posting opportunity for IAP 2016 course development funding

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Forwarded information from Jesse DeLaughter, MIT-SUTD Collaboration 
office (jessed at mit.edu <mailto:jessed at mit.edu> or 617-324-8223).

[Note for Postdocs: In addition to the MIT-SUTD information, please also 
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the International Scholars Office.]

*Request for Proposals*

*IAP Classes for January 2016*

  To: MIT Faculty, Instructors, Postdocs, Graduate Students, 
Undergraduates and Staff

The MIT-SUTD Collaboration office is seeking proposals for new classes, 
contests, or expansion/enhancement of existing classes or contests to be 
delivered during the January 2016 Independent Activities Period (IAP). 
Classes will be offered to MIT students, with some participation by 
students visiting from the Singapore University of Technology and 
Design. All formats will be considered; however, courses involving 
activities in which students work together in groups are encouraged. 
Classes can be from one to three weeks in length and must finish on or 
before January 21 (Thursday of the third week of IAP). Proposals in all 
subject areas will be entertained. Funding may be extended to include 
offering the class in future IAP terms. Interdisciplinary proposals and 
classes accessible to the entire MIT community are encouraged. Class 
content should be geared toward undergraduates, as the SUTD students 
will primarily be in their junior and senior years. In keeping with the 
IAP concept, proposals from the entire MIT community will be eligible. 
Up to 30 projects may be funded.

The preliminary proposal should include:

•A description of the proposed course, including the anticipated number 
and majors of students, the planned activities and the number and timing 
of class sessions

•A budget request for the MIT-SUTD Collaboration with an estimate of 
costs for development, personnel and/or items to be funded

•Other supplementary sources of funding (encouraged)

Proposals submitted by May 31 to jessed at mit.edu <mailto:jessed at mit.edu> 
will be given preferential consideration for funding (UPDATE- proposals 
will now continue to be accepted through mid to late June for early 
round). A second call will go out in fall. The expected proposal length 
is two to four pages. An optional template is included with this RFP.

Interested parties may contact Jesse DeLaughter at the MIT-SUTD 
Collaboration office with questions concerning the program or possible 
proposals (jessed at mit.edu <mailto:jessed at mit.edu> or 617-324-8223).

Sample of funded offerings from 2015:

·Learning Science through Cooking (3 sessions of 1.5 hours)

·Becoming the Next Bill Nye (Daily sessions of 3 hours over 3 weeks)

·Global Shakespeares in Performance (Daily sessions of 3 hours over 2 weeks)

·Forces Frozen (Daily sessions of 5 hours over 1 week)

·Construction Sets for Health (6 3-hour sessions over 3 weeks M, W, F)

·Software Radio (4 5-hour sessions over 3 weeks T,Th)

Funding available for:

Equipment/materials purchases, supplemental pay for faculty and 
instructors (depending on department approval and terms of appointment), 
TA support, guest speaker travel costs, space rental.

Additional information about SWAP at MIT: In this program, undergraduates 
from SUTD come to MIT during the January Independent Activities Period 
(IAP) to experience the MIT academic culture, build connections with MIT 
students, and gain lifelong skills for their future academic and 
professional careers. In the inaugural 2015 program, funding from SUTD 
made possible 23 new and expanded IAP offerings, which were attended by 
both MIT and SUTD students. All participating SUTD students take a 
required course on Cross-Cultural Collaboration, which focuses on theory 
and practical tools for working effectively in diverse teams. This class 
serves as a springboard for their work in two to four other IAP classes, 
many of which have a significant teamwork component. In keeping with the 
spirit of IAP, the classes may be taught by anyone in the MIT community, 
including faculty, instructors, lecturers, postdocs, grad students and 
others. They focus on a wide array of topics, and change yearly.

Website: sutd.mit.edu/iap.html <http://sutd.mit.edu/iap.html>

-- 
Jesse DeLaughter
Student and Academic Administrator
MIT-SUTD Collaboration Headquarters Office
617-324-8223

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