Please note - all grants will review applications after the deadline passes. 

Scroll down to the "Next" button below to begin your application.

Privacy Statement

Your application and all materials attached will be shared with the committee deciding the award you've applied for. Future use of these materials will be requested directly from you by the deciding committee if necessary.

Please note that if you apply to more than one, you must submit a separate application to each opportunity.

Lang Sustainability Fellowship - Deadline: October 4, 2024
Stipend
This 120-hour semester-long fellowship offers students interested in climate change, environmental justice, and sustainability the opportunity to work alongside staff and researchers at either the Tishman Environment & Design Center or the Urban Systems Lab. Fellows receive a $2500 stipend and mentorship. The specific projects / focus of the fellowship changes each semester.

Contact: Lang Fellowships, langfellowships@newschool.edu

Lang Community Event Grant - Deadline: October 11 and November 8, 2024
Students can receive funding for community centered events. This program supports student-led initiatives that emphasize community building, resource dissemination, inclusion, and student leadership.

Application Template

Contact: ELOA@newschool.edu

Budget - If a budget is required for your project, you can find guidelines and a sample budget here:

http://bit.ly/LangBudgetWorksheet

It is recommended that you fill out the sample sheet and copy over your answers here to the question below, if required by your grant. If you are sharing your google sheet in your application, please be sure that you enable the option "Anyone at the New School can view" within the sharing settings.

Covid-19 - Student Grant Update

At this time, we are asking students to consider CDC guidelines on best practices for further Covid-19 prevention and school parameters when crafting their proposals. Proposals that do not follow these guidelines will not be funded at this time. You must include how you will comply with COVID-19 restrictions in your Mini-Grant application.

ABOUT CESJ’S MINI-GRANT

The Office of Civic Engagement & Social Justice at Eugene Lang College (Lang CESJ) offers small grants to individual and groups of students to support student programming, research costs, activism, creative projects, or other work that focuses on social justice or civic engagement. 

Please fully read the information below before submitting your application. It is highly encouraged to meet with a CESJ staff member prior to submitting an application. 

NEW GRANT ALERT: This fall Lang is introducing the Lang Community Event Grant - Deadline: October 11 and November 8, 2024. Students can receive funding for community centered events. This program supports student-led initiatives that emphasize community building, resource dissemination, inclusion, and student leadership. Your proposal might be referred to this grant if it meets the criteria. Contact: ELOA@newschool.edu  

Past awards have funded needs like: production costs for an exhibition on Salvadoran migration and displacement; supplies for a theater project with young women in I Have A Dream Foundation's programs; food for a student-organized conference on urban community and environmental health.

ELIGIBILITY AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• Individual students can apply for up to $750 per semester. Individual student is defined as a student currently enrolled and will be matriculating from Lang.
• Groups are eligible to apply for up to $1,500 per semester. Groups are defined as including at least one Lang student (the applicant) and one other current New School student. Groups can have outside TNS members so long as the above requirement is met.
• Priority is given to students who have not previously received mini-grant funding from CESJ in the immediate semester prior.
• Applicants must identify a Project Advisor on the application. A Project Advisor must be a New School staff, faculty or mentor (cannot be an undergraduate student) and is involved with or has knowledge of your project. If you do not have a Project Advisor in mind, you MUST meet with a CESJ staff member prior to applying so that a CESJ staff member will be assigned as your advisor. If your project is awarded, your advisor will be notified and you both will fill out a form delineating expectations of the relationship for our awareness.
• May Mini-Grant will give priority to summer projects. 

AWARD BUDGET ELIGIBILITY

Below is a list of items that the mini-grant can and cannot cover. It is required as part of your application to submit an itemized budget that clearly explains what your expenses are in relation to your project. We HIGHLY recommend checking with a CESJ staff member if you have questions regarding the items below.

Awards are intended to cover the following expenses: 

• Material fees and costs needed to ensure the project’s existence
• example: art supplies, website domains, space rentals, equipment etc
• Guest speaker honoraria and fees 
• Catering: example; meals for interviewees, event catering etc
• Transportation: example: personal or guest
• Short term projects or smaller components of long term projects 

Expenses in the following categories are generally not allowable:

• New School tuition and fees
• Wages or other fixed regular payments that will continue beyond the scope of the project
  • ie you cannot request that the mini-grant pays for anyone’s salaried labor but can request honorariums for time worked on a project
• Alcohol or other age restricted items

Expenses in the following categories are generally not allowable, unless they can be justified as uniquely essential to the project:

• Study abroad program fees/tuition 
• Personal equipment that can be obtained in school - particularly large equipment: example- cameras, projectors, and other equipment of the like
• Funds that have been requested and confirmed by other New School funding sources: example: please be explicit about your funding sources and if you’ve applied for or received other funding
• Expenses that go beyond a graduation date at the New School 

Note: graduating seniors seeking to finish a project or participate in internship in the summer following graduation are eligible so long as the timeline is made clear and does not extend past the fall. 

FUNDING INELIGIBILITY
If a CESJ mini-grant includes requests for prohibited items, said specific item will not be considered for funding.

Additionally, students also must make clear if they have or plan to solicit additional funding and the total amount of additionally solicited funds. Lack of disclosure may result in an ineligible application. 

DEADLINES 

Mini-Grants are accepted at deadlines. Deadlines are always announced and updated on the Lang CESJ social media sites. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/langcesj/?hl=en (@langcesj) 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/langcesj?lang=en (@LangCESJ) 

Lang CESJ Website: https://www.langcesj.org/ 

We encourage students to apply as early as possible to allow room for planning, publicizing, and implementation, and for award disbursement should you be chosen. Students are also HIGHLY encouraged to meet with CESJ staff to review applications. 

PLEASE NOTE: Award disbursement may take up to 8 weeks, and is sent via postal mail as a check. We encourage you to consider this as you plan your budget and timing (i.e. immediate payment may not be possible, so take into account that you may receive your award as a reimbursement). If you have concerns about this, don't hesitate to reach out to us. 

If you have any questions about CESJ Mini-Grants or this application form, please contact us at langcesj@newschool.edu. 

EXPECTATIONS IF AWARDED

Grant recipients must document and reflect upon their project, working closely with Lang CESJ staff to do so. If you are approved for a grant, you should expect to: 

• Meet with a CESJ staff member to review the project, expectations and pay questions.
• Communicate with Lang CESJ staff in a timely manner and proactively share updates. There will be a mandatory post-award meeting after you have been notified of approval to further discuss the award. Outside of that meeting, we encourage you to meet with us throughout the duration of your award.   
• Complete a reflection assignment (with flexible format, e.g. writing, video-blogging, etc.) within 45 days of project completion. 
• Apply to be part of the annual Lang Dean's Honor Symposium in the year following your project (if applicable). 
• Participation in the CESJ Fall or Spring Mixer. 

For projects taking place on campus and/or which involve space booking or public programming, Lang CESJ requests acknowledgement as a co-sponsor of the project/event.

Thank you!

Thank you for applying. We recognize your dedication to social justice work here at The New School and beyond, and look forward to reviewing your application. If you have further questions, please email langCESJ@newschool.edu . 

Additionally, please ensure receipt of your submission by emailing langCESJ@newschool.edu for verification.

*all awards are subject to taxation*

CESJ Summer Fellows Program-Application Deadline: April 18, 2025

We offer financial support to Lang students who have confirmed summer internships committed to social justice values, practice, and/or scholarship. Students will receive $2,500 for part-time internships and $5,000 for full-time internships in a one time stipend to cover living expenses over the duration of their internship. 

In addition, we are offering two on-site internship with the Office of Civic Engagement and Social Justice and opportunities with community partners. 

Students must provide transcripts, proof of internship (if not applying to CESJ internship). If you are applying for the CESJ internship position, please submit your  resume and cover letter to Anthony Wilder@ wildera@newschool.edu

Contact: langcesj@newschool.edu  

Components of the Lang CESJ Summer Fellows program:
1) Submit application by April 18, 2025

2) Commitment: Reflection, documentation, and sharing of learning from the internship with students, faculty, and staff at The New School during via the following touchpoints:

• Pre-Summer Internship Workshop: Saturday, May 17 (virtual)
• Early Summer Gathering: Friday, June 6, 12pm-1pm (virtual)
• Mid-summer gathering: Friday, July 4, 12pm-1pm (virtual)
• Mid-summer reflection: due Monday, July 21 (online) 
• Presentation and mixer: Saturday, August 9, 12pm-1pm
• Post internship share out experience (Fall 2025)

 3) Students are eligible to submit their internship to Experience Learning Agreement (ELA) via Hire New

Attending and/or presenting an academic paper, a creative project, or a performance exhibit at an academic or professional conference is invaluable to the growth of a student’s intellectual profile and can be beneficial to a student’s future career beyond Lang. The purpose of the Conference/Gathering Grant is to off-set the cost of registration and participation in an academic or professional conference. There is a limit of one award per academic year. The award is not guaranteed, and requests are considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Students will need to submit a brief rationale that connects the conference / gathering experience to their academic and/or professional objectives and identify a mentor to help them navigate the experience.

Identify a mentor to support your participation in the Conference / Gathering. This voluntary role is assumed primarily by faculty, but it is also open to staff at The New School or an outside mentor. You will want to confirm your mentor before applying for this opportunity.

If you are already enrolled with Zelle, the money will go directly into your bank account, it should come within a week of completing this form. If you aren’t enrolled yet, you will get a notification explaining how to receive the money simply and quickly.

Learn more about Zelle.

The spring 2025 Lang College Dean’s Honor Symposium is a conference for students to present their academic work and co-curricular projects to the Lang community.

The application process is designed to identify outstanding and unique undergraduate research and creative projects. Proposals from any academic discipline or inter-disciplines are invited. Proposals that explore critical histories as well as contemporary social issues are highly encouraged because at Lang, social justice is at the core of our liberal arts education.

By participating you will gain valuable experience presenting your work and engaging the public, as well as building your resume.

There is no GPA requirement to participate in the Dean's Honor Symposium.

Students may apply to present their work either as part of a panel or through the poster session.

Applications are due on October 4th, 2024.

Panel Requirements: Requirements for presenting your project on a panel
Enroll in the Spring 2025 Dean's Honors Symposium Preparation course for either zero or 1 credit. This course will meet weekly throughout the spring semester on Tuedays from 2:00-3:00pm, 3:00-4:00pm, or 4:00-5:00pm, your panel will be presented at the symposium at the same time as your class meets. You will work with a faculty leader (who will chair the panel) and your co-panelists via small group meetings and email or zoom if needed.

In addition, you will be required to : 
~Attend a mandatory presentation workshop
~Submit your bio and relevant information about your panel to the symposium program.

The final product is a seven-to-ten minute presentation at the Dean’s Honors Symposium on Tuesday, April 8 (1:00-5:00pm).

Poster Presentation Requirements: Requirements for presenting your project at the poster presentation
Develop a one-page poster about your project, and work with Lang faculty and staff to adapt your poster to a digital template
Submit an initial draft by February 21, 2025, and complete additional drafts as necessary
Create an appointment with a University Learning Center Tutor to review your poster by March 17, 2025
Review your poster proof by March 21, 2025
Attend the Dean’s Honors Symposium on Tuesday, April 8 from 1:00-5:00pm, present your poster at the Poster Presentation at 1:00pm.

Please note, accepted panelists will be asked to share their projects with their panel groups and other applicants.

Panel applicants may be offered the opportunity to do a poster in lieu of a panel presentation.

Panel applicants will be notified by November 3. Selected students will be given their panel time meetings and will need to register for the appropriate section once their registration window opens.

Lang Study Abroad programs include both Faculty-Led programs and Lang-Sponsored International Exchange programs.

Expenses in the following categories are not allowable:

• New School fees or tuition
• Wages or other fixed regular payments that will continue beyond the scope of the project
• alcohol or other age restricted items

Expenses in the following categories should be justified as uniquely essential to the project in the application:

• basic living expenses in New York City
• payments to other students or professionals for research or performance related work (in the form on single payments for services directly related to the project)

Please designate a mentor for your project. This voluntary role is assumed primarily by faculty, but it is also open to staff at The New School. The mentor's main responsibility is to check in with the awardee at the mid-point of the experience and to review the awardee's final blog post.

Please note that having a mentor that is well acquainted with your project is strongly recommended.

ALL APPLICATIONS REQUIRE A RECOMMENDATION: Your mentor will need to speak to your qualifications for this proposal. Please have your mentor submit their recommendation through the Recommendation Form. Recommendations must be received no later than two days after the application deadline by noon.

You have two mandatory check-in points with your mentor. You should schedule your check-in points at times that are most useful for your individual project, however, for the first check-in point you should have some work complete so that your mentor can help with any problems.

Your final check-in point should be prior to your final report date so that your mentor can read through your blog post to suggest edits for you. 

Payments to your bank are processed through JPM Concourse. We still recommend that you process bank payments with a Zelle account, but you will also have the option for ACH and “Push to Debit Card.” We will still need your Zelle information for setup within the JPM Concourse system.

Learn more about Zelle.

Applications will be reviewed shortly after the application deadline. Decisions will be sent 3 weeks after the application deadline. Approved applications will need to allow for additional time to process funding.

We are excited about your interest in becoming a First Year Fellow! 

First Year Fellows mentor a class of incoming first-year students to help them make a smooth transition to Lang and become engaged with the campus community. Fellows lead seminar workshops with their assigned group of first-year students throughout the fall semester, and meet weekly in a Teaching & Learning seminar with other Fellows to develop and strengthen their teaching, mentoring, and facilitation practice. The Teaching & Learning seminar will be taught by Evan Litwack, Director of First Year Experience and Retention.

The First Year Program has been evolving over the past four years to better uphold Eugene Lang College's commitment to social justice. Check out The New School's Mission and Vision Statements here: http://www.newschool.edu/mission-vision.

To reflect that evolution, First Year Fellows will partake in a week-long training during Orientation week (late August) that will introduce and strengthen skills in social justice literacy and practice, group facilitation, and mentoring. Fellows will be compensated for their participation in this training with a stipend of $860 (First Time Fellow) / $960 (Returning Fellows). 

The Teaching & Learning Seminar (Fall 2025) and the workshop curriculum (which Fellows lead with their group of first-year students during Fall 2025) will focus on social justice-centered readings, topics, and questions, in addition to Lang-specific institutional information, and lesson planning/facilitation skills. A few fellows will be asked to lead seminars for students entering in Spring 2026.

The Fellows program is an exciting leadership opportunity for you to build upon your own academic, pedagogical, and activist work, and to inspire first-year students to become part of a community at Lang that values and practices a commitment to social justice. 

This opportunity is not just for Lang students who are already engaged in social justice work. We encourage applicants with a strong desire to learn more about teaching, social justice literacy, and practice to apply.

WHAT DO I DO AS A FIRST YEAR FELLOW?
- Develop teaching and facilitation skills
- Mentor the next generation of Lang students
- Deepen your own understanding of social justice literacy and practice
- Play a key role in building Lang’s student community
- Sustain Lang’s legacy of and commitment to seminar pedagogy

WHAT IS REQUIRED OF FIRST YEAR FELLOWS?
- Participate in mandatory training sessions during orientation week in August 2025 (You will be compensated for your time during the August training)
- Meet with first year students during orientation week to support their transition to college
- Attend a weekly Teaching and Learning Seminar (registered course for variable credit, LNGC 3000) scheduled on Tuesdays, 4pm - 5:40pm.
- Lead 6 workshops throughout the fall semester with a group of first year students

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO BE A FIRST YEAR FELLOW?
Lang students with:
- Sophomore standing or higher as of Fall 2025
- Any major or area of study!

Please note that the priority deadline for this application is December 6, 2024.

Applications will be considered shortly after the deadline. Students will be contacted to arrange interviews in February. 

Relevant Courses

Please list two courses you have taken in the social sciences

Applications will be reviewed shortly after the application deadline. Successful candidates will be invited to an initial round of internal interviews in March, if selected candidates will then be sent for interviews with external sites in April.

Students who have an experience that could benefit from funding during the academic year should use this form to inquire about eligibility.

Students can apply for this merit-based award in one of two ways as outlined below and can apply more than once and the applications are open to graduating seniors.

Option 1: On their own, or scanning opportunities listed on the IS Blog/Student Resources/ Funding or Internships, students can identify an unpaid internship/REU, or one that supplies limited funding (NSF, DEP, funded REU), and request financial support via the fellowship to cover outstanding costs (paid work, housing, travel, certificates, computing, supplies, etc.). Please review the list of Student Resources at the IS Blog, under Finding, Funding, and Applying for Internships and REUs and the Categories Submenu. In addition, speak to the appropriate faculty member to identify additional matches. Your Peers are also an excellent resource with many having applied to 10-20 REU or internships each year. As an example an Indeed Job search also can be useful for new and emerging internships. See this one on the Environmental Defense Fund (summer 2018) in which you would work on a project designed to shift energy use from fossil fuels to “clean”electrical sources and another at the Natural Resources Defense Council summer 2019) in which you work as a photography intern (fully paid!) . Also there are some specific to soph-graduating seniors not yet in graduate school See DOE SULI. 

Option 2: To streamline the process and provide students with a supportive environment connected to faculty or alumni, we have worked with specific organizations to tailor the research/internship experience. Students can select from these organizations and apply to the department, which will provide mentoring on development of cover letter, CV-Resume, and do a preliminary review of all applications before matching students to organizations for interviews. The range of options is varied in terms of time, duration, responsibilities, and prior background. Please see this Mohn Family Science and Social Justice Fellowships link for description of the sites and positions.

Budget - If a budget is required for your project, you can find guidelines and a sample budget here:

http://bit.ly/LangBudgetWorksheet

It is recommended that you fill out the sample sheet and copy over your answers here to the question below. If you are sharing your google sheet in your application, please be sure that you enable the option "Anyone at the New School can view" within the sharing settings.

Personal Statement/Proposal: You may choose to answer each question below separately or submit a personal statement that addresses them collectively in one essay/ statement (maximum word limit of 1200). Some of you may be able to use your Major/Minor Statement to draw upon.

--How will this Fellowship complement your academic experience at Lang and how is this beneficial to you personally? Explain how an internship or research experience in your focus area is related to your pathway of study and courses. What methodology will you employ to complete the research and/or project? (Is the proposed research/program feasible, and do you have adequate resources/abilities to complete the project/program? Is the research/program over ambitious or under ambitious?) Please limit your response to a maximum of 300 words.

--Describe your qualifications. Help us understand how you will be able to succeed in this experience? Share the qualities, experience, knowledge and/or skills that make you a strong candidate? Describe projects or presentation that you believe to tell a story about how you are a good fit for the experiences/site. Please limit your response to a maximum of 300 words.

--Academic exploration is a key component of the Fellowship. What readings or materials will you use to complement your on-site experience (these can be ones you have already read or plan to read)? How does your experience connect to the mission of the social justice and/or civic engagement mission of the college? Please limit your response to a maximum of 300 words.

--How will the Fellowship advance your professional goals? Limit response to a maximum of 300 words.

Criteria for Decision Making:

• Interest in the Interdisciplinary Science Major or Minor (those declared are prioritized).
• Quality of CV-Resume, academic transcript, and personal statement. 
• Statements that follow the advice in this brief guide. 
• Statement demonstrates how the experience builds on current skills and interests.
• Knowledge of what the experience will entail and clear rationale provided by the students to why they would be a strong candidate-know your organization well, do some research on the people, projects, etc. 
• Faculty experiences with student in courses, advising, and other experiences.

Lang students enrolled in a Capstone course or an independent study (or planning to enroll in the next semester) to complete their senior work are eligible for up to $1500 to support their capstone projects. 

Grants can provide valuable resources to carry out projects or provide services. Practicing this skill through applying for this grant for your capstone project will give you valuable skills and experience that you can apply once you’ve graduated to your own projects. These grants are competitive, although they are only open to Lang students enrolled in a capstone experience. You’ll want to read through your answers - make sure that they make sense, are clear, and do not contain any spelling or grammatical errors.

You are required to review your grant proposal with your capstone faculty prior to submitting. You can use this template to plan your responses. You can also review your draft application with the Learning Center, a tutor can help you review your writing for clarity and purpose. 

Proposals are scored by a committee of faculty and administrators based on this rubric.  

Applications will be reviewed following the deadline. Please expect to hear back two weeks following the deadline (October 18, 2024; February 28, 2025). Students will need to confirm that they accept the requirements of the grant and then payment will be disbursed 1-4 weeks after acceptance (based on choice of payment method). 

Students who receive the grant will need to complete a pre-experience form and a reflection form upon completion of their project.

Projects may not be awarded the full amount requested. This grant will prioritize funding to support completion of projects over showcasing of projects. 

If projects are not awarded, students will be offered a review session, and required to meet with their Capstone faculty and a Learning Center mentor before they are able to resubmit their application. Please note that students can only receive this grant once.

Requirements:

• Be matriculated degree students of Eugene Lang College
• Be enrolled or planning to enroll in a Capstone course or Independent Senior Work.
• Students who receive the grant will need to complete a pre-experience form and a final reflection form upon completion of their experience.

Using the template below, please include an itemized, detailed budget for your capstone grant request by sharing your budget link below. Please make sure that “Anyone at The New School can View” is chosen in the sharing options.

Capstone Budget Template

Describe your capstone project (be sure to answer each question in your response):

1. What is your project about?
2. What are you trying to produce?
3. What questions are you trying to explore and how does it reflect what you’ve learned over your time at Lang?

Outline your planned schedule for producing this project by the completion of your capstone:

1. Bullet list: What have you already completed for this project
2. Bullet list: What do you still need to complete and include key deadlines

Payments to your bank are processed through JPM Concourse. We still recommend that you process bank payments with a Zelle account, but you will also have the option for ACH and “Push to Debit Card.” We will still need your Zelle information for setup within the JPM Concourse system. Learn more about Zelle.

Grants of $2000 to support unpaid internships. 

Deadlines:

September 6 (for Fall Internships)
January 31 (for Spring Internships)
May 23 (for Summer Internships)

*Please note: You can only apply for ELAs for credit internships until the add/drop deadline. Once that passes, you can only apply for ELAs for 0 Credits.*

Requirements/qualifications:

• Internship is secured (proof required: email from internship supervisor/coordinator)
• Internship is unpaid (proof required: email from internship supervisor/coordinator)
• Bulk of internship is still to be completed (at least 6 weeks remaining).
• Current Lang student (graduating students can apply for only the semester after graduation)
  • First Year students will need permission from the Student Success Academic Advisor
  • International students must be eligible for curricular practical training (CPT) Learn more at the ISSS's Employment page.
• Internships can be for credit or no-credit
• Internships must be a minimum of 120 hours
• Internships cannot be at The New School
• Students can only receive this grant once
• Students cannot receive another Eugene Lang Opportunity Award or a CESJ Summer Fellowship for the same internship
• Students must submit an updated resume/ CV
• Students must submit their Linkedin page

Students who receive the grant are required to:

• Submit an Experience Learning Agreement (ELA) and register their internship with the Office of Career Services and complete all requirements (note: the 0 credit registration fee will be covered for students who are applying for an internship when not enrolled in courses)
• Submit a pre-experience form
• Create or make recommended changes to their LinkedIn Profile
• At the end of their internship: Complete the Unpaid Internship Support Grant final report/reflection form 

Payments to your bank are processed through JPM Concourse. We still recommend that you process bank payments with a Zelle account, but you will also have the option for ACH and “Push to Debit Card.” We will still need your Zelle information for setup within the JPM Concourse system. Learn more about Zelle.

Applications will be reviewed shortly after the application deadline. Decisions will be sent 1 week after the application deadline. Approved applications will need to allow for additional time to process funding.

The Dean's Honor Symposium is conference of student work presented each spring. Students apply each fall semester. The chosen projects are placed into broadly thematic panels that they spend the spring semester developing.

This is an opportunity to help those students create clear, engaging presentations. Your feedback will be essential to them as they develop their work.

Students who participate will receive $100 New Card Cash. Plus - you'll get to see the amazing work and cool projects that you could do as you progress through Lang.

Currently panels are deciding on their format - virtual, in-person, or hybrid. Please indicate your comfort level with the options below. 

Site Options:

• Founded in 1968, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) assists New York City’s immigrant communities to sustain their distinctive performing arts traditions and promotes cross-cultural understanding by sharing these art forms with audiences across the city. Nationally renowned for programs that combine research, documentation, presentation and education, CTMD assists immigrant communities in passing traditions to new generations. Formerly known as the Balkan Arts Center and the Ethnic Folk Arts Center, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance has worked closely with dozens of diverse communities over the past fifty years in creating a number of leading ensembles, festivals and community-based cultural organizations.

The Lang Community Events Grants is a pilot project providing student groups with funding for community centered events. This program supports student-led initiatives that emphasize community building, resource dissemination, inclusion, and student leadership.

The goal of this funding is to foster a greater sense of community at Lang and TNS through the creation of student-led events within the semester. 

Values:

• Community Building: Encouraging collaborative efforts and fostering a sense of belonging among students.
• Resource Sharing: Providing access to materials that support community building and/or  provide resources for communities often shunned. 
• Inclusion: Creating an environment where all students feel valued and respected.
• Student Leadership: Empowering students to lead projects, developing their skills and confidence.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be a group of 3 or more students with one student being a Lang student. 
• Group grants: up to $1,500/semester.
• Student groups can only apply once per academic year. 
• Priority is given to events that take place on campus.

Coverage:

• Costs: material fees, guest honoraria, catering.
• Exclusions: compensation for time, study abroad fees, personal equipment. Events that promote inequality (inequitable exclusion of other historically marginalized groups).

Expectations:

• Attend planning meetings (2 meetings): including the orientation and planning call.
• Marketing: Create and complete an event flier acknowledging Lang cosponsorship
• Reflection Assignment: Complete a reflective piece about the project's impact, including  pictures and participant feedback.
• Symposium Application: Apply to present at the Dean’s Symposium.

Application Process:

1. Proposal Submission: Applications must be received by the deadline.

2. Review Process: Lang Staff reviews proposals for alignment with the values stated above.

3. Approval and Funding: Approved projects receive funding and must meet with a Lang staff during orientation before disbursement.

Guidelines for your application:

• Your event should be open / of interest to a majority of students at Lang
• Events co-organized by at least three students (of varying majors) are highly encouraged
• Funding for this initiative is limited to $1,500 per event and proposals that require too much capital will not be approved

Proposals will be reviewed following the deadline by a team of staff. If your proposal is selected you will be invited to a planning session to learn more about the event process.