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Short-term Study Spotlight: Bangladesh’s Teatulia Tea Garden (Katie Cierniak & Students) |
INSPIRE LLC Director Katie Cierniak led a short-term study abroad program in Bangladesh during Spring Break. This program is co-sponsored by IU Dining and IU School of Education, aiming to develop students’ global and intercultural competence and enhance their understanding of sustainable farming practices and community development. The group visited the Teatulia Tea Garden in Bangladesh where the tea served in IU Dining Halls comes from and stayed at the tea garden resort. The educational journey through the tea garden offered students an immersive experience in the organic farming process, including tea plucking, planting, and processing. In addition, students visited a local pre-school and spoke with women in the community who had benefited from a cattle-lending
program associated with the tea company’s Kazi Shahid Foundation. During their last days of this trip, students explored tourist sites and experienced local life in New Dehli.
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Student Spotlight: Tajinder Saroya's Journey to Holistic Education & Poetry |
Tajinder Saroya is a second-year Ph.D. student in Science Education within the Curriculum & Instruction Program. Originally from Punjab, India, Tajinder completed undergraduate studies in medical science and pursued a master's degree in chemistry, both achieved in Punjab. After working as a chemistry teacher for approximately two years, Tajinder felt something was missing in education and needed to delve deeper into the realm of education. This led Tajinder to pursue a Ph.D., where he is currently focusing on integrating social and emotional aspects into learning, aiming to contribute to a more holistic educational approach. The goal is to foster connections and meaning between students, teachers, communities, and the real world. Furthermore, Tajinder is passionate
about writing poetry and singing, finding that these creative pursuits resonate deeply within when immersing in the beauty of life—its fauna, flora, and landscapes. Recognizing that our work is intertwined with the essence of existence, Tajinder advocates for education as the key to embracing life in its wholeness. | | | | |
(Tajinder’s poem “Spring is talking with Winter") | | |
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March Webinar Recording: Quê Hương: A Vietnamese Ode to Being and Belonging (Trinh) |
The March 28th Webinar ""Quê Hương: A Vietnamese ode to being and belonging" featured a conversation between Ethan Trinh (Georgia State University) and Faridah Pawan (Indiana University).
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Concert by Irish Artist Aoife Scott (SoE) |
On March 21, the Aoife Scott Band took the stage at the School of Education and filled the school with melodies of Irish folk music. Aoife Scott, an acclaimed folk singer and songwriter from Dublin, Ireland, captivated the audience with a performance that blended traditional Irish folk songs with her personal stories. This concert is part of the 2024 Lotus Blossoms Program sponsored by the School of Education.
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Immersive Artistic Performance of Quechua Rap and Dance (hosted by CLACS & SoE) |
On April 11, the School of Education, along with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), the Global Indigenous Studies Network, the Center for the Study of Global Change, and the Latin American Music Center, co-hosted an immersive indigenous artistic performance event. The evening featured performances by Peruvian Quechua rapper Liberato Kani (Ricardo Flores Carrasco) and scissors dancer Yana Paqcha (Jorge Luis Astovilca), whose fusion of hip-hop and traditional Quechua scissor dance captivated everyone.
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Celebrations & Announcements |
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Vesna Dimitrieska received the 2024 Central States Paul Simon Award for advancing world language education in Indiana. Learn more »
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Patricia Kubow & Seonmi Jin awarded the 2024 Best Paper Award from The Comparative and International Education Society. Their paper is entitled, “The Global Imperative for Higher Education: Cultivating Students' Ontological Relationships to Multiscalar Spaces through Glonacal Agency," is available here.
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Call for Proposals for the First Annual Midwest Comparative and International Education Society Online Conference. The First Annual Midwest CIES Online Conference will be held on September 3, 2024, from 12-3 PM (CT). The Conference will have a keynote address as well as a multitude of panels that will blend students from different institutions to make 15-minute presentations about their work. If you are interested in presenting your work at the conference, please apply by May 15, 2024. Apply now »
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April 25 Webinar: Singaporean & US-based efforts on Global Autism Training. The April webinar features a conversation between Naomi Swiezy, HANDS in Autism from IU’s Riley Hospital for Children and Malkeith Singh of St Andrew’s Autism Center in Singapore. Join us! Learn more and register »
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Grant Opportunities |
OVPIA Grants
Faculty
International Mobility
Travel for individual research or creative pursuits, including conference participation, archival research, and other short-term activities (for one-time trips, not related to an ongoing IU partnership).
Deadline: July 1, 2024
Primary Partner Faculty Grant
IU Global offers funding to faculty and librarians interested in participating in research projects with one of IU’s primary partner institutions.
Deadline: July 1, 2024
Global Gateway Grant
Engage in a wide range of activities and collaborate with our Global Gateways in Bangkok, Beijing, Berlin, Mexico City, and New Delhi.
Deadline: rolling
Short-Term Visitor
Explore funding for travel expenses to bring distinguished visitors to your campus for events.
Deadline: rolling
Students
CampusSDG Grant Program
The CampusSDG Grant Program aims to raise awareness, promote understanding, and facilitate engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals at Indiana University Bloomington. Students or student groups who work in partnership with a department or faculty member are eligible to apply.
Timeline
• Projects should be completed by June 30, 2024
• A final project report is due by July 31, 2024
External Grants
Faculty
Fulbright Scholars Program
The 2025-26 U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program competition is now open. Each year, the program offers over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects.
Application deadline: September 16, 2024.
Fulbright Specialist Program
The Fulbright Specialist Program pairs highly qualified U.S. academics and professionals with host institutions abroad to share their expertise, strengthen institutional linkages, hone their skills, gain international experience, and learn about other cultures while building capacity at their overseas host institutions.
ACTFL Research Priorities Project
The purpose of the ACTFL Research Priorities Project is to support empirical research on six priority areas that are currently critical to improving World Language education.
Anticipated Deadline: June 15, 2024
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists
This program offers you the opportunity to network amongst colleagues and exchange experience in the framework of short-term research stays in Germany for university academics and scientists from the US and Canada at state or state-recognised institutions of higher education or non-university research institutes in Germany
Deadline: May 15, 2024
Fulbright Scholar Program in Austria: American Studies (Lecturing Award)
This award is for teaching or teaching and research. The grantee will teach two courses (classes meet once a week for 90 minutes) for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in area of interest, with details on content and format of courses to be arranged by host institution and professor. The host site of the award for the current program year is the University College of Teacher Education Vorarlberg.
Deadline: September 16, 2024
Fulbright Scholar Program in Zambia and Zimbabwe: All Disciplines
Grantees will teach graduate and undergraduate courses; assist in development or revision of curriculum; contribute to faculty mentoring and training; give seminars, workshops and public lectures; or conduct research in area of specialization.
Deadline: September 16, 2024
Learn more about programs in Zambia and Zimbabwe
Students
ACTFL-NFMLTA/MLJ Emma Marie Birkmaier Award for Doctoral Dissertation Research in World Language Education
The competition is for those doctoral students who have focused their research on the field of world language education or who have conducted research related to world language education.
Anticipated Deadline: May 31, 2024
Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship in Multiple Disciplines (The University of Newcastle)
The Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship award enables postdoctoral candidates to undertake research of importance to the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Deadline: September 16, 2024
Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) Graduate Fellowship
The AKS Graduate Fellowship is GSKS’ non-degree program which invites international graduate students to the AKS and supports them for six months, providing them with a momentum to grow to be a next generation of promising scholars in Korean studies.
Anticipated Deadline: May 12, 2024 | | |
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