The 导师ing Resources Committee was initially constituted as a task force in 2006 to identify and support mentoring opportunities that distinguish Wilkes as an exceptional 学习社区. The 导师ing Resources Committee is charged with reviewing applications for mentoring funds and awarding funds for student travel grants and university wide 项目基金拨款.
辅导资源委员会目的声明
推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜 embraces a culture that is committed to developing mentoring relationships. These connections and networks will be manifested in a variety of ways, giving students not only the opportunity to be mentored, but to mentor others. 发展和维持 relationships that provide personal and professional guidance will be the hallmark 推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜家的教育.
指导概述
Many grants under the Project Fund support activities that are sustained over a set period of time (summer, semester, academic year) and that involve budget requests 最高25,000元. The Project Fund application is used for all grant requests with the exception of travel grant requests for student presenters of academic research conducted 有一位教师导师.
导师ing project grants strengthen the mentoring culture at Wilkes by funding activities 支持有意义的师徒关系. 过去的拨款支持了summer research experiences for undergraduates, interpreted broadly to include research, scholarly, or artistic activities that pair an experienced faculty member with a student 为了一个持续的暑期项目. 我们将继续鼓励研究请求， scholarly, and artistic experience grants that connect students with faculty mentors. Proposals that request funding for new approaches to mentoring for faculty, students (graduate and undergraduate) and staff are also encouraged, as are projects that pair 推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜学生和K-12学生.
Requests for smaller projects are also accepted under the project fund. 我们预计 that requests for smaller grants will cover a broader range of activities, such as 资助演讲者或教育材料. 也可以要求提供项目资金 to cover some of the expense associated with attendance at conferences or meetings 不做演讲的学生. 指导基金不能授予项目 或者与学分课程相关的旅行.
导师ing project grants cannot be used for scholarships or tuition, for costs associated with credit-bearing study tours, for computers and computer peripherals, capital improvements or equipment, or to underwrite activities or responsibilities that fall within the normal or customary responsibilities of a department or office. 指导项目 fund is not open to applications that request funds to supplement a department’s or program’s operating budget or to primarily underwrite food or beverage expenses (the 导师ing Resources Committee has provided unit deans with an allocation to support 教职工与专业之间的社会活动). 而一些拟议的项目 may directly or indirectly benefit individuals who are not affiliated with the University, applicants are reminded that members of the Wilkes community should be the primary 拨款的受益者. 为已经进行的活动提供资金的请求 将不予考虑.
The 导师ing Resources Committee reserves the right to adjust line item requests.
Applicants are encouraged to follow the guidelines carefully and complete each section 应用程序的. The reviewers will not look favorably on proposals and/or budgets 混乱的，令人困惑的或模糊的. 申请人应 be as detailed as possible in describing the proposed activity and in explaining how the activity outputs and outcomes cultivate a meaningful mentoring relationship. 而 it is important to develop the context of the activity that a grant would underwrite, proposals should not focus primarily on the details of the research, scholarly or creative project itself, but on the benefits of the activity in supporting learning and helping to meet the developmental needs of the proposed mentee(s).
For assistance in managing the budget, submitting any required paperwork for faculty, staff and students, and maintaining required documentation on purchases made with 申请资助，请联络: