About the grant
The Strategic Initiative International (SI-INT) grant is intended to support projects that update and renew existing courses and programs in reflecting principles of internationalization as highlighted in UVic’s International Plan (particularly category 3).
This grant can be used for the development or renewal of a course or program to integrate international learning experiences abroad (e.g., international field schools, global service learning, among others) and/or on-campus—i.e., internationalization-at-home alternatives such as learning activities, courses, or programs with an emphasis on global issues, intercultural competence, or international topics.
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Timeline
Application Guidelines
Materials and submission form available by December 1, 2024.
Grant Deadline
Each grant will be due by 11:59pm, February 24, 2025.
Adjudication Process
Grant committees will meet in the following 30-60 days.
Applicants Notified
Applicants will be notified Spring 2025.
Strategic Initiative International Grant
Application details
Eligibility
All LTSI grants are open to:
Single or co-applicants who directly support student learning and the student experience at UVic are eligible to apply for LTSI grants including:
- research stream faculty
- teaching stream faculty
- sessional lecturers
- laboratory instructors
- academic units
- staff
Previous LTSI grant recipients may apply. If your grant is still active, you must close it out before applying for a subsequent LTSI grant. You may not apply to more than one LTSI grant in the same year.
Grant criteria
Successful proposals will include:
- a clear specific statement of what the applicant would like to achieve
- a well-articulated plan for how to proceed and the principles that will guide the process
- a description of the proposed significance of the project in terms of contributions to teaching and student learning while improving or enhancing an understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing and being; deconstructing colonialism and decentering unequal colonial knowledge structures; and/or promoting the reconciliation of power relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples
- a brief, targeted review of the literature that supports the plan
- a plan for sharing the project goals and outcomes to appropriate audiences
- a sustainable budget with justification for each item
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Adjudicator's rubric
Adjudicators will use a scoring rubric to assess your proposal, with rating scores ranging from 1.0 to 5.0.
Grant criteria
- clear specific statement of what the applicant would like to achieve;
- well-articulated plan for how to proceed and principles that will guide the process;
- description of the proposed significance of the project in terms of contributions to teaching and student learning and UVic’s commitment to internationalization and the values of equity, diversity and inclusion and belonging;
- brief, targeted review of the literature that supports the plan;
- plan for sharing the project goals and outcomes to appropriate audiences;
- sustainable budget with justification for each item; and,
- any additional supports from LTSI or other campus partners that might be helpful for your project.
Please note: You cannot apply to more than one LTSI grant in the same year for the same project.
Ready to submit your application?
The link to the application form will go live on December 1, 2024.
Past recipients
2023-2024
- Louise Chim, Department of Psychology
An assessment and integration of the first-year international student experience and values in PSYC 100A/B (Introduction to Psychology) ($7,454) - Mélissa Gauthier, Department of Anthropology
Yucatán Ethnographic Field School ($,7487) - Simon Glezos, Department of Political Science
Globalizing the History of Political Thought ($6,074) - CindyAnn Rose-Redwood, Department of Geography
Internationalizing UVic: International Students’ Perspectives on Creating a More Internationalized Curriculum ($6,736) - Douglas Stuart, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
Globalizing financial education: Integrating International Sustainability Reporting Standards into the Accounting Curriculum ($2,565)
2021-2022
- Kerstin Heilgenberg, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
The impact of Racial Microaggressions on Team Work ($1,286.80) - Dan Russek, Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies
Soccer, Society and Culture in the Hispanic World: a New Online Course ($4,750)
