NURTURING INTELLECTUAL FRIENDSHIPS

SUMMARY

This program enriches the academic climate at Loyola College by funding opportunities for faculty to nurture intellectual friendships with, and among, students whom they identify as exhibiting a particular passion for learning. For instance, faculty members may apply for funds to take a small group of students within a course to dinner to enable a higher level of discussion than may be possible among the class at large; to host a select group of students at their house; or to accompany them to an academic or cultural event that might supplement a course. Events funded through this program should not be mandatory for an entire class, as this would be contrary to the spirit of the program. Funding may be used for optional events open to an entire class.

These grants are generally limited to $250.  Requests for funding above these limits may be considered on the basis of the quality and imaginativeness of the proposal.

ELIGIBILITY
1.  The applicant must be must be teaching in the Humanities at Loyola College in the semester in which they submit the proposal. 

STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR PROPOSALS
2.  The proposal should describe:

a. the event proposed;
b. the number and names of the students to be involved, 
c. why the faculty members thinks these particular students would particularly benefit from the event proposed,
d. how the proposed event will nurture intellectual friendships,
e. how the funds requested will be spent.
f. After the event, the applicant must send a final report that includes a description of the event, explanation of how funds were spent, and a list of the participants.

DEADLINE
3. PROPOSALS (20 COPIES) MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE PROGRAMS DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER BY THE LAST (WORKING) DAY OF ANY MONTH FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT MONTH'S MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE.

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Revised: August, 2003