Canadian Studies Course Development Awards
The Canadian-American Center is pleased to announce a new competition for Canadian Studies Course Development Awards. As a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center on Canada, the Canadian-American Center is committed to expanding the breadth and depth of teaching on Canada at the 91±¬ÁÏ. To fulfill that aim, the Center is providing funds for the development of courses that deal with Canada or Canadian-American relations. With funds from its Title VI grant, the Center will make several awards of $4,000 to faculty who develop a new course on Canada or Canadian-American relations or modify an existing course so that it includes at least 25 percent Canadian content.
The awards will be made in two parts: two-thirds will be paid in May 2011 for faculty to use in developing the course in Summer 2011. The remaining one-third will be paid in Summer 2012 after the course has been taught or included in the course timetable for AY 2012-13.
Awards will be made to full-time 91±¬ÁÏ faculty. Priority will be given to faculty who do not at present teach on Canada or Canadian-American relations. Applications from Canadian Studies faculty will also be considered.
Applications must consist of a , a one-page proposed course description or course modification, a plan of work, and a two-page CV. The course proposal must include the course title, content, and proposed date offered. To receive the final payment, faculty must submit the course syllabus.
Deadline: 31 March 2011
Submissions and any questions should be directed to Stephen J. Hornsby, Director, Canadian-American Center, 154 College Ave. Tel: 581-4226. Email: Hornsby@maine.edu