Applicants must be benefits-eligible (at least 75% FTE) University of Missouri employees holding academic appointments. Other University staff members will be considered in exceptional cases.
Proposal Deadline for both programs: Proposals must be submitted to campus coordinators by July 15 of each year. Awards will be made in the fall with travel to be completed during the following calendar year.
Since 1986, the University of Missouri South African Education Program (UMSAEP) Committee has sponsored a program to support academic exchange between the University of Missouri and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa. This program has been recognized as a model program and has provided significant opportunities for teaching, research, and service.
The University of the Western Cape is organized around faculties in Arts (including Religion and Theology), Sciences, Education, Community and Health Sciences, Economic and Management Sciences, Law, and Dentistry. Links to the UWC Academic Planning Framework, HDI Institutional Statement, and UWC Home Page can be found online at the UMSAEP website.
From 1986 until 2008, approximately 400 exchanges have taken place between the two universities.
The Linkage Program will support (in order of priority):
Proposals that identify matching funding will be given priority consideration. An application form is attached. Additional details are available from campus coordinators. SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF CAMPUS COORDINATORS.
In addition to its continued support for the UM/UWC linkage program, the UMSAEP Committee supports collaborative projects initiated with partners in South Africa. The Committee has received funding from the University to increase and expand educational linkages that provide new opportunities to pursue projects and activities of mutual benefit that extend beyond the UM/UWC linkage program.
The UM South African Education Program Committee seeks proposals focused on collaborative projects with appropriate organizations and institutions in South Africa. Priority will be given to projects initiated in collaboration with historically disadvantaged tertiary education institutions (including UWC), South African government agencies, nongovernmental organizations in South Africa, or other appropriate South African partners.
Proposals should include:
The UMSAEP Committee is especially interested in receiving proposals that provide:
The UM South African Education Program Committee anticipates that sponsored projects will be completed with a final report to the Committee by the end of the following calendar year. The final report may take the form of published research.
Proposals that identify matching funding will be given priority consideration. An application form is attached. Additional details are available from the campus coordinators. SEE THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF CAMPUS COORDINATORS.
Proposal Application Form (PDF 66 KB); Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
A detailed accounting of your expenditures must be submitted to Professor Rodney J. Uphoff at the conclusion of your project.
International Center
Associate Vice Provost for International Initiatives
N52 Memorial Union
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-6008
Fax: [573] 882=3223
E-mail: scottj@missouri.edu
Web: http://international.missouri.edu
International Academic Programs
International House
5100 Rockhill Road
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: (816) 235-2695
Fax: [816] 235=5610
E-mail: stolld@umkc.edu
International Affairs
103 Norwood Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri 65409
Phone: (573) 341-4208
Fax: [573] 341=6356
E-mail: jeanie@mst.edu
Director, International Studies
366 SSB, One University Blvd.
University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri 63121
Phone: (314) 516-5795
Fax: [314] 516=6757
E-mail: jglassman@umsl.edu