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E77(/&#)'&F: Pilot funuing is available to help faculty uevelop innovative euucation
anu ieseaich piogiams at the Buke Kunshan 0niveisity (BK0) campus. Exceptional
piojects peitaining to othei paits of China will also be consiueieu. Awaius will be
maue up to $1u,uuu; auuitional funuing fiom othei souices is welcome. Euucation
piogiams can be uiiecteu to unueigiauuate, giauuate, anuoi piofessional stuuents
anu can be focuseu on any topic. Foi example, applicants might piopose the
uevelopment of new couises, seiviceimmeisive leaining expeiiences, ceitificate
piogiams, oi intensive woikshops. Reseaich piogiam pioposals might iequest
funus to stimulate ieseaich collaboiations, suppoit piomising China-baseu ieseaich
enueavois, oi piomote piofessional inteiactions (e.g. confeiences, woikshops, anu
piofessional tiaining sessions).

!@'8'G'@'&F: All iegulai-iank faculty, incluuing those in piofessional schools, may
submit a pioposal. uioups of faculty aie encouiageu to apply. Piefeience will be
given to applicant gioups that iepiesent uiffeient uisciplines, uepaitments,
uivisions, schools, institutes, etc. No piioi expeiience oi existing collaboiations in
China aie necessaiy to apply.

?/(7(.%@.: Pioposals shoulu be submitteu to }ennifei Boioski at the 0ffice of BK0
anu China Initiatives (jennifei.boioskiuuke.euu) by 1Su14 anu shoulu incluue:
A biief naiiative that uesciibes: 1) the pioposeu euucation oi ieseaich
piogiam; 2) its potential impact; S) the applicant faculty membei(s)
qualifications, anu; 4) a plan foi evaluating the piogiam's success.
o The naiiative shoulu be no moie than S pages.
A buuget outlining the funus iequesteu.
2-page Cvs foi all applicant faculty membeis.
Foi euucation piogiam pioposals, a uiaft syllabus, outline, oi agenua shoulu
be incluueu.

,-2'-H %)" 6-@-$&'(): Pioposals will be ievieweu by the China Faculty Council.
Piefeience will be given to applications that piopose multiuisciplinaiy piogiams,
uemonstiate potential foi long-teim impact on BK0's campus oi Buke's campus, as
well as those that engage stuuents, paiticulaily unueigiauuates. Becisions will be
announceu by miu-Naich 2u14 to allow time foi activities anu piogiams to begin as
eaily as summei 2u14.



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the Acauemic Council website. visit Buke's ulobal website foi moie uetails on the
0ffice of BK0 anu China Initiatives.

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>#)".N The China Faculty Council is inteiesteu in suppoiting the uevelopment of
highly innovative piogiamming that will complement the 0niveisity's effoits to
extenu oui euucation anu ieseaich activities in China. The iueas pioviueu in the RFP
aie only examples. We will consiuei pioposals on any topic of inteiest to the
applicant(s). A list of pieviously funueu ERIC piojects can be founu on the ulobal
Funuing 0ppoitunities website.

L0-/- .0(#@" &0- 7/(7(.-" -"#$%&'() (/ /-.-%/$0 7/(8/%B G- G%.-"N We
invite applications foi piogiams baseu at BK0 anu will consiuei extiaoiuinaiy iueas
foi othei aieas in China as well.

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(&0-/ &F7-. (> -"#$%&'()%@ 7/(8/%B.N We invite applications foi euucation
piogiams of any type, in any thematic aiea.

L'@@ 7/->-/-)$- G- 8'2-) &( &0(.- H'&0 -O&-).'2- -O7-/'-)$- ') 30')%N No, we
invite applications fiom faculty with all levels of expeiience in China.

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L0%& &F7-. (> $(.&. %/- 7-/B'&&-" >(/ &0'. %H%/"N ERIC funus aie intenueu to
suppoit pilot anu uevelopment activities; in many cases actually offeiing new
couises oi piogiams uevelopeu as pait of this initiative woulu of necessity involve
auuitional funuing fiom othei souices. Applicants aie encouiageu to investigate
othei souices of financial suppoit (e.g. uepaitmental, institute, founuation funus) foi
theii pioposeu piogiam. Awaiu funus may not be useu to suppoit facultystaff
salaiies.

L0( .0(#@" H- $()&%$& H'&0 =#-.&'(). %G(#& (#/ 7/(7(.%@N You may consult
any membei of the China Faculty Committee listeu on the Acauemic Council website,
oi senu questions to }ennifei Boioski in the 0ffice of BK0 anu China Initiatives.