Grants & Scholarships
Baylor University has received its first-ever Fulbright-Hays grant that will assist the University in strengthening its East Asian language programs (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) and Asian Studies program. This grant is the Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) program from the US Department of Education
The Fulbright-Hays Program – a Fulbright Program funded by a Congressional appropriation to the U.S. Department of Education – awards grants to individual U.S. teachers, pre-doctoral students and postdoctoral faculty, as well as to U.S. institutions and organizations. Funding supports research and training efforts overseas, which focus on non-Western foreign languages and area studies.
The $294,000 Fulbright-Hays grant will allow Baylor to:
- Hire a Full-time Lecturer in Korean during the grant cycle.
Develop/Revive a Study Abroad Program in East Asia: Supporting a group of Baylor faculty for a field trip to East Asia and students with scholarships for summer study abroad opportunities in East Asia.
Create Interdisciplinary Courses in Asian Studies: For faculty development to develop innovative courses in Asian Studies.
Funded course development projects for 2024
Current funding opportunities: Course Development Grant for 2025
Develop Open Education Resources (OER) in Asian Languages and Asian Studies Courses: Helping a faculty member develop OER materials, organize workshops for faculty and reduce the cost of textbooks for students.
Funded OER Projects