HAVE A VISION?

Apply for an Innovation Grant and turn your great idea into a campus initiative.

Now in its tenth year, the Innovation Grants Committee announces a fund balance of $15,000 available in the 2008 spring semester for use by students, faculty, and staff. The sole purpose of the fund is to sponsor new and imaginative campus projects to be implemented in the coming months.

What to do?
Review Goucher’s Strategic Plan (listed on our website) and complete a simple, user-friendly, four-page proposal form. Be prepared to explain how your project specifically fits into the college’s Strategic Plan.

Who can apply?
All members of the campus community are equally eligible to participate--students, staff, and faculty. Joint initiatives are encouraged.

When to do it?
Now. The deadline for all grant proposals is Friday, February 29, 2008. Send proposals to the President’s Office in electronic form to Wendy Belzer Litzke at wendy.litzke@goucher.edu. The committee will announce awards in early April.

Whom to call or e-mail with questions?
Wendy Belzer Litzke in the President’s Office (x6042), wendy.litzke@goucher.edu.

What ideas get funded?
All kinds of ideas receive funding-there is no magic formula. The proposed project should be innovative and support the strategic goals of the college. Past projects include the expansion of our campus recycling program, the launch of a new student publication, and the creation of a diversity-themed film series.

What Ideas Don't Get Funded? 
Proposals that request travel funds for conferences (you can request these funds through the Provost's Office.) Also, due to the large number of requests, senior projects can no longer be considered.

What are the chances of succeeding if I apply?
The committee usually approves approximately a third to half of the grant requests. Out of the initiatives not chosen, there are often many good ideas that may warrant approval after further development and refinement.

What are the average amounts awarded?
The range of grants has been between $250 and $5,000. The typical project is awarded between $1,000 to $2,000.

How do you apply?
Download the Innovation Grant application form below, and submit it to Wendy Belzer Litzke.

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