UFV Internationalization Fund
UFV is developing funding opportunities for faculty and staff to facilitate the internationalization of the campus and the curriculum. The Internationalization Fund (IF) is administered by the Office of the Vice-President (Academic) & Provost. The Internationalization Fund is resourced by UFV International, who also assists in the management of the fund. The purpose of this initiative is to provide faculty and staff with funding to support the infusion of an international dimension into the teaching, learning and community services functions of the university.
Examples might include, but are not restricted to, the following:
- researching and developing pedagogical approaches to creating an internationalized/intercultural classroom
- internationalizing existing courses by introducing global perspectives
- drawing upon the resources offered in class by the presence of international students and/or domestic students who have studied abroad
- creating a discrete course focused on global/international content
- developing new international linkages and partnerships that will have the potential to enrich and enable internationalization at UFV
- working with partners in Canada and/or abroad to initiate international development projects/proposals
- working with an international colleague to develop a model for “team teaching” a course using the internet as a tool to link UFV classes and students with their counterparts in another country
- integrating international/global elements and content into a cohort program across the curriculum of that program
- developing a strategy for internationalizing one’s department/program/service
- expanding one’s own knowledge of global issues and content relevant to one’s discipline/teaching/service area
- introducing international elements by working with overseas partners and programs such as student/faculty exchanges
- expanding one’s own intercultural knowledge/skills in order to develop a pedagogical approach that reflects inclusiveness and an intercultural classroom
- developing work internship/service learning courses/programs that take place in an international setting or incorporate international elements
- developing study abroad courses/curriculum to enable UFV students to earn credits in study abroad experiences
Funding
The total funding available is $25,000.
Eligibility
Internationalization Fund proposals are encouraged from any full-time faculty/staff member with a letter of support from the applicant’s immediate supervisor and approval from the applicant’s senior administrator: Director, Dean or Associate Vice-President, as applicable.
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