The Chancellor's Award for Internationalization
The Chancellor's Award for Internationalization is a competitive awards program of financial support for study in less commonly traveled regions and is funded by the State University of New York.
Project proposals are reviewed by a committee of peers, and 12 grants of $8,000 each will be awarded for the development and implementation of an innovative study abroad project. This offer is available to full- and part-time SUNY faculty and staff. Study Abroad programs that exist as of the beginning of the 2006-07 academic year and programs which have previously received support through this award are not eligible.
The primary goal of the Chancellor's Award for Internationalization is to provide students with new opportunities to have an academic experience in a country that is less commonly visited for academic purposes. In general this will exclude countries of Western Europe and Australia, though innovative and creative project proposals in those areas will be considered if they concern minority or understudied cultures of the region. The program should not duplicate any existing SUNY study abroad program and should give opportunities to underrepresented academic disciplines in study abroad.
Projects that receive a Chancellor's Award are expected to be those that can be sustained in the future by the campuses in the absence of funds from the Chancellor's Award or other funding from SUNY System Administration. The Chancellor's Awards are intended to serve as "start-up" funds.
The proposed project may be teaching or research oriented, however it must be credit bearing. It will be led by the project director who submits the proposal. The project must include a minimum of three weeks abroad, carry at least three credit hours, and must be consistent with all of the standard requirements and stipulations of a normal study-abroad program on your campus. Be advised that to receive financial aid during the summer a student must be enrolled for at least 6 credits.
For the 2006-07 competition roughly half of the 12 available awards will be set aside for project proposals in East and North Africa, Mexico, Latin America, China, Turkey and Russia, where SUNY has ongoing projects that can provide support. Proposals for projects in other areas of the world, excluding Western Europe and Australia, are also encouraged and will receive full consideration.
Faculty and staff preparing project proposals are encouraged to contact their campus Director of International Education for guidance. They should also feel free to contact Dr. John Ryder, Director, Office of International Programs, SUNY System Administration, (518) 443-5396.
Previous awards
2005-06 Academic Year
The Committee selected twelve awardees from among 35 proposals submitted.
- John Frederick Bailyn, Stony Brook University. The East-West Initiative in Interdisciplinary Studies. Russia
- Michael Cavanagh, SUNY Brockport. Correspondent Journalism in the Post-Soviet World. Czech Republic
- Jeremiah Donovan, SUNY Cortland. China Summer Study: History, Culture and the Arts. China
More information on China Summer Study.
- Sema Dube, SUNYIT. Globalization and International Business from a Turkish Perspective. Turkey
More information on Globalization and International Business from a Turkish Perspective.
- Maria S. Horne, University at Buffalo. Theatre, Cultures and Civilization in Romania. Romania
More information on Theatre, Cultures and Civilization in Romania.
- Kim Irvine, University at Buffalo. Sustainable Development Issues in Cambodia. Cambodia
- Zhongchun Jiang, SUNY Cobleskill. Agriculture Study Tour in the Country of 1.3 Billion People. China
More information on Agriculture Study Tour in the Country.
- D. Joseph Mook, University at Buffalo. Intensive Engineering Program in Thailand. Thailand
More information on Intensive Engineering Program in Thailand.
- Jean Ouedraogo, SUNY Plattsburgh. Language and Culture Immersion in Latin America. Martinique
- Richard D.C. Trainer, Nassau Community College. An Economy in Transition from Central Planning to Market and Beyond. Poland
- Christine Tuaillon, Nassau Community College. Bio 219: Field Ecology of Ethiopia. Ethiopia
- Scott Turner, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse. The ESF Global Campus in Africa. Namibia
2004-05 Academic Year
There was no competition for this year.
2003-04 Academic Year
The first competition for the Chancellor's Award for Internationalization was held in fall 2003 for faculty lead short term projects to take place in summer 2004. There were 75 proposals submitted by faculty from across the State University.
- Marsha Baxter and Patricia Riley, SUNY Potsdam. Spanish Immersion - Music Teaching Practicum. Mexico
- Don Boros and Qianghua Wang, Binghamton University. The Total Theatre of Chinese Opera. China
- Michael M. Brescia, SUNY Fredonia. The Regional Dimensions of Globalization in Mexico: Multidisciplinary Perspectives and Historical Context. Mexico
- Theodore A. Endreny, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Ecological Engineering in the Tropics. Honduras
- Robert F. Goeckel, SUNY Geneseo. Russian Politics and Civilization. Russia
- Richard J. Herdlein, University at Buffalo. Convergence of Cultures: Internationalization through the Balto - Slavic People of Estonia. Estonia
- Patrick McDevitt and Jason Young, University at Buffalo. Haiti: A Bicentennial Appreciation. Haiti
- Amy Mountcastle, SUNY Plattsburgh. Summer Immersion in Croatian Language and Culture. Croatia
- Samuel M. Paley, University at Buffalo. Practicum in Field Archaeology - The Alishar Regional Project at Cadir Hoyuk and its Environs. Turkey
- John Stone, University at Buffalo. Rehabilitation in Brazil. Brazil
- Laura Terriquez Kasey, Binghamton University. Improving the Health of the Community. Dominican Republic