Taiwanese Studies Course Development Grants

Overview

Thanks to a Taiwan Studies Grant from Taiwan's Ministry of Education, CEAS has a new Taiwan Studies Program that aims to encourage the study of Taiwan by supporting curricular development, new research, lectures and symposia, and new partnership development with institutions in Taiwan. As part of CEAS’s new Taiwan Studies Program, CEAS will award two Course Development Grants (up to $2,500) on a competitive basis to KU faculty to design or enhance Taiwan-focused curriculum. Only courses with a minimum of 25% Taiwan studies content will be considered.  

Courses may be in any discipline. The new Taiwan content should inform students about Taiwan as appropriate given the subject matter of the course but might also include direct engagement with Taiwan through such interventions as the integration of COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) or the inclusion of lectures by subject experts in Taiwan. Such engagement can be counted as part of the 25%.  

Awardees may take the $2500 as summer salary (fringe will be deducted), or they may have it transferred to their department for use in support of research and/or teaching needs.

Award Priorities

Award priority will be given to proposals that: 

  • Expand the breadth and depth of Taiwan Studies offerings across disciplines, including political science, history, culture, language, and related fields. 
  • Demonstrate potential to support repeated course offering, thereby contributing to the long-term sustainability of the Taiwan Studies Program. 
  • Will be accessible to a broad range of students (that is, not courses with pre-requisites).

All other things being equal, preference will be given to proposals that focus on Taiwan’s economic resilience, digital governance, and/or democratic innovation. 

APPLICATIONS OPEN: November 15

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: January 15

Application & Requirements

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

  1. Details about the course  
    1. Course title 
    2. Level (e.g., undergraduate introductory, advanced undergraduate, graduate seminar, etc.), 
    3. Subject matter and/or topics you will cover, 
    4. Target audience (e.g., level of students, disciplinary background, etc.), 
    5. Anticipated enrollment numbers, and 
    6. Class format (e.g., in-person, online, etc.)  
  2. The main goal(s) of the proposed course development 
    1. What Taiwan content will you add? 
    2. What learning goals will the new Taiwan content address? 
    3. What strategies will you use to include Taiwan content/how does the Taiwan content connect to other course content (e.g. case studies that illustrate important concepts, opportunities for comparative exploration of a concept, direct engagement through COIL with partner students in Taiwan that helps students develop cross-cultural awareness and competency)? 
  3. The timeline for development and launching of the course 
  4. If possible, please provide a tentative course syllabus with a course description, objectives, and preliminary ideas such as sample readings, assignments, and weekly schedule. 

Awardees will provide CEAS with a brief summary report to show the developed syllabus and implementation results.  

Funding for these grants is provided by the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for a two-year term (2026-2028), with future funding contingent upon the availability of funds. 

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