Student Activities Fund at ACS
Grant Application Round 1
Spring 2014
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SAF Overview
Benefits to students
Criteria
Application process
Proposal defense
Other
SAF Overview
• The Student Activities Fund (SAF) is founded by members of the ParentTeacher Association (PTA) and the Alumni Fund Advisory Committee
(AFAC) at ACS to support student projects, activities, and events. This
year, SAF has a budget of 2000 BGN to disburse, and the maximum grant
per project, activity, or event would be 500 BGN
• The competition is open to all student clubs and athletic teams at ACS
• Students who want to start a new club or team can also apply for funding
• The SAF grant cannot be the sole source of funding – students must
organize additional fundraising to cover at least a part of the budget
• You can additionally request to get an alum or a parent as a mentor to
help them alongside the faculty supervisor
• Projects can be started this spring but may be completed next school year
• Going forward, the pitch contest will be held twice per year, in the Spring
and Fall; clubs & teams that apply now will not be precluded from
applying next year
• SIHP proposals will be considered starting next Fall (school year 2014/15)
Benefits to students
• Students can have a positive impact on campus life and the community
beyond
• Clubs and teams can scale up their activities
• Students can practice presentation / pitching / budget management /
fundraising skills
• Students can experience the full cycle that leads from idea and general
strategy to winning funding to running a project to reporting results
• Clubs and teams can forge stronger relationships with alumni and parents
and attract wider support for their activities from the ACS community
Criteria – part 1
Winning projects will have as a direct objective one or more of the following:
• Help students master critical skill / competency that’s not covered in the
current academic curriculum
• Promote student participation and engagement with campus life
• Improve school spirit
• Promote public service
• Promote parent, teacher, alumni, and staff engagement with student
events and campus life
• Help students build their future professional network
• Have positive impact on a community outside of ACS
• Improves team-work and promote collaboration among students
• Gives students opportunities to practice leadership skills
• Gives students opportunities to engage in community service
• Promotes ACS and its values to the wider public
Criteria – part 2
In pursuit of these objectives, winning projects will do one or more of the
following:
• Advertise information about activity, project, or event on campus (e.g. via
daily bulletin, newspaper, and at campus events)
• Execute in collaboration with other student clubs or teams
• Execute in sync with other student projects and initiatives to amplify
impact
• Generate publicity for ACS
• Build on existing campus structures, networks, practices
• Repeat or expand in the future rather than treat the project as a single
occurrence
Criteria – part 3
It is essential that clubs or teams submitting a proposal meet the following
administrative requirements:
• Are in good standing with the Dean’s office (documents, reports,
registration of members, etc.)
• Have an official faculty supervisor
• Maximum application length – 10 pages
Application process
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Submit application – by Apr 21 (email to ACSstudentfund@gmail.com)
Defend proposal in front of committee – week of May 5
Winning projects submit progress report – in June
Winning projects report to the committee – date TBD
Proposal defense
• If your application is successful, you will be invite to defend your proposal
in front of a committee on May 3, 2014
• 15 minutes per proposal – 5 minutes presentation and 10 minutes Q&A
• Students get to choose the format of their presentation
• Students will receive feedback on the quality of their application and
presentation but this is not one of the criteria for awarding a grant
• Committee will include representatives of Student Council, Alumni Fund
Advisory Committee, Parent Teacher Association, and Dean’s Office at ACS
Questions?
Please send all questions and inquiries to:
ACSstudentfund@gmail.com