WTE Poster Grant Application

This application is only for studentsrequestingfunds to print a poster related to their WTE project.

Washburn University’s vision is to expand the culture of undergraduate creative and scholarly work. The opportunity for undergraduates to perform independent creative work is consistent with the University's commitment to individual achievement and its mission to "help students reach their full academic potential." Students can request monies for the opportunity to present their final product. The proposed project must be student driven, original, and faculty supervised. Furthermore, the funded project must represent more than a class assignment unless it is part of a capstone project that reflects advanced scholarly or creative activity. The grants are competitive and awarded based on the quality of the project proposal as reviewed by a committee composed of faculty from different disciplines, using a rubric. It is generally assumed that students will be in their junior or senior years when they complete these projects.

READ THIS: Students are eligible to receive a maximum of $85 to be used for printing a poster. The poster MUST be printed at UMAPS. No exceptions allowed. IMPORTANT: Students are eligible to receive poster funds for every WTE project they complete. If, for example, you have completed 4 WTE projects, then you can get money for 4 posters. It does not matter if the projects are in different WTE areas or all in the same WTE area (e.g., all Scholarly Creative WTE projects). Students seeking more than the maximum of $85 or seeking project or travel support should use the original Scholarly Creative grant application, which can be found at:

PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT AND COMPLETELY AND THOROUGHLY ANSWER EACH ITEM. INCOMPLETE OR POORLY PREPARED GRANTS WILL NOT BE FUNDED!!!

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Name:

WU email address:

Major:

Have you declared a WTE?

Yes

No. If “No”, then your project is not eligible for funding from this source.

Expected Graduation Semester: DecemberMay

Expected Graduation Year:

Mentor’s Name:

Mentor’s department:

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Project title:

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Project Narrative

***IMPORTANT!!! READ FIRST: It is expected that the answers to the following questions should be completely and thoughtfully answered. Incomplete or inadequate answers will result in the grant being returned to the student for revision.***

  1. Please provide a clearly identified question or topic that engages in challenging scholarly or creative activity (1 paragraph).
  1. A description of how the information will be collected, analyzed, etc which specifically addresses how the funds will be utilized to support the project (1 paragraph).
  1. Identification of potential learning outcomes and how they will be demonstrated (e.g., paper, article, presentation) after completion of the project (1-2 paragraphs).

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Budget Summary

Total not to exceed $85and can only be used for a poster printed at UMAPS.

Estimated poster cost $

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STUDENTS SHOULD SEND THE COMPLETED APPLICATION TO THE FACULTY MENTOR FOR REVIEW, APPROVAL, AND SUBMISSION.

FOLLOWING TO BE COMPLETED BY FACULTY MENTORS:

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I, THE FACULTY MENTOR, APPROVE THIS GRANT APPLICATION.

NO YES

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NEW!!! FACULTY MENTORS NO LONGER HAVE TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR POSTER GRANT APPLICATIONS!!!

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FACULTY MENTORS: PLEASE EMAIL THE COMPLETED APPLICATION TO MIKE RUSSELL, S&C WTE AREA DIRECTOR: