Constructing a Reasonable and Appropriate Budget
Budget Guidelines and Policies
Student grants are intended to provide student projects with financial resources that would otherwise be unavailable. An integral part of your grant application is a line-item budget, indicating how much money your project needs and how the money will be spent.
Your budget total is limited by the type of grant for which you are applying:
- $1500 for a Small Grant or Conference Grant
- $3000 for an Angel Grant
- $5200 for a Major Grant or Chappell Lougee Scholarship
Please note that we are streamlining the budget categories and policies for the 2008-2009 academic year, and will revise this webpage by the start of the Fall Quarter.
Students with Financial Need
UAR does not judge any student's level of financial need. The Financial Aid Office determines each student's relative level of need and, under some circumstances, makes its conclusions available to UAR staff.
Major Grant and Chappell Lougee Scholarship applicants who show financial need may request a stipend, even if this request pushes their budget total over the normal limit. Conference Grant applicants who show financial need may request funds for food and lodging associated with their conference travel.
If you make one of these need-based requests, UAR staff will contact the Financial Aid Office to determine your level of need. You do not need to provide UAR with any other information.