Application for the

Founders Endowment Fund and the Chancellor’s Fund for Research and Scholarship Support

Applications are evaluated by the Founders Endowment Award Committee, which is composed of faculty, staff, and students of the University of Washington Tacoma.

All applications are blind reviewed. Please include the applicant's name on this page only. This page will be removed prior to review of the grant proposal.

Please submit application electronically to Shelby Fritz at .

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: March 31, 2009

1. Which fund are you applying for?

Founders Endowment Chancellor’s Fund for Research and Scholarship Support

2.Name of Applicant: Stephen Rondeau

3.Title of project: Virtual Computing Laboratory

4.Please check the appropriate category: Faculty Staff Student

5. Is the project for which you are requesting funds part of another funded project and/or other project requesting funds: Yes No

If YES:

a. Describe how the proposed this award does not duplicate funded activities.

5. Is this a group project? Yes No

a. Did any members of the group receive funds from the Founders Endowment fund or the Chancellor’s Fund for Research and Scholarship Support from the previous year? Yes No

  1. If yes, describe what their role is in the proposed project.

6.Director’s Signature required

The director's signature below indicates that the applicant's campus unit will provide support for administrative tasks associated with this grant (such as processing travel reimbursement requests). Administrative support does not include carrying out the activities of the grant proposal.

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Name, Title, and Date

7. Purpose and Objectives:

Enhancement of facilities – please see attached pages.

8.Importance

Explain the significance of the proposed project to the UW Tacoma campus community. In what ways does the proposed project support the University’s strategic plan.

A VCL reduces the space needs of the campus when scaling up to meet increases in student enrollment. The students can access the VCL’s resources from any capable computer, including cell phones, laptops and home computers, providing more time for scholarly activities. This is an innovative use of technology to support a remote student learning environment. A VCL can serve as a future computing model for the campus which enables distance learning involving computing resources and software.

9.Timeline

Provide a planning timeline that indicates approximately when the proposed activities will take place, and when the project will be completed. Funds granted must be spent and proposed activities completed by December 31, 2010.

Date / Activity
Summer 2009 / Purchase, install and configure VCL hardware
Autumn 2009 / Prepare reservation and allocation system; advertise use
Winter 2010-Autumn 2010 / Use in courses and measure usage

10.Budget Request

Resource needs should be discussed in the proposal in conjunction with the purpose and objectives of the grant. Complete the chart below and provide a detailed description of each budget item as directed in the application information.

Budget Summary:

Budget Item / Amount
Salaries / 0
Benefits / 0
Hourly Wages / 0
Contract Personal Services / 0
Other Services (e.g. long distance, printing) / 0
Supplies and Materials / 0
Equipment / 15,691.72
Travel / 0
Other (list) / 0
Total Budget Request / $ 15,691.72

Equipment

Item # / Description / Part # / Qty / Unit Price / Total
1 / Remote Management Card / AOC-SIMBL / 10 / $58.73 / $587.30
2 / Blade Module, Dual Proc AMD / SBA-7121M-T1 / 10 / $555.02 / $5,550.20
3 / AMD Heatsink / SNK-P0031P / 10 / $28.64 / $286.40
4 / Opteron 2376 2.3GHZ 75W / OS2376WAL4DGI / 10 / $185.68 / $1,856.80
5 / 2x4GB RAM, ECC DDR-800 / CT824912 / 10 / $197.29 / $1,972.90
6 / Barracuda ES.2 250GB 32MB cache HD / ST3250310NS / 10 / $71.70 / $717.00
7 / Superblade Enclosure-4x1400W Power / SBE-710E-R42 / 1 / $2,594.28 / $2,594.28
8 / Gigabit Ethernet Pass-Thru Module / SBM-GEM-002 / 2 / $278.83 / $557.66
Shipping / $300.00
Tax / $1,269.18
Total / $15,691.72