Grants to cover travel expenses to NAFSA’s annual Advocacy Day will be disbursed each year
Selection of recipients will be determined by respective District Teams in consultation with Chair Stream and Advocacy Representative(s)
One recipient from each of the following districts will receive a grant of $1,000: Northern California, Southern California, and Nevada; a recipient from Hawaii/Pacific Islands will receive a grant of $1,500
Each district may contribute additional funds to their grants if they wish
Funds from the grant can be used to cover registration and travel costs associated with attendance at Advocacy Day
Advocacy Day Grant funds shall be disbursed to recipients upon receipt by the Treasurer of travel reimbursement form.
Ten grants will be provided for travel to the NAFSA Annual Conference to cover registration and travel costs associated with attendance at the NAFSA Annual Conference
Each grant will provide up to $500 of funding
District teams will select two recipients from applicants from their District
Applications that are not selected by their District will be forwarded to the Region XII Team for review; the Executive Team will select the final two recipients with a focus on selecting recipients that increase demographic and institutional diversity among the grant recipients
Travel Grant funds shall be disbursed after the conference to recipients upon receipt by the Treasurer of travel grant reimbursement form
Region will award $900 to each CEP and Homegrown workshop team
The funds will be given to the Lead Trainer for each workshop who will be responsible for distributing funds as he or she deems appropriate to other Trainers
Funds may also be used to reimburse for printing and other costs associated with administration of the workshop
Grant funds will be distributed after the Regional Conference
At the discretion of the Executive Committee, additional travel expenses may be reimbursed in extraordinary circumstances; in these cases, funds shall be disbursed to recipients upon receipt by the Treasurer of a travel grant reimbursement formfrom the recipient
Funds for this grant will be included in the Conference Budget, not the Regional Budget
Conference Chair, in consultation with Region Chair, will determine amount of grant for Chairs of Conference Committees
Conference Chair should submit names of Committee Chairs to Regional Treasurer to process payment or create conference registration discount code allowing recipients a discounted conference registration
Funds for this grant will be included in the Conference Budget, not the Regional Budget
