The NDSU Development Foundation has unveiled an exciting new way to have an immediate and positive impact on the educational experience of NDSU students.
The foundation is offering major grants of $20,000 to $75,000 through the new SU Impact Fund Grant Program. Available to faculty, staff and recognized student groups, the program is funded by unrestricted contributions received from alumni, parents and friends, as well as proceeds from the annual Bison Bidders Bowl.
“We anticipate applications from all across campus. We are looking for applications that will make a significant impact,” said John Wold, chair of the foundation’s Grants and Awards Committee. “This is very exciting. We’ll have significant amounts of money to support programs that will have some visibility and the foundation’s name will be attached to them.”
Wold said possible applications might include, but not be limited to, speaker series featuring important national or international figures, significant lecture series, major workshops or equipment that has broad use.
“We think this program is really a terrific possibility for our campus,” Wold said. “The SU Impact grants are on a much larger scale and order of magnitude than the committee has dealt with in the past.”
According to program criteria, successful proposals will receive funding one time. However, the actual expenditure of grant funds may take up to three years. Programs or a proposed project should not be a portion of a larger program, unless the grant is requesting matching funds. Successful grant requests should clearly recognize the Development Foundation SU Impact Fund as the source of funding.
Applications are due to the NDSU Development Foundation by Aug. 2. The completed form may be submitted via e-mail to joann@ndsualumni.com.
The Grants and Awards Committee will meet to select a group of finalists for consideration. Finalists will be invited to make 10-minute presentations to the committee during its Homecoming meeting on Sept. 30. Notification of awards is scheduled for Oct. 4.
For more information about the program and an application form, visit www.ndsufoundation.com and click on “SU Impact” in the left side menu.