Core Competencies Grant Application Information

We are asking that you complete the Core Competencies Grant Application online and follow the directions on the application.

All grant recipients are required to complete the Core Competencies Grant Evaluation online which is due fifteen days after the completion of the project.

Please review the information below prior to completing your online application.

Core Competencies Grant Application EXAMPLE

Please note this is only an example and explanation, not the actual online application.

1. Title Page. Include the project title.

2. Name(s), Position(s) and Department(s) of Faculty/Staff Leading the Project.

3. Please Provide a Concise Description of the Project.

4. Listing of Other Project Personnel. Include all those who will be involved in the project. Encouraged are collaborations which include students. As noted above, the project leader must be a faculty or staff member.

5. Project Timeline. Indicate the project’s start and end dates.

6. Target audience. Identify the specific demographics of the population targeted by the project, e.g. class, college, sub-groups, etc.

7. Project Description with Relevance to Core Competencies. Specify one or more of the core competencies (Intellectual Development, Individual Identity Development, and Interpersonal Development, Equity, Community, and Global Engagement) that your project is addressing. Include the project's purpose and the proposed activities. State the specific way in which the project demonstrates the ability to develop, enhance, and/or evaluate the acquisition of knowledge or skills included in the core competencies. (2 pages maximum)

8. Intended Outcomes. State the intended outcomes to be derived from the project. (2 pages maximum)

9. Budget. Indicate the amount of funding required for the project (up to $2500). Provide a brief description of planned expenditures. Include other funding already received in support of this project.

10. Evaluation. Upon completion of the project, you will be asked to submit a brief evaluation describing the impact of the project.

Examples of Core Competencies Projects Previously Funded
Proposed projects must develop, enhance, and/or evaluate the acquisition of knowledge or skills included in the core competencies model. Priority will be given to those proposals that reflect a collaborative effort by faculty, staff and students. The following includes some examples of core competencies projects that have been funded:

Summer CHOICES (Charting Horizons and Opportunities in Careers in Engineering and Science)

Bill Best, Stacey Lange, Shaku Jain-Cocks

LU Summer CHOICES Camp offers middle-school girls a unique opportunity to explore science and engineering through a variety of fun and challenging projects.

The Qingming (Clear and Bright) Festival and the dedication of theLehigh Chinese Bridge

Norman Giradot, Anthony Viscardi, Wang Dongning, Constance Cook

Quingming (the Clear and Bright Festival) will celebrate the arrival of spring, the Chinese ancestors that studied at Lehigh in the 19th century, and the many bridges, real and metaphorical, that link Lehigh and China.

TRAC Writing Fellows Trip to the United Nations

Greg Skutches, Greg Reihman

Bus trip to the United Nations with private meetings along with a tour.

Battle of the Sexes: the war that never was

Nandini Deo, Holona Ochs, Vera Fennell

Work with students to develop a new concentration in Women and Politics

Hispanic Latino Heritage Month

Christa Wessels, Henry Odi, Maria Asayag, Marjorie Soto

Celebrate Hispanic and Latino culture on Lehigh's campus.

ENGL 11 and the Southside: A Photographic Investigation of Contact Points Between Southside Bethlehem and the Lehigh Campus

Michael Kramp

Students will engage in three photographic projects in conjunction with southside partners at Broughal Elementary to study how cultural phenomena of the nineteenth century, including industrialization, racial organization and social discontentment have left their marks on southside Bethlehem.

Lehigh University Argentine Tango Festival

Graduate student club led initiative

LU Argentine Tango Club proposes to organize the LU Argentine Tango Festival which will host multiple events like workshops, social dances and Jam sessions to promote Argentine Tango, Argentine Culture and classical Latin music among the LU community as well as surrounding areas.

Toastmaster's Association of the MBAA at Lehigh University

Andrew Ward, Anne-Mette Halvorson

To establish Toastmasters International Charter at LU to promote effective public speaking skills and leadership development among LU's undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff.

Courageous Conversations

Adafo Austin, Lavanya Devdas, Shalena Heard, Courtney Jones, Tina Richardson, Tim Wilkinson

Provide individuals with an outlet to pro-actively discuss the way race impacts their everyday existence.

Documentary Film Production Course with PBS-39

John Pettegrew, Julia Maserjian, Greg Skutches

To teach our students professional-grade documentary film production.

The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Disadvantaged Youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Promoting Understanding in and Support from the Lehigh Community

Alexander Wiseman

Speaker, Dr. Peter Navario (LU Alum), invited to speak to the students about global epidemic of HIV/AIDS with specific attention to youth, education and specific issues in South and Sub-Saharan Africa.

House of Privilege

Courtney Jones, Jessica Manno, Quiana Daniel

Experiential museum project based upon the traditional Tunnel of Oppression model.

Other initiatives that could be linked to the core competencies

• offsite experiential learning to reinforce classroom material
• educational materials for a class or student club to help work on a core competency
• an assessment of something that a faculty member is already doing
• bringing in a guest speaker for a class or a club
• personal assessment inventories such as personal inventory of leadership style, personality, critical thinking skills, etc.
• an outreach program to high risk girls in the local community
• obtaining start-up funds to hold a bigger fund raising event

***Deadlines for proposals: Grant applications will be reviewed twice each year. Deadlines are: March 15 for following Fall semester and October 15 for following Spring semester.

 

Funding Priorities

In general, priority will be given to proposals that:

1. impact a significant number of students;

2. support specific projects, activities and events rather than general supplemental funding for a group or organization;

3. provide opportunities for which other funding is not available;

4. create projects that are sustainable;

5. demonstrate collaboration with students in the design and execution of the activity.

For more information contact any of the following individuals:

Allison Gulati, Associate Dean of Students, anw8@lehigh.edu, 84165

Kathleen Hutnik, Director, Graduate Student Life, kaha@lehigh.edu, 83648

Erica Hoelscher, CAS, ebh2@lehigh.edu, 83637

Reetika Gupta, CBE, reg205@lehigh.edu, 85925

Patricia Manz, COE, phm3@lehigh.edu, 85656

Brian Davison, RCEAS, bdd3@lehigh.edu, 83453