Yes. There are many items or expenses we can't fund, including equipment, food, mileage, and more. For a list of prohibited expenses, read the mini-grant guidelines. You can also request a review of your budget by our team.
No. While you and your team should identify expenses and provide all supporting documentation as part of your itemized budget, you cannot make any purchases or process any transactions for your outcome. The Humanities Lab and Seize the Moment will administer funding and make purchases on behalf of you and your team. More information about making purchases will be provided at the appropriate time to selected teams.
Teams who are selected to receive an Amplifier Student Mini-Grant will have funding administered on their behalf by the Humanities Lab and Seize the Moment. As a student, you should not be making any purchases or processing any transactions for your outcome. The Humanities Lab and Seize the moment will make all purchases and process all transactions for you and your team. More information about funding will be provided at the appropriate time to selected teams.
Great question! There's a lot that goes into making a strong application. Specifically: a strong application will have read the guidelines, reviewed past mini-grants, and understood the intent and vision of the program. It will identify a complex problem in the local community with at least two health, social, or environmental aspects. It will propose a creative, thoughtful solution that is firmly grounded in the arts and humanities.
To create printed materials, you'll need print specifications and a quote. (While you'll also need a design, this is addressed in a separate FAQ.) For print specifications, you'll need to know the size of your product, the quantity or print run (how many copies you'd like printed), whether you're printing one-sided or two-sided and in color or black and white, what kind of paper you'd like to use, and any finishing (such as folding or binding).
Great question! To make a video, you'll need recording equipment and an application such as Lightworks, iMovie, or Adobe Premiere. (As a student, you have free access to Adobe software, which you can request at http://links.asu.edu/adobestudent.)
To create a podcast, you'll need recording equipment, an application like Audacity or Garage Band, a hosting platform such as Anchor or Podbean.
You'll also need recording releases for anyone appearing in the podcast.
To table at the Memorial Union, you'll need to know the date, time, and specific location you'd like to table, which you'll submit as part of your application. Please note: as a student, you are unable to submit the necessary forms to table at the Memorial Union. Assuming you and your team are selected to receive a mini-grant, the Humanities Lab and Seize the Moment will complete the form on your behalf.
To organize a public event, you'll need to know the date, time, location, mode, and other details for the event you'd like to organize, which you'll submit as part of your application. You'll also need names and email addresses for your speakers. Assuming you and your team are selected to receive a mini-grant, the Humanities Lab and Seize the Moment will then work with you and your team to complete paperwork, create registration portals, and organize the event.
You can request funding for a variety of different expenses to support your project, including honoraria for speakers, professional services, printed materials, and more. For a list of allowable expenses, read the mini-grant guidelines. You can also request a review of your budget by our team.