ANNUAL GRANT FUND APPLICATION

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS UNITED (URI/AAUP)

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

                 

The GAU Executive Committee has established the GAU Annual Grant Fund to support the growing financial needs of graduate assistants in their endeavor for excellence at the University of Rhode Island. Application due dates will be the 1st of December and the 1st of May each year. Assistants may apply for funding for travel or events that have yet to occur, and funding awarded, however money will not be disbursed until receipts are provided to the GAU.

 

Funding is available for reimbursement of expenses directly related to the presentation papers or research, delivery of poster sessions, performance or exhibition of creative work, or other pursuits of a professional or academic nature. Funding awards are intended to help cover registration fees, travel, accommodations, the purchase or acquisition of necessary supplies or equipment, or other related expenses.

 

The Finance Committee shall have the responsibility of reviewing applications and recommending to the Executive Committee the amount of funds to be distributed. Applicants may be asked to attend a regular GAU meeting or speak with members of the executive committee in order to justify and/or clarify funding requests. All decisions regarding funding will be at the discretion of the executive committee. In no case shall the funds awarded exceed 50% of the applicantÕs total expenditure.

 

Applicants must complete the form below and attach receipts as well as any additional documents requested. Additionally, applicants must notify the GAU of any additional sources from whom requests for funding have been or will be made, as well as the amounts awarded. Completed applications must be sent to the GAU office at 302 Roosevelt Hall or faxed to (401) 874-5147.

Awards must be used within six months of disbursal. The GAU executive committee reserves the right to withhold funds until any additional documentation requested by the GAU has been submitted and reviewed. For further information please contact the GAU by phone at (401) 874-5148, or via email at gau@etal.uri.edu.

 

 

Available Awards

 

 

 

Conference

(Presenting)

Conference

(Attending)

Research

 

Domestic

$250.00

$150

$200

 

International

$500.00

$400

$450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNUAL GRANT FUND APPLICATION

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS UNITED (URI/AAUP)

 

 

 

 

Name: _______________________________ Department: _______________________

 

Campus / Local Address: __________________________________________________

 

______________________________________________________________________

 

Telephone: ___________________________ E-mail: ___________________________

 

Amount Requested: ____________________

 

Date of Application Submission: ___/___/___

 

 

Travel Expenses

 

Destination: _______________________ Travel Dates: ___/___/___ through ___/___/___

Transportation: $ _________________________

Accommodations: $ _______________________

Additional Expenses Associated with Travel and/or Accommodations: $_______________

Description of Additional Expenses: ___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

 

Total: $______________

 

 

Supplies/Equipment:

 

Description & Cost: _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

 

Total: $ _______________________

 

 

 

ApplicantÕs Signature: ____________________________________ Date: ___/___/___

 

 

 

 

Purpose of Request: On the following page, please justify your request for funding. Please note your current research and academic history and goals, and include a detailed description of what the potential funding will be used for and how it will help further academic excellence at the University of Rhode Island. Attach additional pages as necessary, as well as any relevant documentation/evidence of participation such as notification of a paper, poster session, or performanceÕs acceptance, photos, brochures or program booklets, etc.

 

 

ANNUAL GRANT FUND APPLICATION

GRADUATE ASSISTANTS UNITED (URI/AAUP)

 

Purpose of Request: