03/12/08
Carter Academic Service Entrepreneur (CASE) Grant
Posted by Jessica on March 12, 2008 in Volunteering
The purpose of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation to recognize excellence in academic-service learning. The programs of the Foundation recognize and provide financial support to outstanding examples of campus-community collaboration and innovative ideas to serve the community. The competitive grants are awarded to the student proposals which are judged most viable and creative in their approach to establishing or significantly furthering a partnership between the community and the student’s school.
Award
$1,000 grant awarded, either directly to the community organization or via the school, to support the proposed activity.
The student will receive a certificate of recognition signed by former President Jimmy Carter and the Carter Partnership Foundation will publish the student’s project summaries online at their website.
Eligibility
Grants for full-time students in good academic standing.
The students must have worked at least one semester with community partner in which the proposed project will be carried out.
The community partner must have been established at least two years prior to the application.
Criteria
Community Impact
Equal Partnership
Academic Service Learning
Student/College Application Requirements
The student must submit a proposal at http://www.servicebook.org/ and recruit a community organization as a partner.
A faculty member must agree to oversee the project and provide a letter of endorsement.
Project Guidelines
Must keep a running record of the project’s activites and submit a summary at the conclusion of the project.
Submit a short media production (e.g., video, powerpoint) that can be used for publication.
Provide a final report containing the following: a program evaluation, an explanation of what the student learned, an accounting statement outlining expenditure of awarded funds, and student suggestions for short- and long-term development of the campus-community collaboration.
Application Deadlines
April 7 – Applications Due on http://www.servicebook.org/
April 22 – Applications Reviewed, Finalists Selected
April 25 – Finalists Announced
