Public Service Endowment Grant

Public Service Endowment Grant applications are now available to faculty and staff. These grants are intended to enhance the public service mission of the University, by bringing the skills and knowledge of faculty and staff to bear on a problem or project identified with community groups, schools, non-profit businesses, health and human service organizations, etc.  The grants serve as an internal source of funds for pilot projects. Projects that have the potential to lead to proposals for external funding will be given priority.

This year, these endowed grants will disburse $18,103. The budget for each submitted proposal should not exceed $5,000. A faculty member or staff member may only be involved in one submitted proposal, whether this is as the PI or Co-PI.

New faculty are particularly encouraged to apply.

Proposals must be received by March 1, 2009 as an email attachment to Cheryl_Hugus@uml.edu

GUIDELINES:
Put your Name(s), Department Affiliation(s), and Title of your Proposal at the top of your Narrative. The following points serve as guidelines.

PROPOSAL NARRATIVE (No more than three pages + budget page): 
1.  What is the purpose of your proposed public service project?

2.  Why is this particular project important?
     
3.  How will you conduct the work?
   
4.  How will you assess the effectiveness/success of your project?

5.  Will the results be publishable? Will these funds prepare you to apply for external funding? If so, what agency or foundation is your target?

6.  What is your proposed budget and justification? (Note: No part of the budget can be used for UML faculty salary.)

7.  List all sources of current grant support.

8.  What is your timeline for expenditure of funds and for completion of your proposed project?

REVIEW MECHANISM:
The provost will appoint a review committee to make all selections.

Decisions will be announced by April 1, 2009

Recipients will be expected to submit a one-page final report on completion of the project.