WTE Scholarly and Creative Grant Application
Washburn University’s vision is to expand the culture of undergraduate creative and
scholarly work. The opportunity for undergraduates to perform independent creative
work is consistent with the University's commitment to individual achievement and its
mission to "help students reach their full academic potential." Students can receive
funds to support research associated travel, purchase supplies, special equipment, or to
obtain other resources needed for productive independent work. Students can also
request monies for the opportunity to present their final product (e.g. travel expenses,
conference/meeting registration). The proposed project must be student driven,
original, and faculty supervised. Furthermore, the funded project must represent more
than a class assignment unless it is part of a capstone project that reflects advanced
scholarly or creative activity. The grants are competitive and awarded based on the
quality of the project proposal as reviewed by a committee composed of faculty from
different disciplines, using a rubric. It is generally assumed that students will be in their
junior or senior years when they complete these projects.
Students are only eligible to receive funding for ONE (1) Washburn Transformational
Experience.
*****STARTING FALL 2011: Students are eligible to receive a maximum of $1,000 for
travel and/or project support (e.g., supplies).*****
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT AND COMPLETELY AND THOROUGHLY ANSWER
EACH ITEM. INCOMPLETE OR POORLY PREPARED GRANTS WILL NOT BE FUNDED!!!
Name:
WU email address:
Major:
Have you declared a Scholarly or Creative WTE?
Yes
No. If “No”, then your project is not eligible for funding from the WTE.
Expected Graduation Semester:
Expected Graduation Year:
Mentor’s Name:
Mentor’s department:
December
May
Project title:
Have you previously received funds for an International Education WTE or Scholarly or
Creative WTE project?
Yes. If “Yes”, then your project is not eligible for funding from the WTE.
No.
Have you applied for/or received funds for THIS project from another source?
Yes. If "Yes", state the source and the amount of funding received/expected.
Your project may not be eligible for funding from the WTE.
No.
Total Amount Being Requested: $
(Total not to exceed $1,000.)
Project Narrative
***IMPORTANT!!! READ FIRST: It is expected that the answers to the following
questions should be completely and thoughtfully answered. Incomplete or inadequate
answers will result in the grant being returned to the student for revision.***
1.
Please provide a clearly identified question or topic that engages in
challenging scholarly or creative activity (1 paragraph).
2.
Information regarding the sources and/or activities that will be used (1
paragraph).
3.
A description of how the information will be collected, analyzed, etc which
specifically addresses how the funds will be utilized to support the project (1
paragraph).
4.
A preliminary timeline that indicates reasonable progress to completion of
the project.
5.
Identification of potential learning outcomes and how they will be
demonstrated (e.g., paper, article, presentation) after completion of the
project (1-2 paragraphs).
6.
A detailed and realistic budget that includes a complete explanation of the
requests. If you are requesting funds for the "Other" category in the Budget
Summary (see below), please provide a list of each item requested and a
complete explanation of the importance of each of those items. BE SURE TO
INCLUDE THE NUMBER AND COSTS OF EACH ITEM.
Budget Summary
Total not to exceed $1,000.
Travel
Responses to items denoted with a "$" should ONLY be numerical. Do NOT include any
letters and do NOT include the currency symbol ("$"). NUMBERS ONLY PLEASE!!!!
Destination:
Duration of Travel:
Registration Cost $
Hotel $
(number of nights*rate/night)
Airfare $
Mileage $
(number of miles @ 54 cents per mile)
Shuttle Cost $
Total Breakfast Expense $
(number of breakfast meals * number of days away)
Total Lunch Expense $
(number of lunch meals * number of days away)
Total Dinner Expense $
(number of dinner meals * number of days away)
Project Supplies
Responses to items denoted with a "$" should ONLY be numerical. Do NOT include any
letters and do NOT include the currency symbol ("$"). NUMBERS ONLY PLEASE!!!!
Supplies $
Copies $
Equipment $
Poster cost $
Other $
(costs associated with this category should be clearly explain in budget section above)
TOTAL
**NOTE: The total reported below MUST be the sum of the numbers provided above.**
TOTAL REQUESTED AMOUNT
(NUMERICAL RESPONSES ONLY)
$
I (the applicant) acknowledge that I must submit hard copies of receipts to
Dr. Mike Russell (HC 211 F), Scholarly & Creative WTE Director, in order to
receive reimbursement for expenses/purchases.
Yes
No
STUDENTS:
SEND THE COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE FACULTY MENTOR FOR
REVIEW, APPROVAL, AND SUBMISSION.
FACULTY: COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE SUBMITTING THIS GRANT
APPLICATION.
I, THE FACULTY MENTOR, APPROVE THIS GRANT APPLICATION.
NO
YES
I, THE FACULTY MENTOR, WILL SUBMIT A LETTER OF SUPPORT WITH
THE GRANT APPLICATION.
NO
YES
FACULTY MENTORS: PLEASE EMAIL THE COMPLETED APPLICATION TO DR.
MIKE RUSSELL, S&C WTE AREA DIRECTOR: mike.russell@washburn.edu