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. 

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.

Apply for Development Grant