European Studies Faculty-Led Student Trip Grant
- Funding Amount
- Up to $25,000
- Deadline
- Fall and Spring Deadlines
- Audience
- Faculty
- Opportunity Type
- Teaching/Curricular
- Sponsoring Unit
- Nanovic Institute for European Studies
The Nanovic Institute for European Studies offers this grant to faculty leading student trips and seminars in Europe.
Key Dates
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Fall application deadline
Faculty-led student trips are typically site-specific opportunities for immersive European studies. Trips are typically short-term (5-7 days) and may (but need not) connect to a course for credit. They might take place during the academic year breaks (fall, winter, or spring breaks, or sometime during the summer). All participants traveling abroad are required to follow University guidelines, including registering their travel via the NDG Travel Registry (https://ndi-tr.nd.edu/). Proposals requesting support for faculty-led student trips will be reviewed twice each academic year, following the published grant deadlines for the fall and spring semesters.
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Spring application deadline
Submission Requirements
- Applicant information
- names
- contact information
- discernment of eligibility
- CVs and other supporting materials
- Project/proposal information
- title
- start and end dates;
- location(s)
- abstract or executive summary
- goals, objectives, and statement of need
- project narrative/description
- stakeholder mapping
- outcomes and outputs
- evaluation methods/metrics).
- Student selection criteria (what criteria will you use to ensure a fair selection of student participants?).
- Endorsement by the faculty member’s Chair or Dean (brief note of endorsement).
- Budget and accompanying narrative/justification. (On the budget, note there is a required 80/20 split with participating units, meaning that the Nanovic Institute will provide up to 80% of total costs, with the remaining 20% or more to be covered by the participating unit(s). The latter portion may, for example, be paid by the relevant dean’s office or another Institute; alternatively, faculty research funds or other resources may be used. The student “commitment fee” is $300 and should be built into the proposal.)
- Acknowledgment of obligations/expectations.
- Mission alignment.
Evaluation Criteria
Strength of the proposal, budget alignment, and its capacity to advance the mission of the Nanovic Institute and European studies. Priority will be given to proposals that enable faculty to share their passion and expertise with students on-site in Europe or in venues relevant to European Studies (archives, museums, etc.); therefore, proposals should focus on sites where on-site interaction is vital, such as European film, art, or opera festivals; historical sites; academic and professional conferences; libraries; archaeological sites; archives; artistic and architectural installations; etc. Study trips will ideally link to other educational goals by stimulating undergraduate research projects, senior theses, distinction papers, and independent work, or simply by supporting students toward the completion of their major or minor. The ideal proposal will also elicit local expertise and talent in a manner that allows for a reciprocal relationship with Notre Dame, e.g. return lectures, panels, or presentations on campus in South Bend. Proposals that involve interdisciplinary, cross-unit cooperation may be eligible for higher amounts. Study trips that support the integrative course requirement of the University’s new curriculum will be given special consideration.
Contact
Annie Seul, internal grants and academic administration program manager, Nanovic Institute, aseul@nd.edu