Mini-Grants

The Mini-Grant Program is closed for the summer and will re-open in the 3rd 2024年秋季学期开始后9月的第一周.

在秋季和春季学期，职业生涯 & 公民参与中心 offers undergraduate students the opportunity to apply for mini-grants to support their developing interests. There are limited funds available for students to apply for through the Center. 小型资助申请在夏季关闭.

Undergraduate students are only eligible to receive funds from one of the four areas (The Center, 中心(备考), 职业接触, 公民参与) per academic year and the request has a maximum limit of $200 per student or group.

To align with our goal of meeting students’ changing needs in these challenging times, we are piloting a mini-grant program for test preparation courses and/or materials for graduate school exams (e.g. GRE、GMAT、LSAT和MCAT).  We recognize that test prep courses and materials can be very expensive and that a mini-grant of $200 might not be able to cover all expenses, but we hope this can help chip away at the cost and make these supports more accessible to all students.  我们认识到你们中的许多人, test preparation is an important part of the undergraduate experience as you determine your next steps after Bryn Mawr. 

申请研究生或专业学校可能是一项艰巨的任务. 通过研究你所学领域的可用项目, 准备申请材料或准备入学考试, 有很多事情需要考虑. 最重要的是，许多/大多数毕业生 & 专业学校要收取申请费用. 研究生院的申请费从30美元到130美元不等. For people applying to more than one program, these fees can start to add up quickly. However, did you know that in some cases, it’s possible to have those application fees waived? 学费减免程序因学术机构而异, 它也可以在任何给定机构的部门之间有所不同.  Some schools offer a limited number of waivers and distribute them on a first-come, 标间.  Some institutions want you to attend an info session or a grad school fair in order to receive their waivers.  一些费用减免是通过一个集中的程序授予的. We encourage you to explore what options might exist for fee waivers at the schools you are applying to as a first step in your process.  如果你申请法学院，詹妮弗·比尔(jbeale@snd0577.com)是一个很好的资源，在布林莫尔讨论你的选择. 如果你正在申请医学院，盖尔·格利克曼(gglicksman@snd0577.com)是一个很好的资源，在布林莫尔讨论你的选择. 如果没有费用减免程序，或者你的豁免被拒绝, 我们鼓励您继续完成此申请.  

How to Apply

小额资助申请表格

You will be prompted at the start of the mini-grant application to select one of the four areas listed below. 对于这四个领域中的任何一个, undergraduate students may apply for a mini-grant anytime during the academic year by submitting a proposal using this form. 
 

试点计划:G研究生或专业学校申请费小额资助申请表

Career & 公民参与中心的工作人员审核申请，如果获得批准, 奖学金按先到者发放, 先得制. 预算有限, so it's possible funds may not be available toward the end of the academic year.

如何使用资金

小额赠款的资金可以以各种方式使用. For instance, undergraduate students have requested funding for transportation to an event or to pay for guest speakers who will address the campus. In addition, 资金可用于会议注册费, travel, accommodation, 还有伙食费.

  • 公民参与: 公民参与 offers undergraduates the opportunity to apply for mini-grants to fund their developing projects. Funds from a 公民参与 mini-grant may be used for a one-time service event or to provide seed money for an ongoing new initiative. 
  • 职业接触: 职业接触 offers undergraduates the opportunity to apply for mini-grants to further their career interests and goals. Funds from a 职业接触 mini-grant may be used for a one-time event or conference, 或者支付与面试相关的差旅费.  
  • Career & 公民参与中心: The Career & 公民参与中心 offers undergraduates the opportunity to apply for mini-grants to further their leadership interests and goals. 来自事业的资金 & 公民参与中心 mini-grant may be used for a one-time event or conference. 
  • Career & 公民参与中心(备考): 研究生院考试备考课程和/或材料(如.g. GRE、GMAT、LSAT和MCAT).
  • Career & 公民参与中心(研究生院收费): Graduate school application fees (read application carefully for eligibility requirements).

Please note:

  • Applicants must link the content of the mini-grant to personal development and civic engagement using at least two of the following leadership competencies: Conceptual Thinking, Implementation, Communication, 社会责任, 文化能力, Connection, 和反思性实践. 
  • Travel award applications must show some sort of documentation about the conference.
  • 申请人必须提交一份预算，说明该奖项将如何使用.
  • 每个提案或每人的奖金不得超过200美元, 包括从其他来源获得的资金.

Mini-Grant FAQs

Past Projects

Below are some examples of past projects students have developed and participated in that were supported by Career & 公民参与小额补助金:

宾夕法尼亚州立大学早期研究会议

A student who was double majoring in Spanish and Philosophy submitted a paper to the 宾夕法尼亚州立大学早期研究会议. The paper was accepted and the student was invited to present at the conference on Women Poets in the Spanish Golden Age. The mini-grant approved by 职业接触 provided funds to cover the cost of transportation, accommodation, 还有参加会议的学生的伙食.

寒假实习旅行

A student was matched with an alum who serves as a patent attorney at King Mongkut's University of Technology in Thonburi in Thailand for a Winter Break Externship. The student reviewed press releases and contracts related to a project promoting small to medium size technology enterprises in Bangkok. 用职业参与小额资助的钱, 这个学生能够抵去美国的机票费用.S. to Thailand. 

全球化思考，本土化行动

Alexi Ernstoff requested funding from 公民参与 to support a fundraising event for a new student organization. 全球化思考，本土化行动 is a student-run group on campus with the goal of raising funds and awareness for local organizations that represent global issues. The money provided by 公民参与 paid for supplies and transportation expenses accrued in organizing a clothing sale in partnership with Green Street Consignment Shop.

共同基础集体新奥尔良之旅

格鲁吉亚劳伦斯 applied to 公民参与 requesting money to off-set the cost for four Bryn Mawr students to travel to New Orleans over winter break to work with Common Ground Collective—an agency organizing rebuilding efforts in areas of New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

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