Global Experiential Learning proposals due Apr. 15

With this funding, the College of Business launched MNGT 398: Global Startup Communities, which introduced students to Rwandan culture and culminated in a community concert with UNL student group, Live Lyve Band.
With this funding, the College of Business launched MNGT 398: Global Startup Communities, which introduced students to Rwandan culture and culminated in a community concert with UNL student group, Live Lyve Band.

The Global Experiences Office (formerly Education Abroad) has relaunched the Global Experiential Learning Fund for faculty and staff to create innovative opportunities for students to engage with the world right here on campus.

Purpose
The Global Experiences Office aims to increase the number of impactful, experiential courses or programs that include a global component and align with the university’s Grand Challenges. The office hopes to support the creation of learning opportunities that will deepen student global engagement, helping them understand how to navigate a global marketplace and find opportunities that will position them for increased professional successful.

Availability of Funding
All faculty and staff are eligible to apply for the Global Experiential Learning Fund. Recipients will receive three years of funding to support their course.

  • Year 1 funding may include faculty/staff (e.g., summer salary, course buy-out), graduate assistant time, student worker, speaker honoraria, technology, course activities and/or other needs for the development and piloting of the course/program. Funding cannot be used for travel nor faculty overload. Year 1 funding will be up to $8,000.
  • Years 2 and 3 funding is limited to costs associated with maintaining the course, such as speaker honoraria and course activities. Funding cannot be used to pay UNL personnel during this period. Years 2 and 3 funding will be up to $3,000 per year.


Evaluation Criteria
Successful applications should demonstrate the experiential learning characteristics of the course or program by outlining how students will have direct, meaningful interactions with individuals and/or groups from a global culture(s). Preference will be given to proposals that demonstrate:
  • How opportunities help deepen student understanding of one of Nebraska’s Grand Challenges.
  • Focus on building and/or deepening partnerships that can lead to future collaborations with international universities, education abroad organizations, NGOs, etc.
  • Have the potential to be incorporated into your department's regular teaching portfolio, leading to long-term sustainability of the course or program.


Application
Interested faculty/staff must submit:
  • A short statement of interest describing your vision for the course or program that explains fit with evaluation criteria.
  • A simple budget for all 3 years and a description of how the funds will be used, verified/in alignment with your college’s business office. The letter should indicate that your supervisor is aware of and supports the way you intend to use the funding.


Applications are due April 15 for courses in the 2022-23 academic year. Apply on NuRamp here, and select “Global Experiential Learning Fund” from the drop-down menu.

Contact Cody Hollist, interim director of the Global Experiences Office, at chollist2@unl.edu with any questions.

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/gelf