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Call for Professional Development Proposals—Asian Area Studies Curriculum

The Center for Asian Studies has funding available for CU Boulder faculty members who would like to develop Asia-related curricula for new or existing courses.

CAS will offer up to five faculty awards for the creation or significant revision of an undergraduate course on any region of Asia in any discipline or College. At least one of these awards will be reserved for an Asian studies course that includes material on climate change or environmental issues and/or a course on climate change/environment that includes material on Asia.

This opportunity is offered as part of our National Resource Center for Asian Studies grant from the US Department of Education and contingent on funding. Funding will be provided for faculty to develop new courses with Asian content or revise existing courses to add Asian content, in order to enhance the area studies curriculum. Asian content should include at least two class sessions that are focused on Asia. We will give priority to classes with more substantial Asian content. Classes addressing environmental issues in Asia may also be included in our new Climate and Society in Asia undergraduate certificate (in final approval stages).

Application Information:

All grants will be made in the amount of $2000 to support faculty engaged in curriculum research and development. Awards will be paid as summer salary (subject to taxes and withholding), or as reimbursement for travel or related expenses. Award period will be Summer 2025.

Please complete a Professional Development Grant Application and submit, along with appropriate attachments, to cas@colorado.edu. Proposals are due to CAS on Monday, March 3, 2025.

Award recipients will be asked to submit a report and syllabus for the new course during the fall semester following the award date. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility for future CAS faculty awards.Ìý Additionally, new or revised courses should be cross-listed with Asian Studies if possible.

Please direct questions to CAS Executive Director Danielle Rocheleau Salaz (salaz@colorado.edu or 303-735-5312).

All awards are contingent upon continued funding from the Department of Education.