COIL Grant

A virtual exchange grant that directly supports faculty or staff at TIEC member institutions who design and facilitate virtual international collaborations for undergraduate or graduate students. The grant expands the number of students with access to a global classroom experience through new virtual exchange curricula.

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Up to $4,000

COIL activities should:

  • Use best practices in COIL design and student engagement to connect students from each institution through technology.
  • Support regular course objectives while also enabling students to examine topics from varied cultural and societal perspectives.  
  • Use technology — synchronously or asynchronously, to support the goals of student learning. Include a strong connection to two or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the details of which can be found here.

Duration: Endure for a period of at least four weeks

Because of the complexity and nature of COIL programs, this grant allows recipients up to six months for joint planning and design of the course prior to classroom implementation.  

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Fund Information

The funds are budgeted per faculty pair and preference is given to proposals that incorporate faculty from at least one Texas and one affiliate institution. TIEC operating council members at each institution have a directory of contacts at all TIEC institutions, and TIEC will also offer introductions, if needed, during the proposal development process. TIEC will assist both Texas and affiliate members seeking to initiate relationships within the consortium.

The funds will be disbursed as an overload payment in compensation for time developing and implementing COIL activities (all funds for this grant will be provided in the form of a check from TIEC). If a course is co-taught within one institution, the award for that institution may be split between the faculty members. As stated above, the award is intended to be shared between faculty at the partner institutions, but a singular institution’s share may also be divided between more than one faculty, as appropriate.

Interested in collaborating with another university on a grant application but need help getting connected? Please fill out our Collaboration Interest Form and TIEC will be happy to assist you.

TIEC reserves the right to deny items in the budget that they deem as an improper use of funds. Note: TIEC does not allow indirect costs for any TIEF grant.

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Eligibility

  • Courses can be at the undergraduate or graduate level.
  • Courses must be 3 or more credits.
  • The course must be taught within two semesters of the award date and continue after the grant's duration.
  • Only TIEC member institution faculty and staff are eligible to apply.  

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Evaluation

  • Is the COIL activity clearly described, and will it effectively connect students from the two institutions?
  • Will the COIL activity support course learning objectives while also enabling students to examine topics from different cultural and societal perspectives?
  • Does the COIL activity provide for experiential education and virtual collaboration among the students?
  • If graduate student support is requested, are the student’s responsibilities reasonable and specific?

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Requirements of Award

  • Selected participants will be required to complete TIEC’s Virtual Exchange Academy (4 weeks, 4 hours per week).
  • Recipients must initiate the timeline/show initial objectives met.
  • Successful recipients are expected to provide a summary (up to 4 pages) of project outcomes and any proposed next steps within one month of completion.
  • Recipient bios and project summaries will be featured on the TIEC website.
  • TIEC believes in creating space for members to share achievements among their peers. As such, recipients agree to present their programs and outcomes at the 2025 TIEC Summit and a TIEC-organized webinar or Operating Council meeting.

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