2016 Spouse Education Fund (SEF) Grant

Application Instructions for

2016 Spouse Education Fund (SEF) Grant

We welcome your interest in and application for a grant ($100 - $500) toward local academic and professional development opportunities. All of the Spouse Education Fund grant funds are donated by the community, so the amount of available funding varies each year. Grants are awarded primarily according to financial need, as well as relevance, future impact and motivation.

ELIGIBILITY

Applications are restricted to spouses and/or partners of current Stanford international students, post-docs, and visiting scholars on F-2 or J-2 visas. First-time applicants only. (Spouses of Stanford employees are not eligible. Neither the applicant nor the spouse can hold American citizenship.) The grants must be used for courses/programs that are completed by December 2017.

Application deadline: Thursday, November 10, 2016 at midnight

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION

Please follow these application instructions carefully.

1.  Insert a passport size photograph of yourself on page 1 of the SEF application in the space provided;

2.  Complete each field in the application.

3.  If you have any questions about the application, please send an email to: or contact SEF Committee members Dolly Verplank, Gwyn Dukes or Sande Stuart at the Friday Morning Coffee.

4.  It is VERY important to provide SPECIFIC course information in the application section on “Proposed Use of Award.” We suggest you list 1st and 2nd choices, since courses are sometimes cancelled;

5. Save the application as a Microsoft Word document, named

‘2016 SEF App - <Your First Name> <Your Last Name>’. (If, for example, your name is Sally Brown, name the Word document ‘2016 SEF App – Sally Brown’);

6. In the ‘subject’ field of your email put: ‘SEF application -- <your name>” (This way we can track your SEF application.) We will notify you that we have received your application.

7. Email your completed application as an attachment to: ;

SCHEDULING YOUR INTERVIEW WITH THE SEF COMMITTEE

The SEF Committee will hold a 15-minute interview with eachapplicant in the Post Room at the Bechtel International Center between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., November 14 through 17. When you have submitted the application, be sure to sign up for an interview, using the link at the bottom of the application. If you cannot find a convenient time for an interview, contact us. We encourage you to apply early for the best choice of interview times.

Grant awards will be presented at a reception on Tues., Dec. 6, from 4 to 5:30 PM at the Bechtel I-Center.

COURSE INFORMATION

Information and course catalogs of local institutions are available in the Resource Center for International Families (I-Center main floor) and online at:

http://www.ccisstanfordu.org/information/SEF-2016-local-edu-list-1.pdf

2016 APPLICATION FOR

THE SPOUSE EDUCATION FUND

OF THE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

(Insert your photo here)

The application must include all of the following information:

First Name______Last Name______

Address______

Telephone Number______Email address______

Country of Citizenship______Country of Birth______Type of visa______

Date of arrival at Stanford______Expected date of departure______

Name of spouse/domestic partner______Country of Citizenship______

Department of spouse/domestic partner______

Current status of spouse/domestic partner: International student ___ Post-doc ___ Visiting scholar____

Other ___ (please explain)______

If your spouse/partner receives funding from Stanford, please explain: ______

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Specify the subject matter, institution, and any certificate, diploma, or degree awarded

EMPLOYMENT AND/OR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Please list employment or volunteer activities most relevant to this application

PROPOSED USE OF AWARD

How would you use the award? Be specific. List particular courses (1st and 2nd choices) and institutions you would attend, or specify the conferences or other learning opportunities you would pursue. If requesting a Stanford Continuing Studies course, list both the title and number of the course you propose to take.

Be sure to check carefully that the course(s) you select will be available between January and December of 2017, and that you are eligible to enroll. (Please note: SEF funds are not available for the study of English as a Second Language, except for programs in Teaching ESL.)

2. 

PROPOSED BUDGET

Please list the costs of each course/program you are proposing and all possible sources of funding.

Costs: Tuition:

Books/Supplies:

Total Costs:

Financial sources:

Amount you can contribute:

Amount you can receive from other sources:

Amount of grant requested:

PURPOSE

Briefly state your goals for the future and indicate how your proposed educational experience would enhance these goals.

I affirm that my spouse/partner is a current international student, post-doc or visiting scholar at Stanford University, and that all the information presented on this form is accurate.

(Your name):______

INTERVIEWS

Interviews will be conducted with each applicant between Monday, November 14 and Thursday, November 17. They will be scheduled every half-hour, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Immediately upon completion of your application, please log-on to the link below and sign-up for a time.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d48abaf23a13-sefinterviews1

2016 SEF Instructions