Academic year and short term program funding

CWS Travel Grants

CWS Travel Grants provides funding to support short-term community service projects during Wintersession, Spring Break AND Summer.

Examples of projects funded in the past:
• You want to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and need assistance paying for the registration fees and travel expenses.
• You want to take part in an alternative spring break service project and need to pay for your own room and board.
• You want to take part in an international community service project over Wintersession and need funding for travel expenses.

Award: Up to $750 per student. (Awards typically range from $500-$750)

Eligibility: All full-time students and Davis Scholars currently enrolled in classes on the Wellesley College campus are eligible. Students are only eligible to receive one grant during their time at Wellesley.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, priority is given to students who have not received funding from the CWS in the past.

Limitations and exclusions: This money may only be used for programs that are directly related to community service. Money cannot be transferred to another project. Unused money must be returned to the fund. Grant funds may not be used for reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to your application.

Grants are not typically awarded to students returning home. Students needing funding for daily transportation expenses for their volunteer work should apply for a CWS Quick Fix Grant. Funding cannot be used for independent study or academic coursework. Cultural exchange programs or English teaching programs are not usually funded.

Wellesley students are not normally awarded funding to pursue a community service project or an internship in a country with a current U.S. Department of State Travel Warning. Requests for exceptions to this policy are considered on a case-by-case basis by the college's Safety Committee. Students must provide a letter of support from a faculty member as well as a completed Safety Petition Request. Students going abroad should visit the U.S. Department of State Web site for information on travel warnings and country specific information.

Please submit application through MyCWS Schedule TBA.

Deadline: TBA

Questions: Please make a targeted service drop-in appointment via MyCWS.

Note: Incomplete applications will not be considered. Not all applications will be funded. Students who fail to file the required one- to two-page typed report at the end of their trips will be asked to return the funding to the CWS.


Katharine Timberman Wright Award: "Venture Capital For Volunteers"

The Katharine Timberman Wright (KTW) Awards were established by the Wellesley College Alumnae Association to support and encourage an entrepreneurial spirit in community service. The awards recognize creative responses by Wellesley College students to perceived social needs, both on and off campus. Katharine Timberman Wright '18 inspired these awards and exemplifies generations of Wellesley College women committed to community service.

The awards are for second semester projects that involve ten (10) or more students. The awards can be up to $750 depending on the design of the project and amount requested on the proposal.

Examples of projects students might consider:

  • designing a new service project or organization
  • inviting a speaker or a series of speakers to campus
  • launching or expanding a community service publication
  • expanding participation in an established program

Past recipients have included:

  • A Day of Sunshine, a fair which raised funds for children in orphanages worldwide.
  • AHORA, a bilingual/bicultural enrichment program
  • Book club at MCI Framingham
  • Destination Asia, a cultural program for children adopted from Asian countries
  • Mentoring program at an elementary school in Boston
  • Chinatown Summer Exploration Program

Deadline: TBA. Apply through MyCWS Schedule TBA.

Questions: Please make a targeted service drop-in appointment via MyCWS.
 

Beha Community Engagement Grant

Beha Community Engagement Grant provides funding to support short-term, civic-engagement student projects. Preference will be given to projects relating to art and architecture. Click here for the application.