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FYI On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 11:40 PM Kim, Hyun <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > *Dear Geographers and Sustainers: * > > > > *The Stewart K. McCroskey Memorial Fund provides funding for graduate and > senior undergraduate students in the Geography Department for Spring 2024 > or Summer 2024. If you are interested in funding, please submit your > application by 5pm, April 5, 2024 (Friday).* *Below (and attached) you > will find the guidelines to apply for funding. If you have any questions, > please contact Dr. Hyun Kim** (**[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>*).* > > > > *GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING AND SUBMITTING PROPOSALS FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE > STEWART K. McCROSKEY MEMORIAL FUND* > > > > *The Stewart K. McCroskey Memorial Fund * > > The Stewart K. McCroskey Memorial Fund was established in 1993 by > the McCroskey family to honor and foster the memory of Stewart > K. McCroskey. Stewart, who was a graduate student in Geography at the time > of his illness and death, was especially interested in the people of the > Caribbean and their relationships to their environment. His research > examined water management strategies on the dry island of Antigua, but he > was sincerely interested in a wide range of geographic questions and > environments. Ongoing contributions continue to strengthen the Stewart > K. McCroskey Memorial Fund. > > > > *Purposes of the Fund * > > a) To provide financial support for *field research*: (1) up to > $2,000 per application category (Physical/Human/Geo-spatial/Sustainability) > for graduate students and (2) up to $600 for undergraduate students’ > research contingent on annual budget and number of requests (see note*) > > b) To support and help offset *the cost of attending professional > meetings, seminars and workshops*: up to $1,000. Preference will be given > to the applicants who attend conferences in order to advance any sponsoring > student competitions (either paper or poster) or who are invited for > seminars and workshops. (See note **) > > c) To support *professional development* by (1) graduate students, > and (2) undergraduate students (seniors or rising seniors) for their > research, which is up to $500 per application > > > > *How to Apply?* > > 1. Submit a proposal (maximum two pages) that includes: > > a) Purpose for which funds are requested (3 items below should be > mentioned) > > o Your academic status (graduate/undergraduate) > > o Time of support (Spring 2022 or Summer 2022) > > o Research category (Physical/Human/Geo-spatial/Sustainability) > > b) How funds will be used. See examples below. > > o To travel for field research, survey or interview > > o To purchase specialized field equipment and supplies for fieldwork > research > > o To expense for survey or interview > > o Attend conference, workshops, or seminars (AAG & SEDAAG are not > eligible) > > o Undergraduate student’s research with faculty advisor > > c) Amount requested, and an estimate of itemized and total project > costs; > > d) Amount of funds awarded or expected from other sources, including > personal funds, toward meeting the costs of the project. > > e) Results from previous McCroskey awards (if applicable, it should > be disclosed). > > > > 2. With the proposal, include a supporting letter from a faculty > advisor that specifies how funds will assist the student in their research > (maximum two pages). > > > > 3. Proposals should be submitted by the date mentioned above, in order to > guarantee consideration for funding. Email the proposal and the letter of > recommendation (word document or pdf, both versions are okay) to the > committee chair (Dr. Hyun Kim). > > *Funding Decisions: *Funding decisions are made by the Awards & Honors > (A&H) Committee. The committee, appointed by the Head of the Department of > Geography and Sustainability, normally consists of two faculty members, and > two student representatives (undergraduate/graduate) from the Department. > The funding committee will meet within two weeks of each proposal deadline > and announces funding decisions by letter and email within a week of the > meeting. The Department Head may call *ad hoc *meetings of the A&H > Committee in special circumstances. *If you need to request an early > decision about your proposal due to inevitable reasons, please consult Dr. > Kim immediately. * > > *Requirements of those Awarded Grants* > > 1. If your proposal is funded, you will need to meet with the Department > Administrative Services Assistant (Ms. Alex Logan [log in to unmask]) > regarding how to file for the funds, records and receipts that must be > submitted with expense vouchers, and other information pertinent to > receiving reimbursement or, when essential, advance of funds for travel. Do > this as soon as possible. Be forewarned that those who wait until the last > minute to secure appropriate information may find that advances and/or > reimbursement are not possible. > > 2. All equipment and other expendable supplies purchased > with McCroskey funds are property of the Department of Geography and > Sustainability > > 3. Those awarded grants are required to write and send a thank you letter > to the McCroskey Family (Jill Coupe and Hope Williamson) within a month of > being notified of receiving funds. The thank you letter should be an > expression of appreciation for the support and a brief description of the > project being undertaken by the student and how the McCroskey Funding is > essential to that project. Students should submit thank you letters to the > Chair of the McCroskey Committee for review. After the Committee Chair’s > review, the awardee will print it on departmental letter head and submit it > to our staff to be mailed by the department. The awardee must also make a > copy of the same for the Committee chair. The McCroskey Chair keeps copies > of any reports and thank you letters that are submitted to the Department > Head at the end of the academic year for record-keeping, fund-raising and > audit purposes. > > > > * Depending on the status of the award, federal law may require they pay > taxes on the amount received. > > ** Please note that at this time, the award process can be suspended > depending on the travel restrictions. We cannot issue fellowships that > endorse students to travel. > > -- > Hyun Kim, Professor > Department of Geography & Sustainability > University of Tennessee, Knoxville > Homepage <https://hyunkimutk.wixsite.com/hyunkim> > > -- Hyun Kim, Professor Department of Geography & Sustainability University of Tennessee, Knoxville Homepage <https://hyunkimutk.wixsite.com/hyunkim> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To review the archives of CLUBGGY or Join/Leave the list go to: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/clubggy.html