People's Endowment grant applications open Nov. 27

November 15, 2017

University Relations

The UAF People’s Endowment Board announces the availability of funds for spring 2018. Applications open Nov. 27. The deadline for receipt of complete proposals is Jan. 15, 2018. Proposals received after 5 p.m. Jan. 15 will not be considered.

The People’s Endowment was established at the UA Foundation in 1986 to provide funding source for projects that will improve UAF but that would likely remain unfunded due to institutional priorities. Grants are to be used for a special project or to fill a critical need at UAF. Proposals will be accepted from UAF faculty, staff and students.

The maximum grant amount is $5,000. The board may fund more than one grant depending on available funds and the amounts requested. Requests for smaller amounts or partial funding will be considered.

Proposals must be submitted at People's Endowment Award Application for 2017-2018. Proposals should contain evidence that the funded project will provide a margin of excellence that could provide support or assistance to improve the overall quality or stability of university programs and efforts. Additional materials/documents in support of your proposal can also be dropped off at the Provost's Office in Signers' Hall room 311-312, or you may email them to uaf-provost-awards@alaska.edu. Be sure to reference the proposal title on any supporting materials.

Past projects include: Arctic Gardeners, Midnight Sun Writer’s Series, Permafrost literary journal, the music of the Sikuliaq project, Ethics Bowl, Innocent Eye: The Africa Photographs of Adrina Knutson, The Art of Nunavut-Inuit Tapestries from Baker Lake and Beyond, The Origins of Peace Making Circles Video, Chancellor’s Student Food Committee, Modernizing the Collection and Sharing of South-central Weather Data, and many more.

Examples of projects not likely to receive funding include scholarships or pure research projects, for which there are other funding opportunities available. In general, grants will not fund projects that are part of normal university activities. The endowment does not fund honorariums, salaries, and consultation service fees to UA employees.

General questions about this grant can be addressed to Jennifer Hoppough at 474-7096 or Jessica Skipper 474-6634.