Andrew G. Bennett ’08 Student Wellness Innovation Grant

The Student Wellness Innovation Grants are available through the generosity of Andrew G. Bennett ‘08 Student Wellness Innovations Endowment. Four grants of up to $500 will be awarded.

Purpose

These grants are intended to help advance the University’s mission to impact student well-being and success through student-led wellness initiatives positively.

Eligibility

Any individual or group of enrolled students may apply. Students can collaborate with faculty and/or staff but the initiative must be student-led and submitted by an enrolled student.

Scope of Funding

• Applicants must ensure that proposed projects align with the HealthEU initiative to implement and integrate wellness values in their daily lives actively.
• Applicants must address one or more of the six dimensions of well-being: community, emotional, financial, physical, purpose and social.

Timeline

• The proposal submission deadline is 5:00 pm on December 13, 2024.
• Awardees will be announced on February 3, 2025.
• An Impact statement is due on May 19, 2025. If the project extends beyond this date, a progress report is due at that time and impact statement is due by fall break 2025.
• Grant recipients agree to present at the HealthEU Day event during the 2025-2026 academic year.

Guidelines

• Four grants of up to $500 will be awarded.
• While grants may be awarded to help establish ongoing initiatives, applicants must provide a summary of the funding that will be used to continue such initiatives. This may include external and/or internal funding provided through department/programmatic operational budgets and gift accounts.
• An impact report (no more than 2 typed pages) describing the project’s status and impact will be required for funded projects.

For any questions or to schedule a consultation prior to submitting a proposal, please contact Anu Räisänen, director of HealthEU Initiatives, at araisanen@elon.edu.