Faculty Grants and Awards

Purpose:  These grants provide funds to revise or create new courses or to develop library resources that will bring a substantial global or cross-cultural perspective to the curriculum or contribute in demonstrable ways to the development of inter-cultural competency. 

Criteria:  The proposed new course or library resources should either build and strengthen inter-cultural competence or provide a geographical or cultural perspective which is absent or under-represented in the current curriculum.  The preparation of course materials for participation in immersion experiences with students in cross-cultural settings, either internationally or in the United States, falls within the guidelines.  Courses that address topics of global significance and/or phenomena which have global impact will also be given consideration.  Higher funding priority will generally be given to proposals that have the promise of making substantive changes to courses or library resources. All proposals must outline the anticipated learning outcomes as well as the criteria and methods used to assess them.  The new or revised course should be offered no later than four semesters after receiving the grant.

Availability:  The awards are competitive and available up to a maximum of $4,000 per award.  A larger amount will be considered if monies remain after all selected proposals have been funded. Grant monies may be used to purchase or locate course-related materials, references, or equipment; to attend conferences, workshops, or other professional development opportunities directly relevant to the proposed course content or library resources; to design new course content or activities; to conduct research that will clearly contribute to the proposed project; or to pursue other activities consistent with the purposes of the grant. This grant may not be used as a stipend or for load reduction.

Eligibility:  Full-time teaching or library faculty.

Application: To apply for the grant, please complete the Global Curriculum Grant Application online. Note that this online application requires you to login to the VPN software "Global Protect" if accessing through wi-fi.

Deadline: January 23, 2024 for the 2023-24 Academic Year to your divisional dean, who will then forward Dean of Global Programs and Studies by January 31. Applications will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the Global Programs and Studies Advisory Council.  Applicants will be informed of funding decisions by the end of April.

Global Curriculum Grants Awarded 2021-22

Faculty	Course/Resources
Baraka, Mandy	CMHC: Lifestyle and Career Development	CR
Graber, Katherine	Rene Padilla Papers Acquisition	LR
Haskins, Alex	PSCI: Carribean Politial Thought	CR
Holman, Sarah	MUCS 275/COMM 275	CR
Watson, Terri and Baraka, Mandy	Multicultural & Trauma-informed Clinical Supervision	NC
Total Amount Awarded $22,600

Global Curriculum Grants Awarded 2020-21

Faculty	Course/Resources
Beteta, Xavier	MUTC 204: Music of Latin America	NC
Cartegena, Nathan	Race and Justice: A Global Perspective	CR
Hill, Theon	Comm 253: Messages, Influence, Culture	CR
Lundin, Matt	HIST 101: Exploring the Global Past: French and Haitian Revolutions	CR
Vroom Fick, Sarah	Elementary Curriculum Materials in Mandarin, Korean, and Spanish	LR
Total Amount Awarded $13,540

Global Curriculum Grants Awarded 2019-20

Faculty	Course/Resources
Howell, Brian	IDI Assessment Training	CR
Jeske, Christine	IDI Assessment Training	CR
Martin, Dyanne	Caribbean Literature Course Development	NC
Total Amount Awarded $11,280

Global Curriculum Grants Awarded 2018-19

Faculty	Course/Resources
Johann Buis	MUCS 103 Revision	CR
Alex Loney	Latin 101, 102 and 201 Revision	CR
John Trotter	MUMS 311 Revision	CR
Total Amount Awarded: $11,450.00

Global Curriculum Grants Awarded 2016-17

Faculty	Course/Resources
Gene Green	Native American Studies - Wheaton College Science Station	LR
Cherith Lundin	20th Century Latin American Printmaking: Monographs and Art Historical Surveys	CR
Matthew Milliner	Art Survey: Native American Focus and AIS Native Jesus	CR
Total Amount Awarded: $6,470.00

CR = Course Revision    LR = Library Resources    NC = New Course

Purpose:  The Faculty Global Research Grant Program is one of Global Programs and Studies initiatives to further global engagement by Wheaton College faculty. These awards may be used to engage in research or creative work in an international or cross-cultural setting that deepens campus awareness of or contribution to the global community. They may serve either as grants to fund a project in its entirety or as seed grants that may lead to more extensive work or to an application for additional resources from outside the college. This grant program does not fund service projects. Proposals for collaborative projects with colleagues or partners in international or cross-cultural contexts will receive prioritization for funding. Inclusion of students in the work of the project is encouraged but not required.  Generally, the research grant is not to be used to fund a supervisory role in student or other third-party research—the grant funds are for projects/research led or conducted by faculty. Individuals at all levels of international or cross-cultural experience may apply.  The Dean of Global Programs and Studies is available as a resource to assist grantees in preparation for working in these contexts.  Awardees must submit a report of their work to the Dean of Global Programs and Studies upon completion of the project. 

Availability:  Awards are competitive, available up to a maximum of $5,000 per award.  A larger amount will be considered if monies remain after all selected proposals have been funded. The grants may be used to fund expenses related to the project including travel, food and lodging, equipment, materials, or other items and services necessary for its completion.   These funds may be combined with other grants from the college or other resources.   Grant monies may not be used for load reduction or a stipend. 

Eligibility:  All full-time teaching and library undergraduate and graduate faculty who will be returning for the academic year subsequent to the one in which the award is granted are eligible to apply.

Application:  Please use this link to access the application. If applying from off-campus, make sure you are connected to the VPN software, Global Protect. Contact GPS@wheaton.edu or call 630-752-7309 with questions.  Faculty applicants should include their plans to share their activities and learning with the campus community in their application; creativity in reaching multiple campus sectors is encouraged.  

Deadline: October 3, 2023.  Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-committee of the Global Programs and Studies Advisory Council.  Applicants will be informed of funding decisions by December 15.

Faculty Global Research Grants Awarded 2021-22

Faculty	Project Title
Altino, Soh-Hyun	Performing Sanjo on the Violin: Globalizing Traditional Korean Music
Klingler, Timothy	Developing/Expanding MCL/HNGR/GPS/Aequitas Programs in Mexico/Latin/South America
McNutt, Jennifer	Exploring How French Bibles were Shaped by and for Early Refugee Crisis up until the Edict of Toleration
Botts, Jeremy; Patton, Kaye; Till-Campbell, Sheldon	Returning the Favor of Presence as Participating Artists: Oaxaca x Wheaton
Total Amount Awarded: $19,155

Faculty Global Research Grants Awarded 2020-21

Faculty	Project
Kathryn Alexander	Middle Eastern Soft Power and the Politics of Islamic Practice in Italy
Carlos Sosa	Latin America and Latino and Latina New Testament Hermeneutics
Total Amount Awarded: $11,500

Faculty Global Research Grants Awarded 2019-20

Faculty	Project Title
Diedrichs, Danielo	Book on History, Culture, and Current Practice of Upper Level Mathematics
Kim, Il-Hee	Development of Critical Thinking Skills in South Korea
Lundin, Cherith	Exploring processes of making and knowing from Oaxaca to Chicago
Peeler, Amy	Impacts of Incarnation
Reynolds, Amy	Addressing Gender Inequalities in International Development Organizations
Sosa, Carlos	Latin America and Latino and Latina New Testament Hermeneutics
Tooley, Christa	Production and Creation: exploring processes of making and knowing from Oaxaca to Chicago
Total Amount Awarded: $15,000

Faculty Global Research Grants Awarded 2018-19

Faculty	Project
Jennifer McNutt	History of the French Bible (16th-18th c.)
Hannah Stolze	Wisdom Based Business: Exploring 3000 Year-Old Truths through a SE Asian Lens
John Trotter	Cambridge Fellowship and Global Influences
Total Amount Awarded: $15,000

Faculty Global Research Grants Awarded 2016-17

Faculty	Project
Cherith Lundin	Women Printmakers from Mexico
Shawn Okpebholo	An Album of Negro Spirituals, Slave Songs, and Folk Hymns
Christa Tooley	Urban Scotts Respond to Brexit
Total Amount Awarded: $15,000.00

 

Purpose:  The John Stott Faculty Grant in Human Needs and Global Resources exists to support faculty research and creative projects on core themes of poverty/wealth, injustice, violence/peace, human dignity, environmental impacts of human activities, and flourishing of the earth and its inhabitants.  This program prioritizes projects conducted on these themes in Asia, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, and the Middle East; however, compelling proposals that address the core themes in other regions, or about circumstances in the focus regions that do not involve travel, are also permitted.  It is funded by the John Stott Endowment in Human Needs and Global Resources. 

Awards may serve either as grants to fund a project in its entirety or as seed grants that may lead to more extensive work or to an application for additional resources from outside the College.  Proposals for collaborative projects with colleagues or partners in international or cross-cultural contexts will receive prioritization for funding.  Inclusion of students in the work of the project is encouraged but not required.  The research grant is not to be used to fund a supervisory role in student or other third-party research—the grant funds are for research or creative projects led or conducted by faculty.  Individuals at all levels of international or cross-cultural experience may apply. The Director of the Program in Human Needs and Global Resources is available as a resource to assist grantees with questions about the scope of this grant or with preparation for working in international contexts.  Awardees must submit a report of their work to the Dean of Global Programs and Studies and the Director of the Program in Human Needs and Global Resources upon completion of the project.

Availability: The awards are competitive and available up to a maximum of $5,000.  A larger amount will be considered if monies remain after all selected proposals have been funded. The grants may be used to fund expenses related to the project including travel, food and lodging, equipment, materials, or other items and services necessary for its completion. These funds may be combined with other grants from the College or other resources. Grant monies may not be used for load reduction or a stipend.

Eligibility: All full-time teaching and library undergraduate and graduate faculty who will be returning for the academic year subsequent to the one in which the award is granted are eligible to apply.  Recipients of the John Stott Study/Research Leave in Human Needs and Global Resources are eligible to apply, and awardees of that program will receive funding priority.  Faculty may apply for this grant as well as the Faculty Global Research Grant if funds required exceed $5,000.

Application: Please use this link to access the application. If applying from off-campus, make sure you are connected to the VPN software, Global Protect. Contact GPS@wheaton.edu or call 630-752-7309 with questions. 

Applications are due by October 3, 2023. Proposals will be reviewed by two sub-committees (of the Human Needs and Global Resources faculty Advisory Committee, and of the Global and Experiential Learning Advisory Council).  Applicants will be informed of funding decisions by December 15. Faculty applicants should include their plans to share their activities and learning with the campus community in their application; creativity in reaching multiple campus sectors is encouraged.  

John Stott Faculty Grants Awarded 2021-22

Faculty	Project Title
Boehm, Thomas	Disability Development in International Contexts
Jeske, Christine	Racial Justice Identifying White Exemplars
Klingler, Timothy	Developing/Expanding MCL/HNGR/GPS/Aequitas Programs in Mexico/Latin/South America
McNutt, Jennifer	Exploring How French Bibles were Shaped by and for Early Refugee Crisis up until the Edict of Toleration
Taylor, Timothy	Teaching and Development: Exploring Non-Western Approaches to Development in Bhutan
Total Amount Awarded: $28,625

 

John Stott Faculty Grants Awarded 2020-21

Faculty	Project Title
Alexander, Kathryn	Middle Eastern Soft Power and the Politics of Islamic Practice in Italy
Johnson, Karen	Wisdom from History: Leaning About and From Christian Interracial Movements in America’s Racial Past
Total Amount Awarded: $10,385

 

John Stott Faculty Grants Awarded 2019-20

Faculty	Project Title
Huff, James	Formation for transformation: Latin American Christian Leaders in comparative perspective
Johnson, Karen	John Perkins, Race, and Reconciliation
Karianjahi, Muhia	Christian Camping in the Global South: Models from Christian Camping International (CCI) Regional Networks in Africa, India, Central and South America
Lundin, Cherith	Production and Creation: Exploring processes of making and knowing from Oaxaca to Chicago
Sosa, Carlos	Latin America and Latino and Latina New Testament Hermeneutics
Tooley, Christa	Production and Creation: exploring processes of making and knowing from Oaxaca to Chicago
Total Amount Awarded: $30,108

John Stott Faculty Grants Awarded 2018-19

Faculty	Project Title
Sharenda Barlar and Susan Dunn-Hensley	Return of the Pilgrim: Restoring Sacred Networks in Spain and the British Isles
Christine Jeske	Voluntary Downward Class Mobility in South Africa
Joonhee Park	Forgiven/Forgotten- Rwanda Reconciliation Center Media Installation
Nestor Quiroa	Maya Testimonial Literature in Post-Conflict Guatemala: Narratives of a Past and a Peaceful Present
Gilles Tagne	Comprehensive assessment of improved and unimproved drinking water sources in urban and rural Sierra Leone, West Africa
John Trotter	Majority World Ensemble Leadership Research
Total Amount Awarded: $30,100

John Stott Faculty Grants Awarded 2017-18

Faculty	Project Title
George Kalantzis	Welcoming the Stranger: Developing a "Theology of Refugees" amidst the Crisis in Greece
John McConnell	A Culturally Sensitive Needs Assessment of Social Justice, Peace, and Reconciliation for Native Hawaiians
Nestor Quiroa	Maya Testimonial Literature in Post-Conflict Guatemala: Narratives of a Past and a Peaceful Present
Amy Reynolds	International Development Dialogues
David Van Dyke	Needs assessment and development of a Central and Eastern European Post-MA MFT Certificate Program
Total Amount Awarded: $28,260

 

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Faculty Intercultural Skill Enhancement Seminars are designed to build or strengthen faculty members’ intercultural skills to further develop our students’ capacities to be world Christians. Intercultural competency, complimented by other disciplinary knowledge and skills, is foundational to our students’ preparation to live, work, learn, serve and worship across cultural boundaries in a meaningful and respectful manner in “imitation of Christ.”  The seminars focus on the development of intercultural competency, the theories behind its development, and the skills, knowledge, and attitudes it represents. Examples of pedagogical strategies are also presented and shared among participants. Attendees are also encouraged to consider ways in which the ideas, materials, and perspectives gained in the seminar can be incorporated into the classroom and other scholarly activities.  These seminars are offered annually and may have an emphasis on a specific culture or cultures or be more generally oriented toward guiding students in a wide range of experiential learning contexts. They have been endowed by a generous grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations which provides participants stipends and other resources. 

Eligibility: Full-time teaching and library faculty are eligible to apply, and up to five faculty will be selected to attend. Preference is given to faculty who have not previously participated in one of the seminars. 

Application:  The 2022-23 seminar wll be focused on the Conservatory of Music.