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Awards for Excellence
To encourage initiative and innovation at Joliet Junior College, the JJC Foundation
has established the Awards for Excellence program. The JJC Foundation provides up
to $100,000 annually (subject to the availability of funds) to fund individual grants
ranging from $100 to $5,000 each for selected projects, as well as $25,000 for special
projects that are over the $5,000 amount. These grants are to enable faculty, staff
and students an extra margin of excellence by funding worthy projects, consistent
with the mission of the college, for which funds are not available through usual
college budgets.
Guidelines
All Joliet Junior College employees and students are eligible to submit applications
for funding of suitable projects.
A committee consisting of Foundation Board Members and representatives of the College
will review all applications and select individual projects to be recommended to
the Foundation Board of Directors for funding approval. The College Board of Trustees
will be advised of the projects approved for funding.
Funds granted to selected projects may not be used for stipends or compensation
to Joliet Junior College employees. Applications will be objectively evaluated for
selection on the basis of the following criteria:
- Consistency with the mission of Joliet Junior College;
- Lack of available funding through usual College channels;
- The degree of impact that the proposed project will have on the College or on a
department of the college;
- The number of students affected by the proposed project;
- The amount of favorable publicity or exposure that the proposed project may generate
for the College;
- The cost effectiveness of the proposed project;
- Any degree of urgency associated with the proposed project; and,
- Any other considerations that may affect the overall worthiness of the proposed
project.
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