MAC RAM Program Draft Budget for Year 4 (Oct. 1, 2018 Sept. 30, 2019)
University: ______________________________________________ RAM Program Leader: _________________________________
Year 4 budget total = $70,000 PLUS unused funds from years 1, 2 and 3. Anticipated Year 4 Budget: _________________________
Personnel Academic Fellowships (typically one-time non-wage payments to faculty who advance required FITW interventions)
The available categories with suggested semester fellowship payments are listed below. For each category, identify the approximate number
of awards anticipated each semester during year four and the amount of each award.
Activity
Semester(s)
Recommended Award
Amount per semester
Number of
Awards
Total budget allocation
Teaching 1
st
yr exp course (1 credit)
$1,800 - $2,200
Facilitating Collaborative Learning
Workshop attached to gateway courses
(1 credit)
$1,800 - $2,200
Academic Advisement of 1
st
yr students
plus use of digital roadmap (minimum
of 2 mtgs/semester)
$50 per student for
year-long advisement
Informal mentoring of 1
st
yr students to
assist with adjustment to college
$200 for 5-6 mentees
2
nd
year Introduction to research (1
credit course or workshop or other)
$500 - $2,200
Academic Advisement of 2
nd
yr students
plus use of digital roadmap (minimum
of 2 mtgs/semester)
$50 per student for
year-long advisement
RAM student shadows faculty to see
how hands-on research is done
$50 per RAM student
per semester
Mentoring 3
rd
and 4
th
year Students in
hands-on research. Minimum 90
hrs/semester
$2,000 per student
completing 90 hrs of
hands-on research
ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIP TOTALS
$
Personnel Independent Contractors (Staff or F/T or P/T Faculty who provide support and administrative services or produce discrete
products that are required for successful implementation of the RAM Program).
The recommended maximum payment for an Independent Contractor over a 12 month period is $10,000.
IC Service or Product
Semester(s)
Number of
Awards
Total Budget
Allocation
Responsibility for Evaluation Protocols
Administrative support for enlisting, assigning, and monitoring faculty
mentors
Administrative support for processing academic fellowship and IC
payments
Identifying and securing on-campus or off-campus research and
internship placements for RAM students
Follow-up with RAM students who completed research placements,
assuring that they submit reports and present posters
Preparing a manual for faculty on how to mentor students in research
Providing training workshops for faculty on how to mentor students in
research
Planning & Orchestrating RAM events (welcome, orientation, poster
sessions, speakers, social gatherings, alternative spring break, etc.)
Other:
Other:
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TOTALS
$
Personnel - Employees
Name
Responsibility
Salary
Benefits
Total Budget Allocation
$
$
EMPLOYEE TOTALS
$
$
$
Other
Category
Description
Amount
Supplies
Travel/Lodging (excluding annual MAC conf)
Stipend/Honorarium for outside speakers
Special on-campus events
OTHER SPENDING TOTALS
$
Total Projected Spending for Year 4: