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The Fund for Ethics, Leadership and Civic Responsibility
About the fund The Fund for Ethics, Leadership, and Civic Responsibility was established through a $1 million grant from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation to Wake Forest University in 1991. Endowment from the fund is earmarked for helping faculty, staff, and students to develop curriculum and extracurricular programs in ethics, leadership and civic responsibility. Through programs supported by the Fund, the University seeks to promote and enhance initiatives connecting theoretical ideas with pragmatic practices. The Fund is administered by a committee which includes a staff member from the development office and faculty representation from the Babcock School of Management, the Law School, the Graduate School, the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy, and Wake Forest College. Eligibility Eligibility for Fund awards is restricted to members of the Wake Forest University community. The evaluation committee anticipates that most applicants will be members of the faculty, but staff may also apply. Students who are sponsored by faculty or staff are eligible to participate, too. Each proposal will be judged on its relationship to the goals of the Fund, the clarity of the proposed project, outcomes for the university and the community, and on the qualifications and past performance of the applicant. Priority will be given to those proposals that:
Applying Applications are received twice a year. They must be typed and submitted in triplicate to Associate Provost Michele Gillespie. All applications must be received in the Office of the Provost (204 Reynolda Hall) by 5 p.m., on either March 1st or October 1st of each year. Complete applications will include the following components: (A) Cover Page. The cover page should be completed on both sides and signed at the bottom of the front page with the designated signatures. It is the applicant's responsibility to obtain the necessary signatures and to submit the complete application on time. (B) Explanation of the proposed project. Please attach a brief description of your proposed project (no more than two typed, single-spaced pages). If your proposal includes a new course offering, a statement of departmental interest from your chairperson should be included. A preliminary outline and rationale for the new course should also be provided. In cases where extracurricular programs are proposed, the applicant should give rationale for offering such programs, with special emphasis on how the proposed new program is unique and non-duplicatory. (C) Budget. A maximum of $10,000 may be awarded with preference for more modest budgets. In rare cases, the committee will consider multi-year funding. A budget may include such things as supplies and travel. Please attach a detailed budget itemizing each expenditure of $50 or more. Appropriate documentation of these expenses will be expected if the project is funded. (D) Allocation of time. If you have overlapping obligations for the proposed project, you should so indicate on the cover page and provide any additional explanation in enclosure (D). Examples might be teaching summer school, consulting, or working on another grant. It is expected that the project will be completed during the time indicated on the application grant. (E) Outcome of previous awards. If you have received faculty development funds from any University source over the last three years, please so indicate on the cover page. You should also use enclosure (E) to provide any further explanation of the beneficial outcome of your previous project(s) such as publications, presentations, teaching effectiveness, overall professional development, or University enrichment. (F) Current curriculum vita and appended material. Please attach a current curriculum vita (of no more than 10 pages) including an up-to-date bibliography of publications, presentations, or sponsored activities. Relevant supplementary materials may be attached as appendices. (G) Final Report. Recipients awarded funds will be expected to submit a final report within 90 days of the completion of the project, course, etc. (H) Award Funding. Recipients awarded funds are welcome to submit subsequent applications that further particular program-building, but no project will be awarded more than 3 grants. |
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