The information below is from the 2019-2020 request for proposals. Please see the opportunity website for updated information.
With the generous support of the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative, the Faculty Advisory Committee for the Food Studies Minor is pleased to announce the availability of course development funding for up to three new undergraduate courses in the broad area of food.
Food is a global need, concern, and interest. Because of its fundamental role in human existence, the necessity of incorporating food into the full range of academic study, and the excellent capacity of the topic to bring together different parts of the academic world, and the larger world outside of our campus, we seek to increase undergraduate courses in this growing, interdisciplinary field. For further information about the Food Studies Minor, visit our food studies web page.
Note: At the time of posting this funding opportunity on our internal funding portal a website link was not available to submit an application. For information about the required application materials and how to submit, please refer to the details listed on this posting under "Due Date Information" below.
Award Amount and Details
- Course development funding for up to three new undergraduate courses in the broad area of food at $5,000 per course.
- Each selected faculty will receive $5,000 to be transferred to their research fund to help support the development of the course.
- In the case of a group proposal, the $5,000 will divided as determined by the participating faculty.
- Selected faculty will be asked to attend a half-day food studies curricular innovation retreat to be scheduled for Winter 2020.
- Selected faculty will be invited to present their course ideas to the Food Studies Faculty Advisory Committee in the Spring 2020 quarter.
Deadlines and Date Information
The due dates listed below are the most recent due dates our office is aware of. Please see the opportunity home page for information about potential upcoming deadlines or other opportunities.
To apply: Submit the following items to bwilkinson@college.ucla.edu by December 19, 2019:
Proposal, submitted by individual faculty or groups of faculty
- The proposal should discuss your preliminary ideas for creating an undergraduate course that uses “food”—its production, preparation, sharing, consumption, and disposal—as a lens for understanding individual, socio-cultural, and global issues.
- Please note which quarter you plan to teach this course during the 2020-21AY.
- Proposals should not exceed 500 words.
- Curriculum Vitae
- Evidence of support from your department chair indicating that your proposed course could be incorporated into the department’s future course offerings
The committee will review and select three proposals by January 30, 2020.
Eligibility Information
Eligible applicants: All UCLA ladder faculty.
