The University of Hawaii SEED Office is accepting applications for seed grants through its SEED Initiatives for Diversity, Equity, Access and Success. (IDEAS) program. Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to apply for a IDEAS award to fund program activities promoting diversity awareness.
Awards up to $5,000 will be made for both the fall and spring semesters. Funding requests should be well supported by data on the specific number of students who will benefit from the project.
Please contact the Shared Services Center for preliminary review and the Business Office for fiscal authority approval of the proposals. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness for data on number of students the proposed project will benefit. Internal reviews are recommended to be completed by Monday, September 28, 2020 to allow for enough time for the required signatures from your department chair/dean and the fiscal officer.
Allowable costs: honorarium for speakers or performers, materials and supplies (items costing less than $5,000), travel fees to bring out of state speakers to Hawaii, lodging, printing and supply costs, equipment rental, venue rental, administrative support to initiate project.
Not allowable costs: food, UH faculty overload, leis, travel outside of state for faculty, students or staff, computers, digital cameras, printers.
- Online Application Form (required)
- E-mail submission to paw@hawaii.edu (required)
- Five hard copies to Mānoa QLCSS #413 (required)
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