COMPETITIONS TRACK
Long-Term Funding Application
The Nectar Funding COMPETITIONS track is designed to support teams of students working
towards entering a national or international competition with their project.. Long-Term
funding is only for competitions with SEAS institutional support that require funding over
multiple years (ie- a student group), although funding is granted on an annual basis.
If information on your project has not changed from prior years (such as the competition
description), please feel free to reuse the material.
I.
Team Lead
Full name:
Email:
Phone number:
Term address:
Graduation year:
Concentration:
Secondary field (if applicable):
II.
Competition Information
Name of competition:
2-3 sentence description of
competition:
Competition date:
Name of faculty advisor:
Total annual budget:
Date when the project started
receiving Nectar funding:
1. Describe the competition requirements.
2. Describe the status and stage of your competition entry. When did you start? What
phase (planning, researching, executing, etc.) are you in?
3. Describe your work plan: What steps will you take to complete your entry? How
will you organize your time? How will you utilize the resources that Harvard
currently offers?
III.
Team Information
1. List the members of your leadership team. Give each team member’s role,
concentration, and 2-3 sentences describing the skills they bring to the project.
2. How many other team members are involved? How do you manage the rest of your
team?
IV.
Budget
Total annual budget:
Provide a detailed breakdown of how you will use the funding (including materials,
travel, etc.):
Name of
Amount
Cite source for this budget item
Purchaser (self or
expense
(USD)
Teaching Labs?)
TOTAL: $
Note: If you include travel in your budget, you must submit the Travel Supplement at least one
month prior to departure.
What funding (SEAS or otherwise) have you received for this project? What other
funding have you applied for?
V.
Letter of Mutual Understanding with Faculty Advisor
All Nectar funding recipients are required to have a faculty advisor. The role of this advisor
may vary on a case-by-case basis, but we expect, in general, that advisors are consulted
about any major changes to your project’s direction or high financial expenditures.
Faculty advisor name:
Email:
TO BE FILLED OUT BY THE STUDENT: Please outline your expectation of the faculty
advisor.
TO BE FILLED OUT BY THE FACULTY ADVISOR: Please outline your expectation of the
student.
By signing below, you agree to this Letter of Mutual Understanding:
________________________________________________
Student signature
________________________________________________
Facutly advisor signature
VI.
Other Information
1. What other resources do you need to achieve your goals (ie- storage space,
machine shop access, etc.)? Are you planning on using any Teaching Labs resources?
If you are planning on using resources in the SEAS Teaching Labs, you must discuss this
with the Director of the Teaching Labs, Anas Chalah, and get his approval below.
I have discussed this project with the students applying and we have agreed on the
support that the SEAS Teaching Labs is able to offer.
______________________________________________________________
Anas Chalah, Director of the SEAS Teaching Labs
VII. Submission Information
If you are awarded Nectar funding, you are required to:
 Attend a mandatory orientation meeting

If you are traveling, complete the Travel Supplement at least 1 month prior to
departure date
 Create a poster and present your project at the end of every semester
You will receive your funding in two installments. To receive your funding for the Spring
semester, you must turn in the Mid-Year Check In by the Spring application deadline.
Applications are due by 11:59am on Oct. 1, 2015, to the SEAS Office of Experiential
and Career Development. Applications must also be emailed to
nectar@seas.harvard.edu.