Conference Attendance Grants
Grants for Participation in the Annual SIGUCCS Conferences and Symposium
The purpose of the SIGUCCS Grant program is to provide partial support for individuals in institutions of higher education to participate in the annual SIGUCCS Fall Conferences and Spring Management Symposium. This support is funded by SIGUCCS and consists of a full registration and hotel room accommodations.
Procedures:I. Grants for the Fall Conference
Staff
A. Qualifications— To be considered for a grant, an applicant must be a current full-time staff member in an institution of higher education. Preference will be given to those who have at least six months of experience in supporting information technology users. We particularly encourage submissions from employees at institutions that have not participated in the Fall Conference in the past five years.
B. Grant Applications— Grant applications may be submitted at any time between June 1 and July 31 for that years fall conference. Applications must be submitted by completing the application form (PDF). All applications will be acknowledged by return email.
C. Grant Notifications— On or before August 24, applicants for the current year will be notified if they did or did not receive a grant. Unsuccessful applications will not be retained; new applications must be submitted each year. Successful applicants will be given appropriate information about how to use the grant. Successful applicants must submit an acceptance of the grant by August 31, or the grant will be cancelled. Acceptance must be sent via email. A maximum of four staff grants will be awarded for each Fall Conference. No individual may receive a grant for the Fall Conference more than once.
D. Grant Components— Each grant will consist of three parts: a full
registration for the conference (which includes a number of meals),
complimentary registration for one workshop, and up to four nights of
lodging during the conference at the conference hotel. All additional
costs, including a second workshop registration, must be assumed by the
award recipient, hopefully with support from his or her institution.
Students
A. Qualifications—To be considered for a grant, an applicant must be a currently enrolled student in an institution of higher education. Preference will be given to those who have experience in supporting information technology users. We particularly encourage submissions from employees at institutions that have not participated in the Fall Conference in the past five years.
B. Grant Applications— Grant applications may be submitted at any time between June 1 and July 31 for that years fall conference. Applications must be submitted by completing the application form (PDF) provided. All applications will be acknowledged by return email.
C. Grant Notifications—On or before August 24, applicants for the current year will be notified if they did or did not receive a grant. Unsuccessful applications will not be retained; new applications must be submitted each year. Successful applicants will be given appropriate information about how to use the grant. Successful applicants must submit an acceptance of the grant by August 31, or the grant will be cancelled. Acceptance must be sent via email. A maximum of two student grants will be awarded for each Fall Conference. No individual may receive a grant for the Fall Conference more than once.
D. Grant Components—Each grant will consist of three parts: a full
registration for the conference (which includes a number of meals),
complimentary registration for one workshop, and up to four nights of
lodging during the conference at the conference hotel. All additional
costs, including a second workshop registration, must be assumed by the
award recipient, hopefully with support from his or her institution.
II. Grants for the SIGUCCS Management Symposium
A. Qualifications— In order to be considered for a grant, an applicant must be a current full-time staff member in an institution of higher education, with an assignment directly involving the use or management of information technology. We particularly encourage submissions from employees at institutions that have not participated in the SIGUCCS Management Symposium in the past five years.
B. Grant Applications— Grant applications may be submitted at any time between November 1 and December 31 each year, for the symposium to be held the following spring. Applications must be submitted by completing the application form (PDF) provided. All applications will be acknowledged by return email.
C. Grant Notifications— On or before January 24, applicants for the current year will be notified if they did or did not receive a grant. Unsuccessful applications will not be retained; new applications must be submitted each year. Successful applicants will be given appropriate information about how to use the grant. Successful applicants must submit an acceptance of the grant in writing by January 31, or the grant will be cancelled. Acceptance must be sent via email. A maximum of five grants will be awarded for each Management Symposium. No individual may receive a grant for the Management Symposium more than once..
D. Grant Components—Each grant will consist of three parts: a full
registration for the symposium (which includes a number of meals),
complimentary registration for the pre-symposium executive seminar, and
up to three nights of lodging during the symposium at the symposium
hotel. All additional costs must be assumed by the award recipient,
hopefully with support from his or her institution.