Application Process: Value-Added Funds

Value Added Funding is available for credit-bearing travel, internships, and research.

  1. Travel courses during interim or May/June
  2. Credit-bearing internships and field instruction
  3. Faculty-sponsored research projects
  4. Faculty-sponsored study abroad
  5. Components of a class (i.e. spring break choir trip)

Funding for Academic conferences will be considered if:

  1. Attending/Presenting at a conference is required for a major or program
  2. Educational experience is not available on campus
  3. Experience is required for graduate school applications
  4. Participation brings honor and prestige to BVU

 Complete this  Application for Funding 

Assistant Controller will provide information on all previous awards, financial need and expected family contribution.

Applications will be reviewed by the VAF committee and recommendations for awards will be sent to the VPAA for a final decision.

  1. Applications are due on or before the following dates:
  2. Fall Semester (Sept. 15, Oct. 15, Nov. 15, Dec. 15)
  3. Spring Semester (Jan.15, Feb.15, March 15, April 15, May 15)
  4. Summer (June 15, July 15, Aug.15)
  5. Applications received after each deadline will be held until the following awards cycle date.

The office of Academic Affairs (or responsible awarding official) will notify students of application results. Recipients are required to acknowledge receipt of awards and accept responsibility before funds will be released.

  1. Students must be in good academic standing and good judicial standing to receive Value-Added Funds.
  2. Students who misuse or misrepresent the use of funds will be ineligible for future Value-Added Funds Awards.
  3. Failure to turn in proper receipts or excess funds at the end of the experience will result in a hold being placed on the student’s account.  

Final receipts need to be gathered and returned to the Business Office for review no later than 4 weeks after the student has completed their experience. 

Recipients will be asked to acknowledge donor generosity by writing a Thank You note (preferably including a photograph from the experience).  Students may be asked to share their experiences with others via a future presentation and/or University news releases.

 The following applications will not receive funding:

  1. Tuition, fees, course materials, and other standard student expenses
  2. Retroactive funding requests
  3. Applications with errors in budget projections will be sent back for revision.
  4. Alternate sources of funding should be exhausted prior to requesting Value Added Funding (i.e. Stine, dean’s fellows, Clifford Rae)

Application for Funding