Applying for a Small Grant – Global Spotlight

Applying for a Small Grant – Global Spotlight

10/19/2010

Dear Carol,

As International (from Venezuela and Guatemala respectively) students of the OLPD department we find it difficult to engage with the work done by scholars in Latin America. We are interested in bridging this gap and increasing the  dialogue between the University of Minnesota and the global south. The Global Spotlight focus for the upcoming two years on Latin America and Urbanization, as well as our appreciation of the various events the OIP office hosted during the  previous Global Spotlight initiative, has inspired and motivated us to contact prominent Latin American scholars to hopefully engage with them as part of the event speaker series within OIP. Furthermore, we intend to engage with these scholars by inviting students to respond to the talks in two ways. First by providing them with the chance to discuss with scholars they would not have the opportunity to meet. Also, by inviting them to respond to these talks in various formats (video, art, photography, media, papers, etc.) in order to be a part of a special issue of the Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Development (IPID) journal. One of IPID’s primary goals is to provide advanced students with a journal in which they can increase their publishing expertise.  By paring the OIP initiative with the IPID journal, we believe we will create an  interdisciplinary space where students, faculty and staff can collaborate and expand their knowledge.

Below you will find a preliminary sketch of the mini-series we intend to put together, but we would love the opportunity to meet with you in order to discuss further possibilities.

Thank you for your time,

 Chantal Figueroa and Alfonso Sintjago

612-501-2142 / 352-359-4026

figu0027@umn.edu / sintj0002@umn.edu

Co-Sponsorship of Events

The Office of International Programs will provide funding and co-sponsorship of certain events related to theGlobalSpotlightareaandthemeoffocus.

Funding requests from University-affiliated groups will be considered. We will accept requests from $500 to $5,000, but we anticipate that the average award will be approximately $2,000.

Priority will be given to:

1. university- and community-wide events or programs;
2. university events involving at least two units or an international partner; and
3. events that primarily involve student participation.

Events that have a major impact on the University as a whole and the greater community will be given priority. Funding from OIP should be seen as seed money to be combined with other sources of internal or external funding. Applications can be submitted at any time, but must be received at least one month in advance of the event.

If you have questions, please contact Carol Klee at 612-625-9521 or klee@umn.edu.

(this is only a draft!!!! )

Application for Co-Sponsorship of Global Spotlight Event

Title of event: Latin American Development – An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Main sponsor of event: CIDE, Latin American Studies

Date(s) of event: Spring 2011 and Fall 2011

Location of event: Across Campus

Type of event (conference, workshop, film, etc.): Series of Speakers that will conclude in the edition of a Latin American special issue of IPID journal.

Intended audience (faculty, students, community, etc.):

Graduate and Undergraduate Students, Faculty, Staff, and Community Members.

Will you have speaker(s) at the event? Yes No

If yes, please list the speaker(s) and their institutional affiliation:

Briefly describe the event or activity: Speakers have held major roles within their communities. They focused on changing living conditions and improving living standards through a number of fields.

Briefly describe the impact of this event on the University of Minnesota as a whole and on the greater community:

To provide members of the local community and university affiliates with diverse views and perspectives of changes and initiatives taking place throughout Latin America. A general question to which the speakers will help answer includes what is the role of scholars of the Global South within development practices/challenges? How do Latin American scholars engage in their community and participate within the international academia? How will Latin American countries meet the challenges of the 21st century global economy?  What are the main challenges facing Latin America countries and in what innovative ways are individuals and organizations bringing about a systemic change and improving living conditions throughout Latin America? The speakers will address general Latin American development questions in relation to their research and areas of expertise.

To reach a greater audience the series will be recorded and broadcasted through the UMN ITunes Channel and YouTube EDU initiatives. A follow up to the speaker series will include journal articles written for IPID, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Development. Some of the speakers will be contacted via Skype, while other speakers will visit the University. We hope that this initiative will foster a continuous exchange where experts from Latin America regularly visit the University of Minnesota to share with us their research and experiences.

List all collaborating faculty, departments, or organizations: (We need to contact them)

Comparative and International Development Education (CIDE)

Organizational Leadership Policy and Development (OLPD)

Institute for Global Studies (IGS)

Interdisciplinary Center for Global Change (ICGC)

Office of International Programs (OIP)

College of Education and Human Development (CEHD)

Department of Chicano Studies – Casa Sol

Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies (GWSS)

Hispanic Student Associations

Budget Information

Total budget amount: 20,000

Amount requested from Global Spotlight funding: 5,000-2,000 (per visitor)

Detailed budget (enter below or email a file to klee@umn.edu):

Transportation- TBA

Room Reservation- TBA

Room and Board- TBA

Other sources of support (indicate whether pending or approved): TBA

If you are funded, you will receive the money through an internal transfer. Please supply contact information for your accountant: TBA

Accountant name: TBA

Accountant email: TBA

Contact Information

Name:  Chantal Figueroa and Alfonso Sintjago

Phone number: 612-501-2142 / 352-359-4026