Award Application Guidelines

Abstract: Summarize how your university’s internationalization efforts have moved the conversation forward with respect to equity, diversity, and inclusivity; research and engagement; leadership and pervasiveness; and assessment, as described above. The abstract should be a concise description that can be used on the APLU website and in the APLU Annual Meeting program.

Section 1:

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity—the degree to which the institution is committed to empowering all stakeholders to participate in global engagement activities.

Demonstrate how your institution is committed to empowering all stakeholders to participate in global engagement activities. To the extent possible provide quantitative indicators of how inclusive your internationalization efforts have been to date and describe how you are working to improve equity, diversity and inclusivity across all dimensions—socio-economic or first-in-family status, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or other categories your institution may monitor. When thinking about students, and recognizing that not all students cross international borders during their education, explain how your institution fosters “internationalization at home” and provide evidence of innovative approaches to inclusive global learning.

Section 2:

Internationalization of Research and Engagement—the degree to which the institution is committed to the internationalization of research and engagement.

Provide concrete evidence demonstrating how inclusive internationalization is integral to your institution’s research and engagement missions. Provide evidence demonstrating how the institution supports internationalization of research and engagement activities and show the impact of your accomplishments in these areas. Engagement is defined as: “the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.”

Section 3:

Leadership and Pervasiveness—the degree to which the institution’s leadership (president/chancellor or provost level) has made internationalization a priority for the institution and the degree to which internationalization pervades the culture across campus.

Describe how your institution’s leadership makes internationalization a priority within the mission, vision, values, and organizational structure of the university. How does the leadership of your institution show its commitment to internationalization, particularly to internationalizing the curriculum? How does the administration work with faculty, staff, and students to foster a pervasive culture of internationalization? Describe the reach and breadth of your internationalization efforts.

Section 4:

Assessment—the degree to which the institution is committed to measuring participation or progress and impact of internationalization across the institution.

How does your institution measure progress (towards increased inclusivity and pervasiveness of internationalization as well as other goals related to internationalization) and assess the outcomes/impact from internationalization? Applicants should include any key performance indicators in this section.

Additional Required Documentation

• Letter of Endorsement
  • Applications must include a letter of endorsement from the president/chancellor/rector of the institution. The letter should provide evidence of the institutional commitment to engagement, such as citing mission, engagement plan, organizational structure, and/or specific outcomes.
• Your institution’s mission, vision, and internationalization statements – up to 5 pages.
• A list of who was involved (name, title, office) in the development of the submission.

Additional Optional Documentation

Applications may include up to five pages of additional relevant information.