Alumni Engagement Grant
Criteria for all Alumni Engagement Grant requests
The IUAA activates and supports the global alumni network – encouraging alumni to grow a lifelong connection with Indiana University and inspiring their ongoing generosity toward each other and IU. Our work supporting and engaging alumni embraces the core values of the IUAA:
- Collaboration: We work together to achieve common goals.
- Commitment: We serve each other, our alumni, and the university with professionalism and integrity.
- Inclusion: We work to create an inclusive culture that is committed to diversity, belonging, and equity.
- Pride: We share and celebrate the best of the past, present, and future of IU.
In addition to supporting our core values as listed, we encourage units to embrace the following IUAA priorities when developing successful alumni engagement programming:
- Cultivate belonging. To ensure a welcoming, equitable, diverse, and inclusive community, we will challenge discrimination and our inherent biases.
- Deepen alumni loyalty. To build the alumni community, we will learn how alumni identify with IU and each other, and then offer relevant experiences that encourage stronger commitment.
- Strengthen alumni relations across IU. We will collaborate with IU stakeholders and support efforts to engage more deeply with their alumni audiences.
Approved uses of Alumni Engagement Grant funds include:
- Food and beverage expenses
- Unexpected, non-budgeted opportunities
- Keynote speakers (with heavy consideration given to high profile IU alumni)
- This includes reimbursement of travel, hotel, meals, and/or speaker fees.
- Important note: The IUAA cannot prepay any travel, hotel, meals, and/or speaker fees. Arrangements can be made to have payment available on-site if necessary. Please work with your liaison.
- Payments will only be made for documented expenses that are up to the amount of the grant awarded.
- Funding requests will be reviewed by the Grant Committee.
- Applicants will be notified of grant funding decisions within 30 days of the application submission.
- Funding is contingent on the event or program reasonably occurring as proposed. The applicant must notify their IUAA liaison if significant changes are expected that would impact the event or program as proposed.
- The IUAA may withdraw funding or request the return of funds for events or programs which are substantially reduced or inaccurately portrayed in the application.
- Grant reimbursement is contingent upon the completion of the grant reporting form, including:
- List of event attendees.
- Itemized receipts for qualified event expenses.
- Alumni communities: Consult with your liaison to determine the best method for receiving grant funds.
- Individual volunteers: Reimbursements will be made via check.
Application and reporting
Application
Apply for an Alumni Engagement Grant.
Reporting
Within 30 days following the event, alumni communities or individual volunteers should report on the event that was funded by the grant. Submit an Alumni Engagement Grant report.
Questions?
If you have any questions or need additional information, email alumcomm@iu.edu.