TO:
Students, Staff, Faculty, Administrators
PLEASE circulate to your department and students.
FROM:
Karrie Hansberry, CWU Foundation
DATE:
October 25th, 2013
The CWU Foundation Small Grants Program is now open for applications. This year there is $20,000.00
available to students, staff, faculty and administrators.
Proposals that closely align with the following are most competitive:
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Greatest number of students, faculty and/or community members are impacted as a result of the proposed
work.
The benefits of the proposed work may be measured by how CWU and student needs are met.
The image of CWU is positively promoted.
Demonstrated impacts in the areas of academics, student development, technology, diversity,
interdisciplinary studies and/or community impact.
Proposed work articulates clearly how it aligns with the CWU Strategic Plan.
Other sources of funding are unavailable or the proposed work may be completed with one-time funding.
In addition to the Small Grants program there is The American Association of University Professors Grant
available to support faculty travel. The University Professors Grant has a total of $600.00 available for an
award based on the following criteria:
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Designed exclusively for tenure and tenure-track faculty travel to conferences where faculty are presenting
scholarly papers.
Matching funds are encouraged but not mandatory.
Applications for the American Association of University Professors Grant are to be completed on the attached
worksheets also.
Projects receiving partial funding from other sources are encouraged. However, grants should not duplicate or
replace state funds. Although funds are not granted for faculty or employee stipends or wages, grant funds may
be used to pay for student or temporary assistance in developing the program or project
Proposals must be three pages or less, consisting of a one-page project summary (see proposal summary form
for details), a completed project budget form and the proposal summary form with the required signatures of the
university official responsible for administering funds, department chair, and dean or vice president.
Proposals due by Wednesday December 4th, 2013 by 5 p.m. to: CWU Foundation
Barge 214
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7508
Grant
Proposal Summary
The following will make your proposal complete:
1. This summary page completed w/appropriate signatures
2. A one-page summary including descriptions for each numbered item listed below (maximum of 1,000
words) AND
3. A completed project budget form (attached)
4. If applicable, all relevant documents for human/animal subject clearance.
Please staple or paperclip proposal (no folders or cover letters please!) and submit to the CWU Foundation,
Mail Stop 7508, Barge 402.
* Remember to plan ahead and get your signatures. Many past applicants have had to deal with department chairs and deans who
were out of town and ultimately struggled to make the deadline.
PROJECT TITLE: _______________________________________________
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:_____________________________________________________________________
Please include in your one-page summary (1,000 word maximum), the following items:
1. Describe who benefits from this project and how. Detail the number of people, who they are (e.g. students),
and what happens as a result of this proposed work.
2. How will you know that the proposed work is successful?
3. How does the proposed work align with the CWU Strategic Plan and other CWU program plans. Discuss
how the image of CWU is promoted, the areas impacted by the proposed work and how the proposed work
serves a longer-term benefit for the University.
A committee of comprised of CWU Foundation staff, students, CWU faculty and staff will evaluate all requests.
If you have any questions, please call the CWU Foundation at 963-2764 or e-mail hansberk@cwu.edu.
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Date _________________________
Grant requested by: (Type or print name & CWU Position/Title)
Phone ___________________________
E-Mail: __________________________
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Signature
Mail Stop or Address
GRANTS COMMITTEE REQUIREMENT: By signing
below you are endorsing this project
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Departmental approval
Date
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Dean or Vice President approval
Date
Grant
Project Budget
Using the table, below, consider all sources of revenue (cash and in-kind (e.g. volunteer labor)) which will
contribute to the proposed work. In the expenses section, list under the expense categories the cost of carrying
out the work described in your one-page summary.
Budget Summary:
PROJECTED REVENUES (examples shown in purple; delete items in purple and fill in with your revenue
items)
Source of support
CWU S&A Funds
Student Volunteers
Amount of support
$2,000
$1,000
TOTAL REVENUE
$3,000
Status*
Request to be made Jan 2014
Secured 100 student works, 10 hours each at $10/hour
PROJECTED EXPENSES (examples shown in purple; delete items in purple and fill in with your expense
items)
Expense Category
Personnel
Project Coordinator
Expense calculation
Total Expense
20 hours at $25/hr
$500
Materials & Supplies
Event give aways
1000 at $1 each
$1,000
Contract Services
DJ for evening entertainment
3 hours at $100/hr
$300
Other
Rental fee – tables, chairs
1000 at $5 each
$5,000
TOTAL EXPENSES
$6,800
REVENUES LESS EXPENSES = SMALL GRANT REQUEST
(examples shown in purple; delete items in purple and fill in with your revenue and expense items)
Revenue (from table, above)
Expenses (from table, above)
Small Grant Request
Amount of support
$3,000
$6,800
$3,800