Brady-Wise Mini Grant Program
Guidelines and Application Form
Overview & Purpose
Columbia College Foundation mini grants are made to Columbia College departments, faculty, staff, students,
and community members, whose proposed projects support the Foundation’s mission: “Our mission is to
promote student success by providing community resources that support and expand educational
opportunities for Columbia College's students.”
Examples of activities that meet the Foundation’s mission include, but are not limited to:
Instructional or extracurricular equipment, technology, or supplies.
Student/staff travel to a conference, training or extracurricular activity.
(Student needs and activities will be given priority over staff development requests.)
Special events that enrich campus life, such as guest speakers.
Publication of student or faculty work.
Examples of ineligible requests include, but are not limited to:
Items or activities that provide primarily personal rather than professional or academic, benefit.
Individual scholarships (the Foundation and Scholarships Office have other mechanisms for providing
student scholarships; please check the website for more information).
Activities or items that are not directly related to Columbia College students, faculty, staff, or potential/future
students, such as a dinner/dance benefit for a church group.
Projects that do not have support from deans or managers.
The minimum grant request is $100. While there is no maximum grant request, the Foundation anticipates
making 15 t 20 awards in the range of $200 to $2,000. Applicants should consider requests as one-time
funding; longer-term or larger requests should go through the College’s integrated planning process.
Selection Process
Proposals will be reviewed and selected by a committee of the CCF Board of Directors (voting members only).
The Mini-Grant Committee will not include any College or District retiree. The Director of Development may
request additional information from an applicant if needed by the committee to complete its review.
Timelines
There will be two annual cycles of mini-grant awards, as outlined below.