Foundation grants

by generous gifts from foundations. Attention Westmont Family and Friends: Do you know someone on the board of a foundation? Please let us know! Many grants from foundations materialize as a result of your connections. Thousands of Westmont graduates contribute to their communities and professions today in part because of the support of foundations who provided them scholarships or loans. Funding from foundations has also made possible everything from the purchase of spectrometers to bringing prominent guest lecturers, such as Madeleine L’Engle, David McCulloch, and Thomas Friedman to campus. In short, the

Merit Scholarship. Grants . Students receive Grants on the basis of financial need and do not need to repay them. Westmont College Grants –These Grants assist students in meeting tuition costs, depending on assessed financial need and satisfactory academic performance. Cal Grant A –This state grant for California residents is based on financial need and academic performance, and new awards for 2007-08 are worth up to $9,708 yearly at Westmont. Students may renew this grant if they demonstrate satisfactory academic progress and continued financial need. Cal Grant B –This state grant for California residents ranges from $1,551 to

Merit Scholarship. Grants. Students receive Grants on the basis of financial need and do not need to repay them. Westmont College Grants– These Grants assist students in meeting tuition costs, depending on assessed financial need and satisfactory academic performance. Cal Grant A– This state grant for California residents is based on financial need and academic performance, and new awards for 2006-07 are worth up to $9,708 yearly at Westmont. Students may renew this grant if they demonstrate satisfactory academic progress and continued financial need. Cal Grant B– This state grant for California residents ranges from $1,551 to

scholarships, government grants, personal loans of students and/or their parents) * Total current tuition and fees, room/board for Westmont’s student body of 1,200 is $46,442,400 * $10,000,000 will be available from Westmont in 2006-07 as a base for scholarships, grants, and awards Chairs The following chair positions are currently funded through endowment: Gundry Chair Religious Studies  - Tremper Longman Monroe Chair Philosophy - Mark Nelson Adams Chair Music and Worship - Michael Shasberger Katherine Smith Chair - Allan Nishimura Gaede Institute for the Liberal Arts The Fletcher Jones Foundation gave $500,000 as the lead grant to

fund raising efforts with foundations and corporations. The primary responsibility of the OFCR however, is to identify, cultivate and solicit foundations and corporations for what have been defined by the President, in collaboration with the trustees of the college, as the funding priorities for that fiscal year. These priorities include, but are not limited to, the operational, capital and endowment priorities of Westmont. The Director of foundation and Corporate Relations, in collaboration with the Vice-President for Advancement, works to identify the foundations and corporations from which these types of grants may be sought. The Director of

among others. The Earhart Foundation Research grants to professionally established individuals associated with educational or research institutions, and whose research will lead to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, lecturing, and publication. Emphasis placed on: Economics, Philosophy, International Affairs, Government and Politics. Field of Interest: Social Sciences & Humanities. Type of Funding: grants to individuals and organizations. The J. Paul Getty Foundation All grants promote the understanding and conservation of the visual arts. Field of Interest: Fine Arts Type of Funding: Research, Conservation, Education and Professional

Vision Foundation and Corporate Relations Foundation Relations Corporate Relations How to Give Ways to Give Match Your Gift Resources for Donors A Donors Bill of Rights Confidentiality Statement Board of Trustees Student Fundraising Policies Meet Our Staff Lori Call Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations Lori Call has been Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations at Westmont College for the past eight years. In her professional capacity, she is responsible for building relationships between the college and

Vision Foundation and Corporate Relations Foundation Relations Corporate Relations How to Give Ways to Give Match Your Gift Resources for Donors A Donors Bill of Rights Confidentiality Statement Board of Trustees Student Fundraising Policies Meet Our Staff Corporate Relations Westmont College’s Office of Foundation and Corporate Relations values the partnerships it enjoys with businesses and corporations who serve the Santa Barbara community and beyond. Understanding potential for support and growth, Westmont seeks to

for example, the Ford Foundation Predoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities and the NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Assistantships are another type of assistance available in most graduate programs. Teaching assistantships are the most common. In return for a stipend and tuition waiver, students are expected to spend about 20 hours a week teaching quiz sections (small discussion sections) of Introductory Psychology or Developmental Psychology courses or lab sections of Sensation and Perception, Cognitive Psychology, Physiological Psychology or Psychology Learning courses. Research assistantships may also be possible. These are

Type of Search Engine The Foundation Center Foundation Grants to Individuals On-Line ($$$) A good source for searching the on-line databases for individual funding. You can sign up for this service on a month by month basis at the price of $9.95 per month. Please contact the Faculty Grant Coordinator to see about getting this cost reimbursed. The Foundation Finder General Directory Foundation Finder is a free lookup tool that provides basic facts on more than 70,000 private and community Foundations in the U.S. It is designed for those seeking quick access to core information about a Foundation. To use Foundation Finder, you can start with as little as