University Honors Student Fellow Grant

The UH Student Fellow Grant is open to students who have successfully completed Vantage Point (VP) and are still enrolled as students at the University of Maryland during the 1-year term of the award. The successful applicant will have demonstrated:

• consistently good citizenship practices in Vantage Point, including within the working group setting,
• clear interest in and capacity for the independent work necessary to continue their VP project, and
• a compelling idea for how to realize their project

• Grants will be distributed in three categories: academic, design, and service
• Grants are $500
• Eligible expenses include materials necessary to their work; lab, maker space access (e.g., recording studio fees, self-publishing costs); and workshop or conference fees*
• Funding will be available at the time of award and distributed in two payments, one at the beginning and one at the end of the Fellowship activity, which cannot exceed 1 year
• Student Fellows commit to participating in: (a) 2 scaffolding meetings with staff, (b) the UHSF Roundtable or another UH event, (c) the UH Honors & SendOff end-of-year celebration

*UHSF grant funds cannot be used to pay tuition, purchase food, alcohol, or drugs, to hire someone, or for gifts, entertainment, or media subscriptions

Simply submit this brief application form. Please fill out the questions and upload your Vantage Point final deliverable (proposal or proof of concept). Please contact Dr. Ingrid Satelmajer with any questions.