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Applying for Faculty Senate Mini-Grants
Application Process
Complete the required application form by 23 October, which asks for the following:
- Name and contact information
- Project title
- Type of engagement advanced by the project: engaged, civic, and/or community
- Description of project (500 words) and explanation of faculty’s relevant expertise (250 words)
- Project timeline
- Budget breakdown, with a maximum expenditure of $5,000
- Other sources of funding for project
Evaluation Criteria
Mini-grant applications will be evaluated on the extent to which
- project promotes high-quality, high-impact engagement within one or more of the three engagement types
- faculty possess the relevant expertise to meet the project’s stated goals
- project’s description, budget and timeline are clear and feasible
- project involves undergraduate students, graduate students and/or community partners as applicable
- project uses funds as start-up support for larger projects and/or state, regional, or national grants
- project-funded materials are used more than once
Notes
- Awarded funds cannot be used for faculty conference travel and/or professional memberships.
- Priority will be given to faculty who have not received a mini-grant in the previous two years.
- Resubmission of a previous year’s unfunded proposal is acceptable.
- The Nominations & Elections Committee reserves the right to request more information during the review process.
Timeline
- Applications are due by 23 October of the academic year.
- Awardees are announced by 31 October of the academic year.
- Projects are implemented 1 November to 30 June of the academic year.
- A brief project summary report (250 words) is by due 1 September to the Faculty Senate Marshall, Melanie Shoffner (shoffnme@jmu.edu).