Student Staff Professional Development Grant Program
GRANT APPLICATION
The purpose of the University Recreation Staff Development Grant Program is to provide opportunities to currently fulltime enrolled UREC student staff for certifications, training, and other professional development activities that will benefit University Recreation programs as well as the applicant.
Priority deadline is the second Monday of the semester, by midnight. Complete this form electronically and forward to your current supervisor. Your current supervisor will fill out their section and forward it to the area manager (if applicable) of which the grant applies. Grant awards will be determined after Student Development Committee (SDC) review. Applicants can expect to hear from a SDC member, regarding their decision, within ten business days of application deadline.
SECTION I: APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name:
Email:
Phone Number:
Student ID Number:
Current Position(s):
Beginning date of employment with University Recreation:
Anticipated graduation date (Semester, Year):
Please indicate which University Recreation units you are currently employed by:
Aquatics
Challenge
Climbing Wall
Custodial
Facility Manager
Fitness & Education Development (CPR/GFI/PT/WR)
Intramurals
Membership
Outdoor Recreation (AF/GB/RS)
Recreation Supervisor
Service
Youth Programs
SECTION II: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY INFORMATION
Please provide the following information about the activity that you are requesting grant funds for:
Name of professional development activity:
Date of Activity:
Description of activity:
Sponsoring Organization:
Location of activity:
Link to sponsoring organization’s website*:
*If activity does not have online registration information please submit registration information to your immediate supervisor.
Early Registration Cost*: $
Early Registration Deadline Date (MM/DD/YY):
Regular Registration Cost: $
Registration Deadline Date (MM/DD/YY):
*Please note grant award funding is 1. only to be used on registration costs and 2. based off of early registration cost. For more information about grant funding, please visit the UREC Employee Database.
Will this activity result in a certification? Yes No
If yes, what is the name of the certification?
SECTION III: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please complete this section thoroughly. You must provide enough information for your current supervisor, area manager (if applicable), and the Student Development Committee to determine funding. In addition to your responses, the Student Development Committee does evaluate the professionalism conveyed in your application. Please note that this form is not capable of completing spell/grammar checks.
Does your participation in this activity benefit your current position within University Recreation? If yes, then please describe how. If not, please state which program area would benefit from your participation and how (note: approval from desired area manager is necessary for award funding).
Please describe how your participation in this activity would benefit your future career aspirations. Please include additional information such as current field of study (major, minor, etc.) and/or any other pertinent information to support your rationale (such as transferrable skills, etc.).
Upon receiving award funding, you and the area manager will determine specific tasks needed to fulfill the grant agreement. Please describe what additional tasks you would do that would demonstrate a commitment to sharing or utilizing information/skills gained from participating in this activity.
If you are submitting more than one grant application, please indicate which grant you would prefer to receive funding for if only one grant can be considered for award funding.
Name of Current Supervisor:
Please rate this applicant on their commitment to University Recreation, professionalism/work habits, customer service, etc. using this scale: 2 = positive; 1 = neutral; 0 = negative.
Please provide a character reference for this applicant to justify this rating.
Please include information on applicant related to any incomplete and/or outstanding grants.
Additionally, if applicant is submitting multiple grants this semester what is the applicant’s priority of the grants (if only one could be funded, etc.)?
Name of Area Manager:
How much would you recommend this student be funded for this activity (0-80%)? Please consider how the department will benefit, program needs, applicant’s ability to utilize or share the knowledge/skills gained during the training, etc. Applicants are eligible for 80% reimbursement of the entire cost.
Please justify the percentage above by describing how the department will benefit, program needs, applicant’s ability to utilize or share the knowledge/skills gained during the training, etc.