Faculty Course Development Grants
The SMU Human Rights Program will award up to six (6) $5,000 grants per academic year for faculty members to develop course proposals and to teach classes centered on human rights themes in their respective disciplines.
Application Procedure:
Each course proposal must be submitted to the Human Rights Advisory
Board for preliminary approval. After this initial approval is granted,
the proposal must also be approved by the department chair of the faculty
member submitting the proposal, and by the appropriate committee or council
from the faculty member’s school (e.g., Dedman Undergraduate Council).
Course proposals should follow the form required by the faculty member’s school, and should include a statement of goals and learning outcomes.
When all approvals have been obtained, the faculty member should submit a copy of the final proposal (with endorsements) to Dr. Halperin at the address below.
Selection criteria include:
The centrality of the human rights issues to the course; the faculty
member’s demonstrated human rights concerns and interests; and the
importance and timeliness of the human rights issues addressed. Courses
with a service-learning component will be given priority.
Disbursal of Grants:
The first installment of the grant ($2500) will be disbursed upon approval
of the course by the faculty member’s school (e.g., Dedman Undergraduate
Council). The second installment ($2500) will be disbursed at the end of
the semester in which the course is first offered.
Payments will be made to a faculty member’s research account or as supplemental income, as the faculty member chooses.
Applications consist of:
a) the completed course proposal,
b) faculty member’s current c.v., and
c) a 1-page statement to the Human Rights Advisory Board about the
importance and timeliness of the issues to be covered.
SMU Human Rights Faculty Council
Each faculty member receiving a grant will
become a member of the SMU Human Rights Faculty Council, which will meet
every semester to discuss curriculum and to plan future course offerings
within the minor.
Submission of applications:
Applications should be submitted to Dr. Rick
Halperin at rhalperi@smu.edu.
There is no deadline for applications.
For Further Information:
Contact Dr. Rick Halperin at rhalperi@smu.edu or 214-768-3284.
