The Application Process
At the time of submission, all SAMI proposals MUST be in the following format:
- Applicants must apply for SAMI funding via SAMI web site. Paper applications will not be accepted.
- A description of the academic multicultural component
- This is the most important criteria and should be addressed separately
- How event/project is both academic AND multicultural
- Connection to SAMI's purpose and criteria
- A summary of the proposal
- Brief background on you or your student organization
- Very specific description on the details of proposed event/project
- Qualifications of guest speaker/performer
- Contribution to the campus community
- An itemized budget of expenses and other sources of funding
- Include costs of facilities, speaker/honorarium fees, equipment and supplies, advertisement, transportation, and all other related costs
- Other sources of funding - approved and pending
- A letter of recommendation from a faculty member.
- In order to foster positive academic relationships between faculty and students, particularly undergraduates, SAMI requires all student applicants to first seek letters of recommendation from faculty members. Letters should point to the academic significance of the project/event.
- Because the application is submitted through the web site, we require faculty to submit the letter of recommendation via the web site. (Authentication is required during this process.)
- Faculty members will be notified via e-mail, when the student has entered their portion of the application through the site. At this point, the faculty advisor will be allowed access to write the letter and submit it on line.
Submitted proposals missing any of the above information, including final reports from the previous year, will be considered incomplete and will not be considered by the SAMI Committee.
The SAMI Coordinator is available to assist you with the application process or to answer any of your questions. Please contact Je'Nai Talley, SAMI Coordinator, by phone at (734) 936-1055 or via email.
| Fall 2007 | ||
| Online Application Deadlines | Faculty Recommendation Deadlines | Notification Dates |
| September 30, 2007 *, ** | October 8, 2007 | October 31, 2007 |
| October 31, 2007 ** | November 8, 2007 | November 30, 2007 |
| November 30, 2007 ** | December 8, 2007 | January 3, 2008 |
| Winter 2008 | ||
| Online Application Deadlines | Faculty Recommendation Deadlines | Notification Dates |
| December 31, 2008 | January 8, 2008 | January 31, 2008 |
| January 31, 2008 | February 8, 2008 | February 29, 2008 |
| February 29, 2008 | March 8, 2008 | March 31, 2008 |
| March 31, 2008*** | April 8, 2008 | April 30, 2008 |
Notifications of decisions will be released by the SAMI Office via e-mail no later than the above dates. In general, decisions will have a notification date by the 21st of each month.
* October Review will include events that have taken place from July 1, 2006 through October 2007. Since some events will have already taken place, the SAMI Committee will consider this retroactive funding. If the event has already taken place, receipts should be sent to the attention of the SAMI Coordinator (by the appropriate deadline date).
** Martin Luther King Symposium applications are due.
*** Final deadline for the 2007–2008 academic year. During the April review cycle, the SAMI Committee will also read applications for events taking place from April to June 30, 2008. For any events taking place between July 1, 2008 and September 2008, applications will not be reviewed until the October submission date and will be considered for retroactive funding.
All applications due by 5:00 p.m. on the dates above. Decisions and application updates will be sent via e-mail on the above notification dates.
