Purpose:  The Be the Change Grants were designed to encourage students to re-imagine Northwestern through campus beautification, projects, community building, and creativity.  Funding is awarded based on a proposals ability to improve the Northwestern experience in exciting and innovative ways.
Potential projects should add to the overall creativity of campus.  Projects may include but are not limited to physical changes to campus, educating and engaging the community, celebrating a cause, planting of greenery, or other vegetation, landscaping , lighting enhancements, mural painting, throwing a benefit event, etc.

Applicants may apply for awards up $1,000, at the request of the applicants and discretion of the grant committee.

The beautification project must be on Northwestern University property and approved by the appropriate university department.

You must submit a typed proposal (not to exceed 3 pages) describing the project
(DUE November 16th & April 2nd)

The proposal should include:

• A statement of the proposed project and justification of how your project will improve the Northwestern community.
• A maintenance plan
• A budget
• A timetable (include a start and end date)
• Pictures or diagrams of the proposed beautification project may be added in addition to the 3 pages of text.
• Letter of support from appropriate university department

A final written report updating the committee of the success of the project is required within one month from the receipt of the grant and an additional report one month from the completion of the project.

Groups applying for Be the Change funding must be recognized by one of the approved student organization recognizing bodies.  If a satellite or affiliate group would like to apply for Be the Change funding the “recognizing” organization must also sign the application.

Applicant(s) are fully responsible for completing the beautification project.  Applicants who fail to complete their project within 90 days of estimated completion date maybe required to return the grant with interest

Food and prize items cannot be purchased with Be the Change grant monies

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

> Send all of the completed components together electronically to Tracey Gibson-Jackson at tgibjack@northwestern.edu

> COMPLETED APPLICATIONS DUE NOVEMBER 16th & APRIL 2nd