Grants for Alumni

Grant Application Guidelines

Purpose

The Alumni Association wishes to support Evergreen alumni by providing resources for non-tuition related career or life enhancement activities. Examples include, but are not limited to: small business start-up, event participation related to a small business, attending an award ceremony, speaking engagement activities, starting a non-profit organization, attending a tournament or conference.

Application Deadline and Board Meetings Schedule

Amount of Grant

Each year, based on their projected budget, the Alumni Association will set aside funds for these grants. The size of any one grant will not exceed ¼ of the total budget or $500 - whichever is less. The Alumni Association also reserves the right to award amounts less than that requested by the applicant and to make portions of any grant contingent upon matching funds. It is our policy to direct all awarded funds to an entity -- such as an organization or vendor -- rather than personally to the recipient.

Criteria

• The applicant is an Evergreen alumnus/alumna
• Alumnus/Alumna directly and personally benefits
• The activity is legal
• Consistent with mission and values of Evergreen and the Alumni Association
• Reflects positively on Evergreen and the Alumni Association
• The applicant has not received another grant from the Evergreen Alumni Association during that fiscal year (July 1 to June 30)
• Falls within the scope of the purpose statement
• Meets the nondiscrimination policy
• Project includes a budget document (total budget may exceed the amount requested from the Evergreen alumni Association.
  Please note that the committee or the board has the discretion to request more information and may postpone the award decision to the next granting cycle.

Non-Discrimination Policy

It is the policy of the Evergreen Alumni Association Board not to discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, creed, color, national origin, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, veteran status and/or any applicable federal or state law addressing equal employment and equal educational opportunity. As such, receivers of any grant(s) from the board must comply with this policy.

Application

Please provide the following information and mail it (or hand deliver ) so that we receive it by close of business on the deadline date to:

Alumni Association Grants Program
The Evergreen State College
Sem I Annex- Bldg E
2700 Evergreen Parkway Dr. NW
Olympia, WA 98505

Your name
Your name when enrolled at Evergreen (if different)

Address
City, State Zip
Home phone
Work phone
Email

Years during which you attended Evergreen

Name
address
email address
phone
contact name for organization or business (if applicable - we prefer to issue grant payments to organizations or businesses)

Amount requested

Please attach the following

• Description of the activity for which you're seeking the grant. (100 words or less)
• How do you directly benefit from this grant? (100 words or less)
• How does the activity meet the purpose of the grants program? (100 words or less)
• How does this activity reflect positively upon Evergreen and the Alumni Association? (100 words or less)
• Three reference names and contact information - address, phone and email
• Written documentation for the activity or organization (e.g. business plan, business license, incorporation papers, brochure, flyer, Web site, letter). This information may be used to verify the activity
• Project budget

In applying for this grant, I attest to the accuracy of the information in this application and agree to abide by the decision of The Evergreen State College's Alumni Association Board of Directors.

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