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• DEFINITION
  Any arrangement by which a student is enabled to complete part of his/her college program in another country. The study abroad program should consist of the following:
  • Academically challenging and enriching program
  • Must choose honors option if available
  • Immersion options are encouraged/preferred:
    • Take language courses
    • Participate in cultural immersion
    • Family stay/international dorms
  • Must participate in a debriefing :
    • Share experience at home campus
    • Participate in a study abroad event
    • Complete a photo essay
    • Engage in blogging while abroad
  • Long-term study abroad programs are strongly encouraged
 
• STUDY ABROAD STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. In addition to the specific documentation described in the guidelines, please address the following questions in either three separate paragraphs or a narrative of no more than two pages.
     1. What attracted you to the program?
     2. What do you plan to get out of the program?
     3. Why is this particular study abroad program the best academic fit for you?
  2. To receive funding, in addition to completing the Macaulay Honors College Study Abroad Evaluation and submitting a written study abroad reflection, you must agree to complete one of the projects below as part of your study abroad experience:
     1. Share experience at home campus
     2. Participate in a study abroad event
     3. Photo essay
     4. Blogging while abroad
 
• IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • Students may apply for study abroad programs as an ADVANCE only.
  • The Opportunities Fund will only fund study abroad programs for which students will receive academic credit at their home campus. All courses taken abroad must be completed with a passing letter grade otherwise the Opportunities Fund will have to be returned.
  • As a rule, students will not be funded for the same study abroad program more than once.
  • Students unable to participate in their intended study abroad program may not utilize the Opportunities Fund to cover any cost related to the program, including deposits.
  • Students who plan to study abroad through an approved study abroad program for either a semester or a full academic year may request up to the maximum eligibility of $7500.
  • The University Scholarship will cover tuition for many CUNY sponsored programs. Please work with the Study Abroad Advisor and the Honors College University Scholarship Coordinator to determine whether or not your tuition waiver will cover the program tuition.
  • Students attending non-CUNY sponsored study abroad programs and paying tuition costs directly to the university abroad are eligible to be reimbursed (at the CUNY tuition rate) through the Macaulay Honors College Tuition Scholarship for tuition costs. For procedure, please contact the University Scholarship Coordinator. Please note reimbursements are issued according to Macaulay tuition policy relevant to the study abroad term.
 
• TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING
  • Study abroad programs must be offered at accredited institutions of higher education that offer courses for university credit.
  • Your home college must approve such credits in advance of your enrollment in a study abroad program. In addition, your intended program must be approved by your Honors Advisor.
 
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
  • Opportunities Fund applications must contain the following supporting documentation:
    1. course syllabus or proof of correspondence that you attempted to obtain a syllabus
    2. an official brochure
    3. the course/program description
    4. a budget breakdown
  • For study away programs, the program must be closely related to student’s area of study and a letter from your mentor agreeing to oversee the project and supporting your request must be attached.
  • You must submit the following receipts by the study abroad documentation deadline*:
    1. A course syllabus for each course completed abroad
    2. An unofficial CUNY transcript indicating that you registered for study abroad credits
    3. Airfare receipts (e.g. Boarding passes and/or official itinerary )
    4. Program  and housing  fee receipts (e.g. Copies of the checks made out to the host College).
    5. Fill out the Study Abroad Evaluation Form, submit electronically and print a copy  (A hard copy must be submitted along with your receipts)
    6. Attach all documents to the Opportunities Fund Document Submission Form (Available on the Opportunities Fund webpage)
       
       *Study abroad receipts must be submitted no later than the first day of classes of the term following participation in the study abroad program.

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The Opportunities Fund may be used to cover the cost of an internship/undergraduate research that is unpaid and for which you do not receive academic credit.

• DEFINITION
  An internship will provide students with a substantive preview of a professional field or discipline that is a reasonable goal given a student's academic focus at the time of the internship, rather than an administrative or clerical experience. In addition, an internship will:
  • Provide students with supervised practical training in a professional field
  • Offer opportunities for independent projects, field exploration, and/or professional development
  • Leave students with a skill and/or greater knowledge of a professional field
  • Include a mentoring component
  • Emphasize meaningful individual experiences in addition to exploring career opportunities
 
• INTERNSHIP/UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. In addition to the specific documentation described in the Internship/Undergraduate Research Announcement and Commitment Form, please address the following questions in either three separate paragraphs or a narrative of no more than two pages.
     1. What attracted you to this internship/research project?
     2. What do you plan to/did you get out of this internship/research project?
     3. Why is/was this internship/research project the best academic fit for you?
  2. How does this project address each bullet of the internship definition above?
 
• TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING
  • You must submit the Internship Announcement and Commitment Form to your advisor before or within two weeks of starting the internship.
    
    
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
  • Advance Requests:
    • You must attach a copy of your Internship/Undergraduate Research Announcement and Commitment Form to the Opportunities Fund Application.
    • After completing the internship, you must submit the following by the documentation deadline*: Complete the Internship Evaluation Form on the Macaulay Honors College website and attach to the Document Submission Form.
      
      * Documentation must be submitted no later than the last day of classes in the semester in which approval was received.
      
      
  • Reimbursement Requests:
    • You must attach a copy of your Internship/Undergraduate Research Announcement and Commitment Form to the Opportunities Fund Application, and have already filed your online Internship Evaluation on the Macaulay Honors College website.
 
• INTERNSHIP STIPEND SCHEDULE:
  The following schedule should be used to determine your maximum eligibility for unpaid internships.
  • part-time (full semester, 10-12 weeks, 10+ hours a week) = $1000
  • part-time (summer, 8-10 weeks, 10-30 hours a week) = $1200
  • full-time (summer, 8-10 weeks. 35+ hours a week) = $2000

Students may request funding for credit bearing and paid internships/fieldwork taking place away and abroad. For credit bearing and paid internships/fieldwork students may request funding for long distance travel and housing expenses. For non-credit- bearing and unpaid internships/fieldwork, students may request funding for an Internship Stipend, or for long-distance travel and housing, but not both.

• DEFINITION
  An internship/fieldwork will provide students with a substantive preview of a professional field or discipline that is a reasonable goal given a student's academic focus at the time of the internship/fieldwork, rather than an administrative or clerical experience. In addition, an internship/fieldwork will:
  • Provide students with supervised practical training in a professional field
  • Offer opportunities for independent projects, field exploration, and/or professional development
  • Leave students with a skill and/or greater knowledge of a professional field
  • Include a mentoring component
  • Emphasize meaningful individual experiences in addition to exploring career opportunities
 
• INTERNSHIP STIPEND SCHEDULE:
  The following schedule should be used to determine your maximum eligibility for unpaid internships.
  • Part-time (full semester, 10-12 weeks, 10+ hours a week) = $1000
  • Part-time (summer, 8-10 weeks, 10-30 hours a week) = $1200
  • Full-time (summer, 8-10 weeks. 35+ hours a week) = $2000
    
    
• INTERNSHIPS AND FIELDWORK AWAY AND ABROAD STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. In addition to the specific documentation described in the Internship Announcement and Commitment Form or the Fieldwork Announcement and Commitment Form, please address the following questions in either three separate paragraphs or a narrative of no more than two pages.
     1. How will this fieldwork relate and enrich your academic program and goals?
     2. How will your involvement contribute to the overall goals of the fieldwork project?
     3. What do you plan to gain from this experience?
 
• TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING
  • You must have a mentor who will oversee your work and will support your request in writing. Please attach your mentor’s letter to this application.
  • You must submit the Internship Announcement and Commitment Form to your advisor before or within two weeks of starting the internship.
 
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
  • Advance Requests:
    1. You must attach a copy of either the Internship Announcement and Commitment Form, or the Fieldwork Announcement and Commitment Form to your Opportunities Fund Application.
    2. After completing the internship, you must submit the following by the documentation deadline*:  Complete the Internship Evaluation Form on the Macaulay Honors College website and attach to the Document Submission Form.
       
       * Documentation must be submitted no later than the last day of classes in the semester in which approval was received.
       
       
  • Reimbursement Requests:
    1. You must attach a copy of either the Internship Announcement and Commitment Form or the Fieldwork Announcement and Commitment Form to the Opportunities Fund Application, and have already filed your online Internship Evaluation on the Macaulay Honors College website.

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• DEFINITION
  • SERVICE PROGRAM--A service program:
    • is an organized group project consisting of national/international volunteering
    • combines service with travel abroad/away in an organized fashion
    • provides students with an opportunity to engage with communities, for the benefit of those communities
    • allows students to understand how their service makes a positive difference in other’s lives.
  • SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM--A Service learning program:
    • is a credit bearing academic course that
    • combines academic instruction with a closely related community service component
    • will engage students in a community service project (locally, nationally or internationally) to help achieve important community objectives
    • will include academic instruction related to that particular community service project
    • provides an opportunity for students to become active members, explorers, and learners of the community issue at hand
 
• SERVICE PROGRAM/SERVICE PROGRAM STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. In addition to the specific documentation described in the guidelines, please address the following questions in either two separate paragraphs or a narrative of no more than two pages.
     1. What attracted you to this program?
     2. What do you plan to get out of this program?
  2. How does your program meet the definition of our service program/service learning program criteria? (see definitions above)
 
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
  1. Attach a detailed description of the service program, an itinerary, and a budget breakdown to your Opportunities Fund Application.
  2. For all other expenses, such as travel, housing, meals, etc., please attach a print-out of the estimated cost or original receipts.
  3. Upon your return, please submit, along with your receipts, a page long reflection about your experience.

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You can apply for funding to attend one conference without having to participate in it. All other conferences will only be funded if you are a contributing author or presenter.

• DEFINITION
  An academic conference is a gathering of academics/professionals, in an academic field, for the purpose of communicating, learning and sharing work with colleagues.
 
• ACADEMIC CONFERENCE STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. In addition to the specific documentation described in the guidelines, please address the following questions in either three separate paragraphs or a narrative of no more than two pages.
     1. How does participating in this conference enrich your academic and professional goals?
     2. Will you be presenting at this conference? If yes, provide description of your presentation. If no, explain why/how this experience will be valuable to you.
     3. What do you plan to gain from this experience?
 
• FUNDING INFORMATION
  • Only nights necessary to attend the conference will be funded.
 
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
  • You must attach an official conference invitation letter, flyer, or brochure.
  • For advances, attach advertisements or internet print-outs demonstrating the cost of each request, such as airfare, hotel, conference fee, meals, etc.
  • For reimbursements, attach original receipts for all requests, such as airfare, hotel, conference fee, meals, etc.
  • For conference participants, please attach the abstract, summary or actual paper that you will be presenting.

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You may use your Opportunities Fund for travel, fieldwork, and other activities related to your honors research project and/or senior thesis or senior project.

• HONORS PROJECT STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. Provide a detailed description of request.
  2. In addition to the specific documentation described in the guidelines, please address the following questions in either three separate paragraphs or a narrative of no more than two pages.
     1. Why is this request a necessary component of your college narrative?
     2. How does it relate to your studies?
     3. What will you gain from this request/ how will it help you achieve your future goals?
 
• TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING:
  1. You must attach a letter from your mentor/professor supporting your request.
 
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES:
  • Advance Requests:
    1. You must attach to your Opportunities Fund Application advertisements from stores or on-line sources identifying the cost of activities proposed.
  • Reimbursement Requests:
    1. You must attach original store receipts or internet invoices to your Opportunities Fund Application for activities for which you wish to receive reimbursement.

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• Annually, students may request funding for up to four memberships: a maximum of two honors society and two professional memberships.
  
  
• MEMBERSHIPS STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. Provide a detailed description of request.
  2. In addition to the specific documentation described in the guidelines, please address the following questions in either three separate paragraphs or a narrative of no more than two pages.
     1. Why is this request a necessary component of your college narrative?
     2. How does it relate to your studies?
     3. What will you gain from this request/ how will it help you achieve your future goals?
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
  • Advance Requests:
    • You must attach a description and a print-out of the cost of the activity to your Opportunities Fund Application.
  • Reimbursement Requests:
    • You must attach all original receipts for which you wish to receive reimbursement to your Opportunities Fund Application.

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You may request funding for graduate and professional school applications fees.

• You can request funding for 10 graduate school applications as a reimbursement only.
• For primary applications, up to 10 schools may be funded. You may then apply for up to nine secondary school applications.
• Students may request funding for travel expenses for 3-5 graduate school interviews (e.g. airfare), if part of the application process or if accepted to the graduate school(s) for which they are requesting funding. Interview request and acceptance letters must be attached to the Opportunities Fund application.

• STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. In a paragraph or two please describe your ideal career and connect this to your graduate education plans.
  2. In a paragraph or two please tell us about the connection between your undergraduate major and your plans for further education, including why you have chosen the schools to which you have applied.
 
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
  • Reimbursement Requests:
    • You must attach proof of payment and copy of your application to your Opportunities Fund Application.

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• Graduate education exams, such as the GRE, MCAT, LSAT, etc. taken during your tenure as a University Scholar (you may use the Opportunities Fund for two post graduate exams in each category).
• Post graduate exam review courses. You may take one review course. The maximum amount you can request for a review course is $2500.
• Licensing exams relating to your major.

• STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. Provide a detailed description of your request.
  2. In addition to the specific documentation described in the guidelines, please address the following questions in either three separate paragraphs or a narrative of no more than two pages.
     1. Why is this request a necessary component of your college narrative?
     2. How does it relate to your studies?
     3. What will you gain from this request/ how will it help you achieve your future goals?
 
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
  • Advance Requests:
    • You must attach a description and a print-out of the cost of the activity to your Opportunities Fund Application.
  • Reimbursement Requests:
    • You must attach all original receipts for which you wish to receive reimbursement to your Opportunities Fund Application.

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You may request funding for professional development activities such as attending workshops or courses relating to your academic/professional goals that are not offered at any of the CUNY Colleges.

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION
  1. Provide a detailed description of request.
  2. In addition to the specific documentation described in the guidelines, please address the following questions in either three separate paragraphs or a narrative of no more than two pages.
     1. Why is this request a necessary component of your college narrative?
     2. How does it relate to your studies?
     3. What will you gain from this request/ how will it help you achieve your future goals?
  3. Provide an itemized budget breakdown.
• TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING
  • You must research and show that the workshop/course that you will be taking at another institution is not offered at any of the CUNY Colleges.
• DOCUMENTATION GUIDELINES
  • Advance Requests:
    • You must attach a description and a print-out of the cost of the activity to your Opportunities Fund Application.
  • Reimbursement Requests:
    • You must attach all original receipts for which you wish to receive reimbursement to your Opportunities Fund Application.