Tang Faculty Fellows and Global Seminars

Process and Criteria for Faculty to Propose Tang Global Seminars

STAGE 1: November 15 deadline – CAS Curriculum Committee

Pre-proposals are accepted 18 months in advance (proposals for summer 2026 will be due November 15, 2024, and should be submitted to cas@colorado.edu). We plan to send one seminar to mainland China and one to Taiwan each summer.

All faculty, including teaching faculty, are eligible to lead a Tang Global seminar. Prior expertise or experience in China is not required.

Faculty will receive the Education Abroad stipend for teaching their summer course in China, in addition to having their expenses paid as part of the program fee. We plan to make up to two TangFaculty Fellows awards available each summer, consisting of a $5,000 travel and development stipend to help defray course preparation costs.

Applicants will indicate whether they are: A) submitting a regular proposal; or B) submitting a request for a Tang Faculty Fellowship.  

For applicants in category A, requirements for the pre-proposal submission are:

  • Draft syllabus for a three-credit undergraduate course – it doesn't have to be fully fleshed out but we will need to see a rundown of plans for readings, assignments, etc. in order to evaluate it
  • Brief CV
  • Tentative dates and course locations
  • Short explanation of how this course meets the goals of encouraging undergraduate student interest in the study of China and Asia, discuss relevant experience, and explain how the course contributes to your career goals and development
  • Letter of support from department chair for offering the course

For applicants in category B, requirements for the pre-proposal submission are:

  • 1-2 paragraphs describing the theme and tentative dates for seminar
  • Short explanation of how this course meets the goals of encouraging undergraduate student interest in the study of China and Asia, discuss relevant experience, and explain how the course contributes to your career goals and development
  • Preliminary ideas about course locations
  • Brief CV
  • Describe needs for mentoring or assistance with preparation (select from list below or propose a different idea)

Possible forms of assistance for category B:

            Small scholarship for language class or tutoring

Preparatory visit – could be done as an apprenticeship/ride-along with another global seminar, preferably an existing Tang seminar or as a solo pilot visit

Assistance/mentoring from faculty experts with developing syllabus --- in this case, CAS will provide up to $2000 of the stipend as an honorarium for the mentor

            Summer or semester stipend to work on developing syllabus

STAGE 2: CAS Curriculum committee will rank the proposals and select applicants to recommend to Education Abroad

STAGE 3: March 1 (over one year before the course) deadline for faculty to submit full course proposal to Education Abroad. At the same time, the faculty member should also submit the full proposal to the CAS Curriculum Committee.

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

  • Tang faculty fellows who receive the $5000 stipend should commit to undertaking the Tang seminar – if they are not able to undertake it the year they had originally proposed, they should work with CAS to develop a plan for the following year (exceptions will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis)
  • We plan for two seminars each summer – one to Taiwan and one to mainland China. We will prioritize mentoring and preparation assistance for those undertaking seminars in mainland China.
  • It is possible for seminars to be co-taught or for faculty to bring a graduate student to assist. However, this would make the seminar more expensive for students. Applicants who want to pursue one of these paths should include a paragraph justifying the need for it.
  • The Faculty Fellow funding is intended to support the development of a pipeline of faculty who can lead Tang seminars in the future. The stipend may not be used to hire a student or other individual to accompany a seminar or assist with course development.
  • Faculty mentors for category B will receive a stipend up to $2000 depending on how much assistance they are providing. They are expected to meet regularly with the Tang faculty fellow over the course of a semester or longer.