seminar is a short-term, faculty-led program which integrates an international experience with an on-campus academic course. Travel would occur during spring break or early summer. Students would be enrolled in a regular course; departments may arrange for students who elect to participate in travel study to enroll for additional credits. It is expected that the program would enroll 8-12 undergraduate students.

Funding will cover a part of students’ travel expenses; faculty expenses will be fully covered by the grant or through other sources.

Criteria

• The travel seminar is programmatic, that is, integral to a major or other program, not just to a course.
• A plan for continuity and sustainability of the seminar is evident.
• Learning objectives for the course and the travel component are well defined.
• The travel component is well integrated with course objectives.
• There is a clear pre-departure as well as a post-program component.
• The seminar provides necessary skills and seeks to promote interest in pursuing a lengthier study abroad option.

Proposal Component

Consult the Director of Study Abroad before preparing the proposal:  Janis Halpern, x3427, Janis.Halpern@indstate.edu.

     1. Routing Form—The form must be signed by the Director of Study Abroad, Department Chairperson and the Dean.

      2. Program Narrative—Please include the following:

•          How the course is integral to the program in which it is offered, including the department’s experiential learning objectives

•          How the travel seminar is integral to the course

•          How the seminar will take advantage of the international setting and how students will connect with the unique aspects of the foreign culture

•          Pre-departure and post-return components

•          How this experience will provide skills and encouragement for pursuing a lengthier study abroad option

•          How you will promote student participation in the seminar.

•          Likelihood that participants will be first-time international travelers

•          Any prerequisites and criteria for student selection

•          Your familiarity with the country/countries you plan on visiting

•          Features of the travel plan that will reduce costs, keeping it affordable to students

•          Other anticipated or potential sources of funding

3. Complete course syllabus
4. Schedule of travel seminar activities.

             5. Budget Plan—Use the form which is specifically designed for Travel Seminars.

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