2025-26 Course Innovation Awards
One of our priorities at Stanford Global Studies (SGS) is to provide more pathways for students across all undergraduate majors to learn about issues of regional and global importance, be it through coursework, internships, research opportunities, or study abroad.
In an effort to stimulate new curricular pathways, SGS is making available a pool of resources–on a competitive basis–to support the development of new courses focused on substantive topics of regional or global interest for the academic year 2025-26. Our goal is to spur the design of courses that can appeal to large numbers of students or reach students early in their academic trajectory.
Apply for a Course Innovation Award
We are specifically looking to provide support for the development of courses that:
- Are centered on a question or issue that invites a focused exploration of regional or cross-regional materials (e.g., the rise of populism, the behavior of great powers in their periphery, the role of religion in politics, the impacts of migration, the consequences of environmental change, etc.)
- Bring regional or global perspectives to technical fields or issues
- Are geared toward frosh and sophomores
We also welcome proposed courses that find creative ways of actively engaging students in the learning process using alternative modes of engagement (i.e., hands-on research opportunities, student-engaged learning, etc.). New courses could be designed for a faculty member’s own department (with the potential for cross-listing).
Proposals are accepted from any current Stanford faculty member who belongs to the Academic Council. Non-tenure track Stanford faculty may be considered occasionally, as may emeriti. Please inquire about your specific circumstances.
- Course title and a description of the key question(s) or issue(s) to be explored in the course
- A discussion of the regional or cross-regional emphasis of the course
- A description of the faculty who will be involved
- A description of alternative modes of student engagement, if applicable
- Academic product, methods of student evaluation, and grading criteria (e.g., participation, group projects, presentations, papers)
- A summary of the financial resources required to develop the course (i.e., faculty support, research assistantships, TA support, field trips, course materials)
Faculty support, research assistantships, TA support, field trips, course materials
