Center for Global Engagement - Internationalization Grants
The purpose of the Center for Global Engagement Internationalization Grant is to support and help to sustain a cross-culture commitment to comprehensive internationalization at Saint Michael’s College. As such, the Internationalization Grant will support the mission of the Center for Global Engagement, which is to promote global learning and literacy, deepen inter-cultural competency and inclusion, and support opportunities for global engagement for students, faculty, staff, alumni and local community members. Because the majority of Saint Michael’s students do not study abroad, nor are a majority of our students international students, a global learning experience is important for advancing the core 21st century liberal arts institutional learning outcome of global citizenship and global competency for our students as well as raising the global profile of Saint Michael’s College.
CGE Internationalization Grant application form (click here)
Submission deadline dates:
Deadline: accepted on a rolling basis; December 1 (fall cycle) and May 1 (spring cycle)
1. Student Experience: an internationalization grant may be used for a student academic or field experience that promotes a greater understanding of international issues and which promotes global engagement and citizenship. Projects relevant to such funding might include professional development or high-impact participation in conferences, workshops or seminars that address international themes related to academic or co-curricular activities, or costs related to carrying out research or fieldwork on international issues.
2. Campus Community Programming: a major goal of internationalization grants is to support global learning and engagement, helping to support a more international and intercultural learning environment for Saint Michael’s students. Preference will be given to proposals in this category that noticeably support campus internationalization, with a clear explanation for how this project or activity enhance global learning or engagement at Saint Michael’s College. Relevant projects or activities eligible for this grant might include the funding of speaker, film series or workshop, a community-engaged learning or volunteer project with the local community representing other cultures or local non-profits involved in global affairs, or a cultural or international fair.
1. Internationalization grants are open to all faculty (full-time tenure-track, instructors and adjunct faculty) and full-time staff of the College.
2. Limit of one (1) proposal per person per academic year.
1. Applicant Information: Name, Campus Department, Office, Phone, Box Number, Email Address.
2. Grant Information: Grant Category (Student Experience or Campus Programming), Project or Activity Title, Amount Requested, Timeframe for Use of Funds, Additional Sources of Funding and Current Status?
3. Budget Outline: Airfare, Hotel, Food, Program Expenses, Miscellaneous.
4. Application Questions:
a) Summary of goals or objectives of the project or activity, timeline and proposed outcomes (no more than two pages);
b) Please describe the ways in which the project will advance the College’s commitment to comprehensive internationalization broadly construed (no more than one page).
5. Letter of Support: a short letter of support from the appropriate department chair, staff supervisor, faculty advisor or student club president.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to submit applications for fall and spring semester events and programming: submissions are accepted on a rolling basis; deadline for proposals seeking support for fall activities is December 1, 2023; the deadline for proposals for the spring semester is May 1, 2024. Applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the ad hoc Global Engagement Advisory Committee. The current grant pool is $20,000 for the 2023-24 academic year, with a typical maximum grant amount of $2,500, although higher amounts will be considered.
A short report (no more than two pages) on the project or activity is due within three months after the use of the funds and should be emailed to Jeffrey Ayres, Director of the Center for Global Engagement, jayres@smcvt.edu. Not sending a final report may prevent consideration for future grants until the report has been submitted. All reports should include the following components:
1. An accounting of how the Internationalization Grant funds were spent.
2. A description of activities undertaken and how they advanced the project goals.
3. A discussion of the ways in which the activity or project advanced comprehensive internationalization at Saint Michael’s College.