Development Grants

Overview

The Center awards New Course or Testing Materials Development Grants (up to $2,500) each year to CEAS faculty to support the development of non-language courses in East Asian Studies or language proficiency testing materials for East Asian languages. The following are counted as “new courses development”:

  • creating a brand-new course on East Asia (either in-person or online),
  • turning an existing general/non-East Asian course into an East Asian course by incorporating more than 25% East Asian content, or
  • developing an online course out of an existing East Asian course that has been well-attended in person. 
  • award priority goes to: online course development OR courses focusing on the yearly theme (AY23 Migration, AY24 Digital Age, AY 25 Climate and Economic Security)

Once granted, you will be asked to provide CEAS with a brief summary report to show the developed syllabus, testing materials, and implementation results. 

APPLICATIONS OPEN: November 15

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: January 15

New Course Grants

This application requires a letter (PDF format) that details the course you are planning to develop. Please indicate:

  • the main goal of the proposed “new course development”,
  • how this proposed course contributes to your departmental needs as well as more generally to the enhancement of East Asian course offerings.
  • the timeline for development and launching of the course, and
  • details about the course
    • level (e.g., undergraduate introductory, advanced undergraduate, graduate seminar, etc.),
    • subject matter and/or topics you will cover,
    • target audience  (e.g., level of students, disciplinary background, etc.),
    • anticipated enrollment numbers, and
    • class format (e.g., in-person, hybrid, online, etc.)

If possible, please provide a tentative course syllabus with a course description, objectives, and preliminary ideas such as sample readings, assignments, and weekly schedule.

Language Proficiency Testing Materials Grants

This application requires a letter (PDF format) that details the testing materials you are planning to develop. Please indicate:

  • the main goal of the proposed testing material development, and
  • an explanation of
    • why the test is necessary or important,
    • what the test will measure,
    • how the test will contribute to the improvement of language instruction or pedagogy, and
    • how the test will help to measure student learning outcomes.

Funding for these programs comes from the KU CEAS Title VI NRC Grant.

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