Community Based Learning Fund

Project Proposal Application

IMPORTANT NOTES:

·  A SEPARATE APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO EACH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.

·  APPLICANTS ARE ONLY ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO A SINGLE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY PER PROJECT, OR THE MAXIMUM PAYABLE OF A SINGLE FUND.

·  YOUR APPLICATION MUST DEMONSTRATE AN APPROPRIATE ALIGNMENT WITH THE FUND.

·  APPLICATIONS ARE WELCOME FROM FULL AND PART-TIME FACULTY AT HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.

·  APPLICATIONS ARE DUE ANNUALLY ON MARCH 15. (Note: APPLICATIONS FOR 2017-2018 ARE DUE ON SEPTEMBER 30.)

·  THE COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING ADJUDICATION COMMITTEE WILL INCLUDE REPRESENTATION FROM THEOLOGY, FASS, AND DEVELOPMENT.

Please select one of the following opportunities:

o The RBC Foundation Community Service Learning Grant ($1500)

In 2009 Huron University College received ten years of funding from RBC for $10,000 annually to enhance the delivery of CBL. The RBC grant enabled the creation of the RBC Community-Based Learning Fund to support activities related to both curricular and co-curricular CBL and to also help institutionalize CBL at Huron. The RBC funding must be used to support “service learning teaching, promotion and outreach.” (Donor Agreement, 2009)*

o Willie Mae and William H. Lumpkin Fund for Community-Based Learning

(Approximately $1500**)

Established in 2006 in honour of her parents by Huron’s 15th Principal, Dr. Ramona Lumpkin, the Willie Mae and William H. Lumpkin Fund for Community-Based Learning creates opportunities for Huron students to combine academic study with hands-on volunteer experience.

o The E.M. Kennedy and Mary Thomson Fund for Community-Based Learning

(Approximately $1500**)

Established in 2009 by Huron alumna Mary M. Thomson ’61. Both Mary and her father Edwin M. Kennedy have played important roles in the life and work of the College, including her father when he was Chair of the Executive Board. Provides opportunities for Huron students to combine academic study with hands-on volunteer experience.

o The Trish Fulton Community-Based Learning Fund (Approximately $500**)

Established in 2010 by Dr. Trish Fulton, The Trish Fulton Community-Based Learning Fund will provide opportunities for Huron students to combine academic study with hands-on volunteer experience. Community-based learning is an integral component of the experientiallearning focus at Huron.In it,studentswork with a community organization or business, either in London or abroad,as part of their program of study. Students learn by ‘doing’ in many ways, and in this case acquire a more sophisticated understanding of the communities in which they live. Through their experiences with community organizations, students have a chance to apply what they have learned in the classroom and to develop critical skills in the analysis of real-world social, economic and political trends as part of their liberal arts education.

*This funding ends in 2018-2019

**Amount contingent based on annual returns on endowment fund.

Please complete this form with the relevant information about your project. Guidelines for the use and distribution of CBL funds can be found here: http://huronuc.ca/Assets/website/Document/Community%20Based%20Learning/CBL%20Project%20Proposal%20Guidelines%202017.pdf

Once the application is complete, please email it along with any supplementary documentation to Community-Based Learning Adjudication Committee, Huron University College, c/o .

Applicant Information

  1. Primary Applicant Name, Department and Contact Information (email address/ extension):

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  1. Co-Applicant (required for part-time or limited-term faculty): Name, Department and Contact Information (email address/ extension):

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  1. Course Name:

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  1. Approximate number of students who will participate in the CBL project:

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Part A: Brief Project Summary

Please provide a short (1-3 line) summary of your project in the spaces provided. You will be asked to elaborate and provide a detailed description of each component in Parts B and C.

  1. Project title:

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  1. Brief description of project:

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  1. Community partner(s):

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  1. Approximate start and end dates for the project:

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  1. Total amount of funding requested:

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Part B: Detailed Project Description

On the following two pages please elaborate on the project objectives and activities in the spaces provided. The proposal should be written in clear, plain language so as to be understood by scholars with varied areas of expertise.

  1. Project Description:

Provide a description of the project and a rationale for how the project fits within Huron's definition of Community Based Learning.

  1. Learning Objectives:

Describe the learning objectives associated with the proposed CBL experience. Relate these objectives to the learning objectives of the course to which the project applies and overall program-level objectives.

  1. Assessment:

Indicate the assessment tool(s) that will be used to evaluate student learning through the CBL experience (e.g. research papers, reflection journals, presentations, peer assessment etc.).

  1. Impact:

Please describe the anticipated outcomes of this project to the following stakeholders: (1) students, (2) Huron University College, and (3) the community partner. How will you know that those outcomes were met? How will you share the results of your project with others at Huron and beyond?

Part C: Budget

In this section please describe the full costs of this project. Where costs are unknown, try to provide a reasonable estimate. Please submit an itemized list for each budget item via email to . It should provide additional details about the costs to be incurred, including the any quotes and contact information for service providers.

Research Assistants:

Number required

Qualifications/ Education Level

Hourly wage

Period of employment

Duties to be performed

Total anticipated cost:

Equipment/ Library Resources:

Please include an itemized list if there are resources that need to be purchased.

Total anticipated cost:

Travel and Subsistence:

Please email an itemized list. The travel and expense policy can be found here: http://huronuc.ca/Assets/Travel%20and%20Expense%20Dec%202011%20final.pdf.

Travel- Car

Travel - Plane

Travel- Other

Meals

Other (describe)

Total anticipated cost:

Expendable Supplies,Photocopying, Promotional Materials:

Please email an itemized list

Total anticipated cost:

Other Please email an itemized list:

Total anticipated cost:

Total Amount Required

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Total Amount Requested

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Submit completed application via email to or drop off in hard copy to the CBL Adjudication Committee, c/o Sherry Foster, Dean’s Office.

All applications for 2017-2018 are due on September 30. Applications for 2018-2019 are due on March 15.

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