About the grant
The Strategic Initiative International (SI-INT) grant encourages applicants to engage with global issues and communities in alignment with UVic’s Strategic Plan and the Global Engagement Strategy.
This grant can be used for the development or renewal of a course or program to either:
- integrate international learning experiences abroad (e.g., international field schools, global service learning)
- integrate on-campus learning activities, courses, or programs that emphasize global issues, intercultural competence, or international topics
This grant is due on February 24, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
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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. Contact shaunadoherty@uvic.ca if you need information about how to close out your 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 engaging global issues and communities as well as equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging
- a brief, targeted review of the literature that supports the plan
- a sustainable budget
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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.
Ready to submit your application?
Applications are due by February 24, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
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)
