2008
Call for Proposals
Under the direction of Professor Robert Blake
(UC Davis), the UC Consortium
for Language Learning & Teaching is a system-wide initiative designed
to make the most effective use of UC's vast linguistic resources and expertise
at a time when foreign language enrollments are increasing dramatically. The
Consortium fosters collaboration among and across the language programs at the
UC campuses with an eye to increasing student access to language study through
a combination of the best classroom practices, technological enhancements, and
EAP programs.
The Consortium seeks proposals
offering innovative approaches that combine second language acquisition
research and practice and maximize the benefits to students and to programs
system-wide. Accordingly, proposals must demonstrate the potential to impact
the teaching and learning of language across the UC system. The Consortium will also support projects
committed to outreach (K-12, state/community college systems). Planning meetings will also be considered.
The Consortium grants program will
fund projects (a limited number) up to a maximum of $20,000.
You will need to register (registration) before being able to submit.
Call for Proposals:
Notification
of Award Late March 2008
Tenure
of Grant July 1, 2008-June 30, 2009
UC Senate and non-Senate faculty
from all UC language departments are eligible to receive funding from the
Consortium. The principal investigator
must have an active, central role in the project. Graduate Assistants may not be the principal
investigator.
Applicants seeking renewal for
projects previously funded by the Consortium must submit a progress report as
part of the new application.
The Consortium will fund expenditures for human and technical resources:
-
course
release time for faculty
-
summer
stipends
-
GSRship
assistance to the projects
-
development
of curricular materials
-
collaborative/planning
meetings with UC partners
-
consultants
Grants from the Consortium will not fund:
-
non
course release time (except summer stipends)
-
equipment
or supplies
-
conference
hosting or attendance
-
guest
lecturers
-
travel other than for collaborative/planning meetings with UC partners
All
submissions will be made online and must be submitted by the deadline of
February 15, 2008. No extensions will be granted
The
completed application for a Consortium Collaborative Grant must include:
No extensions will be granted
Applicants are encouraged to
discuss their project ideas with the members of the Consortium’s steering
committee on their campus.
Questions concerning
the Consortium Grants Program may be addressed to the Associate Director,
Kathleen Dillon. Phone: 530-754-9727 / email kedillon@ucdavis.edu
1. Project Materials
A copy of all materials developed
with Consortium grant funds must be delivered to the Consortium upon completion
of the project. When appropriate, the
Consortium will send project materials out for evaluation and dissemination
purposes.
2. Budget
It is understood that grants are
for the sole purpose of completing the project as described in the
proposal. Modifications in budget
allocations may become necessary during the period of the grant. These must be approved by the Consortium when
they exceed 10% of the grant.
3. Dissemination of Outcomes of Consortium
Funded Projects
Grant recipients must agree to
disseminate to their home campuses, and across campuses wherever possible, any
materials, techniques, and strategies developed with Consortium funds. Grant recipients will present their project outcomes at a
special session of the biennial Consortium conference (next conference will be held in 2008). In
addition, the Consortium will disseminate such information through its
newsletter and website for the purposes of showcasing faculty efforts in the
development of language teaching materials and methodology.
4. Copyright
Copyright will be in compliance with the current
5. Final Report
Within sixty days after the
conclusion of the granting period, all project directors will submit to the
Consortium a self-evaluation of the project in response to the following
questions:
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Did the
project succeed in fulfilling the goals identified in the proposal?
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Did you
encounter any barriers to completing your project?
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What
changes or adaptations did you make to the proposal? Why?
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Who has
benefited directly or indirectly from the project?
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Where do
you intend to go from here?
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Was the
amount of funding sufficient to allow accomplishment of the project goals?
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Did you
modify the budget? Explain.
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