- A. Criteria:
- Impact of student proposal in the community
- The proposal must show a partnership between the student/department/academic institution and the community partner. Working "with" the community as an equal partner.
- There must be connection between what the students are learning in class and what is being applied.
- More specifically,
Impact:
- Impact on the community through increased economic opportunity, improved social or civic networks, more responsive public systems, etc
- Documentation of measurable outcomes
- Promise of sustainability for the proposed idea after the grant funding is exhausted.
Partnership: · Identification of the strengths of the community (partner) and efforts to build upon and enhance the strengths.· Collaborative and data-informed planning and decision making between the student and the community with regard to the project. · Efforts to enlist other collaborators like businesses, civic organizations, government agencies, faith-based institutions, etc. Academic Service Learning (ASL): · Integration of the project with a student's coursework,· An optimal blend of learning, research and service for the applicant. B. Student's project report should include the following elements: · A general report on the activities undertaken by the project · An assessment of the degree to which specific project aim were accomplished · An assessment of the degree to which general program criteria were met · An explanation of what the student learned about being and academic service entrepreneur · Recommendations for further development of the specific proposed idea in the future · Recommendations for enhanced collaboration between the community partner and the affiliated institution of the student in the future
An accounting for project funds
