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funding opportunities.

A variety of grants are available for projects implementing the Civic Participation Project's goals. For inspiration and example funded proposals, consult the lists of civic participation minigrants awarded for the 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years, available at your left. Final reports are to be submitted using our final report format.

Civic Participation Project Travel Grants

The Office of Academic and Student Affairs is pleased to announce travel grants (up to $650 per applicant) are available for faculty attending conferences related to the goals of UNO’s Civic Participation Project, an affiliate of the AACSU American Democracy Project and an AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Program) Action Plan for campus accreditation. Priority will be given to faculty presenting or facilitating sessions at the conferences they are attending. The travel grants will fund expenses such as travel costs, registration, and/or hotel up to $650. Funding requests will be considered on an ongoing basis until the allocated funding is expended. Faculty are encouraged to submit applications as early as possible. Please submit electronic applications for the travel funds to Paul Sather, Director, UNO Service-Learning Academy/American Humanics and coordinator of UNO’s AQIP Civic Participation Project.

Applications for funding should include the following information:

• Applicant name, Department/School, contact information
• Conference Information (name, location)
• Relation of Conference to UNO’s AQIP Civic Participation Project/American Democracy Project Initiative (see CPP website)
• Applicant role at conference
• Budget (estimated airfare, conference registration, hotel, etc).

By accepting funding, applicants are expected to provide a copy of their presentation and be willing to participate in a campus discussion related to the conference and/or their work.