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Eligibility criteria:

1. The lead/primary applicant must be a faculty, student or staff member of the College of Nursing.
    
2. Support is available for a wide variety of worthy projects consistent with the academic goals of the College, including but not limited to: teaching, scholarship, staff development, promotion and community outreach and faculty, student- or staff-led special initiatives that are aligned with the goals of the endowment fund. Priority will be given to student led initiatives. Original and new initiatives are encouraged.
    
3. Activities and projects supported: The list below is neither exhaustive nor restrictive. The Fund is not intended to be used for activities or projects that would normally be funded by the operating or capital budgets of the College of Nursing.

Activities and projects supported
The list below indicates the types of activities and projects that may be supported by the Endowment Fund Advisory Committee. The list is neither exhaustive nor restrictive. The Fund is not intended to be used for activities or projects that would normally be funded by the operating or capital budgets of the College of Nursing.

Teaching

• Funds for teaching resources (audio-visuals, films, etc.)
• Funds for encouragement of teaching innovations

Scholarship

• Funds to support the development of scholarship within the College of Nursing
• Funds to support distinguished scholars/invited speakers to visit and engage with faculty and students in the College of Nursing.

Staff development

• Funds for staff professional development projects and/or team building initiatives

Promotion of College of Nursing and community outreach

• Funds for conference participation for students, faculty or staff
• Funds for community outreach projects that are aligned with the goals of the endowment fund

Student or staff-led activities

• Funds to support existing, and/or the establishment of, scholarship funds/bursaries for students to be administered by Financial Aid and Awards.
• Funds for student and or staff-led activities that are aligned with the goals of the endowment fund

Note: Funds for research (and evaluation) projects are to be submitted to the MCNHR Research Competition which receives a yearly allocation of funding from the Nursing Endowment Fund Committee to support faculty research (through the Professional Foundations Grant) and graduate student thesis/dissertation projects (through the Graduate Student Research Grant).

Conditions of award:

1. Activities and projects supported by the Endowment Fund must comply with University policies, specifically where applicable the University polices related to research ethics and animal/biosafety board approvals. It is the responsibility of the applicant(s) to secure the appropriate board approval(s). Funds will not be released until all such approvals have been obtained.
2. The award recipient is responsible for the use of the funds and for any over-expenditure. Expenditures must comply with University regulations concerning the use of special project funds and must be made in accordance with standard University financial procedures.
3. Awards normally terminate one year from the date specified in the award notification and any unspent funds are automatically returned to the Endowment Fund.
4. Within three months of the completion or termination of the award, a report is to be submitted to the Chair of the Endowment Fund. The report should address the following: monies spent and remaining, extent to which the objectives of the project were met, and presentations made as planned.
5. Award holders are requested to acknowledge the assistance of the College of Nursing Endowment Fund in all publications, presentations and media coverage from this support.

Criteria for assessing proposals:

The proposal’s relevance to the goals of the Endowment Fund

• Enhances the work of the College in pursuit of excellence.
• Demonstrates potential to involve and/or benefit a significant number of College, students, and/or staff.

Quality of proposal

• A clearly written proposal, including a clear statement of objectives.
• Demonstrates potential to involve and/or benefit a significant number of College, students, and/or staff.
• Description of the activities for which funds are sought, and the personnel involved.
• Inclusion of a schedule of activities, completion date of project, etc.
• Inclusion of a detailed budget, itemizing proposed expenditure of funds. It is a requirement that the budget be reviewed by the College of Nursing’s Senior Financial Officer prior to submission.
• Feasibility in terms of budget, schedule, personnel, and technical content.
• The value/benefit/recognition expected to accrue to students, staff, the College, the University, etc.
• Description of how findings will be disseminated.
• Project proposals which may involve significant impact on the College of Nursing, such as potential changes to curriculum approaches and physical space within the College need to be vetted and an approval from the appropriate administrative person should be provide to the committee prior to funding.
• Project proposals which involve teaching and learning resources must first be submitted to either the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee or Graduate Curriculum Governance and Quality Assurance Committee for support prior to being submitted to the Endowment Fund Advisory Committee for consideration.

Assessed need for funds

• The need for the project.
• Appropriateness of the budget to the stated objectives and activities.
• Supplementary funds (applied for and received) must be included in the budget in order to determine what portion is being sought from the Endowment Fund.

Appendices: Should be limited to supplemental material that is essential to evaluate the proposal. Eg. Proposals for distinguished scholars/Invited speakers should include the invitee’s CV; Eg. Proposals for support to attend conferences should include the tentative program and/or other information on the content and goals of the conference.

Endowment fund committee terms of reference.

How to apply: A single electronic typed application, using the pdf form linked below, should be completed and digitally signed. Completed applications, and/or any additional supporting documentation that doesn’t fit in the form, can be emailed to Radhika Hariharan, administrative support, Nursing Endowment Fund Advisory Committee.

Deadline: by 4:30 p.m., April 1, annually

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