Departmental Study Abroad Application - Global Education Office
Departmental Study Abroad Application - Global Education Office
Departmental Study Abroad Application - Global Education Office
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Quest <strong>Global</strong> Impact Awards 2014-2015<br />
<strong>Departmental</strong> <strong>Study</strong> <strong>Abroad</strong> Program Award (con’t.)<br />
Particularly welcome are proposals that include one or more of the following components:<br />
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Diversity of destination: Programs located in non-traditional destinations, especially those outside<br />
of Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand<br />
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Diversity of participants: Programs that engage underserved populations in education abroad<br />
including, but not limited to, students with diverse ethnic backgrounds, students with high<br />
financial need, students in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)<br />
disciplines, and students with disabilities<br />
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Collaboration across disciplines: Programs that engage students representing more than one<br />
academic discipline<br />
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Experiential education: Programs that provide practical learning experiences through field work,<br />
service-learning, internships, performance and/or research<br />
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Language and intercultural development: Programs that provide language and intercultural<br />
development opportunities appropriate to its mission<br />
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Third-party and partner university collaboration: Programs that will be developed in collaboration<br />
with a VCU-affiliated third party program provider or partner university<br />
We encourage proposals from all units, particularly those in early stages of internationalizing their<br />
curricula, research and community outreach.