Support for Faculty, Staff and Students

Funding Group: Staff of the Chaplain's Office
Eligible to apply: Faculty, staff and students
Scope of funding: Support for personal emergencies (not programmatic)
Amount of (or range of) grants in 2006-07: Typically not to exceed $500
Deadlines and decision dates: As needs arise
Additional information: This fund in supported by personal donations from community members; it is not part of university budget.
Application form: Contact chaplain's office

Liberal Arts Forum (Faculty, Students)

Funding Group: Liberal Arts Forum
Eligible to apply: The Liberal Arts Forum is funded entirely by the Student Government Association. The Forum sponsors a variety of lectures each year on topics of interest to the student members of the Forum who select and host the speakers. Forum speakers are usually published authors or film/video producers. In this way the class component of the Forum is served when selections from the speakers’ work can be assigned prior to the guest’s visit. They have not funded “motivational speakers.” Faculty who wish to propose speakers should contact the adviser to the Forum, who may ask for a written proposal that can be presented to the Forum and will possibly arrange for the faculty member to attend a Forum meeting to discuss their proposal with the student members.
Scope of funding: The Forum usually sponsors four speakers each semester. The 2006-2007 budget for honorariums and travel was $45,000.
Amount of (or range of) grants in 2006-07:
Deadlines and decision dates: The Forum selects and contracts speakers 12 months ahead of their appearance. (Decisions for Fall 2008 will be made during the Fall 2007 semester.)
Additional information: Contact Liberal Arts Forum advisor

Second Year Faculty Library Grant (Faculty)

Funding Group: Faculty Library Committee
Eligible to receive: Faculty on continuing appointments who are entering their second year of employment
Scope of funding: To be used to select books and/or audiovisual materials for Belk Library
Amount of (or range of) grants in 2006-07: $500 per faculty member
Deadlines and decision dates: Faculty will be notified via e-mail in late spring of their first year. Orders must be received by Jan. 1 of the faculty member’s second year.
Additional information: Head of library
Application form: No application necessary. Eligible faculty will be notified by library staff.

Funding Group: Project Pericles Service Sabbatical Committee
Eligible to apply: All Elon staff with two or more years of service to the institution.
Scope of funding: Up to one month release time to work on the Service Sabbatical.
Amount of (or range of) grants in 2006-07: Three Service Sabbaticals have been granted in 2006-2007.
Deadlines and decision dates: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the year.
Additional information and application form: Click here or contact Director of Project Pericles

SGA Student Grants (Students)

Undergraduate Research (Students)

Funding Group: Isabella Cannon Centre
Eligible to apply: All students who have been accepted to a study abroad program and who have filed for FAFSA
Scope of funding: Funds can be used for any expenses related to study abroad such as books, travel, housing, meals, etc.
Amount of (or range of) grants in 2006-07: $250 to $1,000
Deadlines and decision dates: For Winter Term 2008 – September 1; for Spring Term 2008 – November 1; For Summer 2008 – April 1
Additional information and application form:Click here or go to the Isabella Cannon Centre, first floor of Carlton