Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ESAA?

Who can Apply?

Can a Lecturer be my faculty mentor?

Can a staff member (not a professor) be my mentor?

Can my ESAA mentor have more than one mentee?

Will my mentor be able to request budget revisions?

How much money can be used for travel for my faculty mentor?

Can my mentor purchase anything, besides the travel, with the $500?

Can I apply without a mentor?

I will be enrolling in a course after I graduate. Can I still use the funding?

When are the Deadlines to apply?

Can I still apply for an ESAA award even if I did not complete Phase I (Intent to Apply)?

How much funding is available for my project?

How can funds be spent?

I have been notified that I am an ESAA recipient. Now what requirements must I complete?

What documents do I need in order to Travel?

Can students who already graduated still travel with us?

Can Graduate Students be support students?

What is the role of Administrative Personnel?

I do not know who my Administrative Assistant is, where can I find them?

What if my faculty mentor and I need assistance spending funding, but our Department does not have Administrative Personnel available?

What if the Department has multiple Administrative Assistants?

What information do I need to become an employee and use my wages funding?

I am already employed at the University. Can I still use wages?

Does the Office of Engaged Scholarship & Learning have publication opportunities?

How can I present my research?

Do I need submit an abstract?

Besides the Engaged Scholar Symposium, how can I share my work with my classmates and community?

Can I apply for funding even if my IRB approval is still in process?

Can I fund a course-related project such as a senior design course or senior art exhibition?

Can I use funding to support a student organization or club?

Is there funding available for graduate students?