Annual Fund Grants
Requesting Funding
Students, faculty, and staff can request funds from the Office of Institutional Advancement to support academic, creative, technical, and research endeavors. This includes expenses for travel, conferences, and equipment.
Who can apply?
Faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students. Students must be enrolled at the time of the application and at the time of the project. Individuals or groups may apply more than once per academic year, however, consideration will be given to first time applicants.
What is eligible for funding?
Research, events, honorariums, department purchases and special projects are eligible for funding. Grants range from $50 - $500
What is not eligible?
- Annual Fund Grants will not be awarded for projects already paid for through pre-existing scholarships.
- Annual Fund Grants will not be awarded to assist with personal expenses associated with a project such as additional activities (ex. movies, plays), excursions, and non-essential materials. Non-essential materials include, but are not limited to, toiletries, telephone usage, calling cards, photography expenses, clothing, souvenirs, and all other items not essential to the successful completion of a project as determined by the Annual Fund Grant Committee.
- Most course requirements, such as text books, are not eligible for annual fund grants. Contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (810)767-2150 for more details.
- Student applicants requesting funding to attend a conference must apply for a Fran Frazier Student Travel Scholarship, and know the status of the application, before applying to the Annual Fund. Visit http://www.umflint.edu/finaid/scholarships/franfrazierapp.pdf for application and deadline information.
What materials must accompany the application?
- All applications must include a summary of the project, preliminary budgets, and appropriate chartfields for fund transfer.
- All applications must include a report of the department's available gift funds. Applicants must consider individual department funding sources prior to submitting an Annual Fund Grant Request form.
- Please send all applications to Institutional Advancement, Attn: Annual Fund Grants 303 East Kearsley Street, Flint, MI 48502.
What is required once the project is complete?
Applicants receiving Annual Fund Grant money are required to submit a report within two weeks after the completion of the project. This report must include a summary of the project outcomes, a detailed budget, and copies of relevant receipts, brochures, and pamphlets. Failure to submit this report by the deadline will affect an applicant's eligibility to receive future funding. Individuals receiving awards will be asked in the future to consider making a contribution to the Annual Fund.
When are awards released?
Annual Fund Grant Requests will be reviewed by the Annual Fund Committee on a bi-weekly basis.
