Two International Seed Grants will be awarded this quarter, proposals due Nov. 29

The fall quarter competition for International Seed Grants is now open.

The Center for International Studies offers the seed grants to assist Western Washington University faculty members in developing a new course or in revising an existing course that will feature international and/or comparative material and perspectives.

Two grants of $1,500 each will be awarded fall quarter for projects to be conducted during the winter or spring quarters of 2010. Funded project reports will be due 60 days after completion of project.

Proposals are due Nov. 20.

An information session on the grant process is scheduled for 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday,  Oct. 29, in College Hall Room 131. For more information about the information session or the application process, contact Edward Vajda at (360) 650-6571 or edward.vajda@wwu.edu.

Information and application packets are available on the faculty tab of the CIS Web site at http://international.wwu.edu/Faculty.aspx.