Eligibility: We plan to fund new teams of faculty representing at least two distinct disciplines. Priority will be given to teams that approach this challenge by establishing creative collaborations drawing from diverse methodologies and/or approaches to scholarship and problem-solving (e.g., a team comprised of individuals from humanities, social science, engineering, design, and basic science). Meaningful engagement of academic, community and/or external partners is required.
Award Amount and Funding Duration: We will fund up to 10 projects for at least one year, covering up to $100K in eligible expenses per project. The College of Arts & Sciences will sponsor projects involving teams from Arts & Sciences. CAS-sponsored projects will start January 1, 2024 (all other U-LINK projects will start June 1, 2024). Please note – U-LINK will optimally support longitudinal work, occurring over multiple years, to assess the longer-term impact and diverse outcomes of funded projects.
To learn more, or to submit an application: https://miami.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1912263
Eligibility: Proposed courses should be integrative in the transdisciplinary nature of the content, skills and approaches addressed. Priority will be given to courses that explore a significant, cross-cutting issue, that fill a gap in the curriculum not already well addressed by existing courses, and include a plan for increased reach and sustainability during and beyond the funding period. Applicants are expected to describe the learning objectives for the proposed course, how the course will engage active-learning pedagogies, how the proposed course will enhance the educational experience of entering students, and how the impact of the learning will be measured.
Over the period of support, it is expected that the course will be refined, improved, and sufficiently well-documented and resourced for dissemination of the program when the period of support ends. Courses are expected to recur (the same course is repeated) and/or to have the potential to be reimagined for new audiences (such as alumni, industry partners, or the public). The format for course delivery of the courses may be in-person or hybrid, but with the potential to re-design the course in an online, virtual format.
To learn more, or to submit an application: https://miami.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1912271