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Course Development Support Application

Course Development and MESC's Mission

Are you an Ohio State University faculty member thinking of revising one of your courses or developing a new one? If your course development is focused on learner-centered curricula and pedagogical interventions we highly encourage you to apply for a MESC course development support grant. We will provide between $500 and $1500 depending on the scope of work. It can be a new course or the revision of an existing course. Requirements:

  • Learning Objectives for the new course or those related to the revision.
  • Student-centered focus with a priority placed on authentic cultural experiences. 
  • At least 25% of the course content having a focus on the Middle East
  • A final report and syllabus indicating what you developed as a result of this grant
  • Curriculum committee approval of your course
  • Course development costs budget noting additional sources of funding.

We especially consider teaching partnerships with faculty or educational programs in the Middle East or surrounding regions or elements that allow your students can experience the cultures first-hand, via technology or in person. Authentic cultural experiences are core to our values. 

If you plan to do online learning we hope you will consider integrating Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and join Ohio State University's Virtual Exchange learning community. That program comes with a course support grant that will further bolster your efforts. 

We are so glad you've come here and looking forward to learning more about your course! Our mission to forge a hearty scholarly committee within Ohio State, build our collective visibility, and mentor young scholars means course development is an important part of our strategy. Are the courses you are teaching listed on our website? Please let us know if we need to add anything. 

Please do not hesitate to get in contact with any questions about the purpose or eligibility requirements of funding. https://mesc.osu.edu/contact

Please take a few moments to fill out this form so we can review your proposal.

Are you affiliated with the Middle East Studies Center?

What is the Middle East-relevant topic you will be teaching within this course? What type of type of curriculum or pedagogical intervention are you implementing as you create a new course or revise one of your existing courses? Why? What other options did you consider before deciding on this type of curriculum or pedagogical intervention? 

How will this new course or the revision you are making to one of your existing courses benefit your students?

Will you be connecting your students to the Middle East?

Will you be working with a colleague in the Middle East or surrounding regions? How did the two of you decide to work together? Will your partner be revising their course, as well?

What technology will you be using?
Is your course currently offered at Ohio State University?

Will you be submitting a revised or totally new syllabus to the curriculum committee as result of the course development you intend to make with this funding? Please explain.

Have you received any other grants for this course? If so, please describe the amount and nature of the grants. Please describe briefly any other funding support you are receiving for the course. 

What is the timeframe you will be working on this? Do you require support for the time you will spend developing new curriculum? Do you need support for piloting the new curriculum? What materials might you need? What technological materials will you develop, if any? Please give an amount and timeframe for each of these, any additional type of support you might be requesting, and the total amount. 

Please upload your budget spreadsheet. 


Upload requirements

Please upload your current syllabus, highlighting the relevant sections. If you do not have a syllabus yet, please upload a brief description of the course and your learning objectives, highlighting the learning objectives most relevant to the funding you are requesting. 


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Agreement

I agree to submit a final report of the revisions I made to this course and a detailed description of what happened in the classroom if my request was for a pilot. In addition to the report, I will submit my syllabus as approved by the curriculum committee or a copy of the syllabus that is under review. These will be submitted by the final date of the timeline I outlined in the Budget Overview section of this application.