Purpose
IWL Funded Research groups are intended to foster the exchange of ideas and innovations in world language literacy and to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between language programs and between languages and other disciplines. Groups meet 2-3 times through the semester or academic year to engage on a proposed topic related to world languages. The IWL provides $500 per semester in support of the group, funding which may be used for food for meetings, invited speakers, book purchases, or other materials related to the topic. Fall groups may request to renew their funding for the spring semester.
Requirements
- Groups must include 4 or more faculty of any rank or position who hold continuing contracts. Groups that include diverse disciplines and ranks are strongly encouraged.
- Groups must meet at least 2 times per semester.
- Funding must be spent by May 1
- Groups are asked to provide an informal written reflection on their activities, and a summary of how the funding was used by May 15.
Priorities
The IWL prioritizes groups that propose an interdisciplinary topic (including world languages and other disciplines) or that include interdisciplinary group membership (either diverse world language faculty or world language + other disciplines).
Submissions
Please include the following information in your proposal:
- List of group members, including name, department, discipline, and rank
- Proposed duration of the group (semester or year)
Proposed topic or focus - Proposed use of funding
Deadlines
- September 30 (fall groups)
- January 30 (spring groups)
Submit your proposal as a PDF to Paw Kamjan (wdd2vc@virginia.edu)
Questions may be addressed to the IWL Director, Liz Hall (ebh3f@virginia.edu).