CHAMBER GROUPAPPLICATION

ProfessionalDevelopment Committee

Instructions:

  1. Completethe application form includinganyprevious funding awarded from thePDC.
  1. Prepareaproposalincluding adescription oftheopportunityand its importanceinyourcareer.
  1. Includebudget information foryourproject. This should includetravel costs, entryfees and lodgingexpenses (no perdiemor food allowance).
  1. Attach aletterofsupportwritten by yourcoach/advisor. Your coach/advisormayalsosend this directlyto .
  1. Savethe application as apdf(Chamber Group Name) and send to .
  1. Incomplete applications will not be considered bytheCommittee. Besureall required items areincluded.

Schedule:

  1. The Professional Development Committee reviews written proposals three times per academic year: October 15, February 1, and April 1. An email announcement will be sent several weeks before each due date. Decisions are made by the committee and are announced via email.
  1. Retroactive applications may be submitted if the invitation to the event occurred between the cycle due dates. For example, if a student moves to the finals of a competition in November, and the finals occur in December, that student could request funding in the following February cycle.
  1. Students approved for funding submit receipts following the event or experience and are reimbursed up to the level specified by the PDC.

Funding:

  1. The PDC allocations will be distributed in roughly equal amounts. In order to fund more applicants, there is a maximum of $400 possible for each student. Exceptions to this cap will be approved only in exceptional circumstances.
  1. Chamber Groups may only be funded one time during the academic cycle. From year to year, priority will be given to groups requesting PDC funding for the first time.
  1. Activities that the PDC will support include:
  • Presenting a paper at a regional, national, or international conference
  • Presenting a workshop/clinic/master class at a state/national conference or significant venue
  • Competing in an advanced round of a competition
  1. Activities that the PDC will not support include:
  • Attending a conference (without presenting)
  • Participating in a summer festival or elective summer course/workshop
  • Performances by student ensembles larger than chamber music groups
  • Auditioning for festivals, graduate school, or employment
  • Volunteering opportunities
  1. If your proposal is awarded funding and your professional opportunity involves international travel, you are required to register your travel with the University. Upon approval of your funding, but prior to travel, undergraduate students must contact the Office of Academic Affairs to complete the necessary paperwork. Graduate students must register online at http://www.rochester.edu/global/travel/.

Eligibility:

You must be a full-time, matriculated student in a degree program in order to be awarded funding. Projects for the summer following degree completion will not be eligible. Alumni are not eligible for PDC funding.

Chamber Group:Date: April 14, 2019
Group contact person: Phone:

E-mail:


Group members:

How many years have you been together as a group?

Name of faculty member writing letter of support:

Date(s) of the opportunity for which funding is requested:

Total amount of funding requested (insert budget where indicated below): $

Name or brief explanation of opportunity:

Have you previously received Professional Dev. Committee funding? Check one: YES NO

If yes, list all date(s), project(s) and amount(s) granted on attached word document:
Previously funded projects: (list all date(s), project(s) and amount(s) granted)

Dates / Project / Amount Granted

Student CHAMBER GROUP Proposal

Professional Development Committee

Chamber Group: Date:

Name of event proposal is for:

Does your proposal involve international travel? Check one: YES NO

Type proposal here:


Student CHAMBER GROUP Budget
Professional Development Committee

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