{"id":165,"date":"2025-11-11T19:25:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T00:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/dean-of-the-college\/?p=165"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T21:28:49","slug":"course-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/dean-of-the-college\/course-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Course funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Dean of the College Office is often able to provide financial support for course-related activities including (but not limited to) field trip travel, guest lecturers, off-campus events, registrations, and fees for students participating in educational events related to courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=PSaytapoPkW5cqoUIUEPgEAotGxNpvVClcFpZIylzu1URjNITzJXSFIxTEE4S0RIQk1BVEVQSU5KUi4u\">Request funds<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faculty\/departments should include a description of the funding request along with estimated costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funding requests are accepted on a rolling basis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Priority will be given to FYI courses (First Year Intensives) and courses that carry a Clark Core designation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please note that it will be the responsibility of the faculty and\/or their department to research costs\/quotes and arrange for payment through SmartBuy Plus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When requesting funds for transportation, please request a quotation through one of Clark\u2019s preferred transportation vendors using this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/clarkuedu.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/DOCStaff\/EWe6wrZiDshLiZjNzJ4464MBAevOqUgz5lb6rnudZbk89g?e=QRclvb\">linked form<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After submitting your course support request, you can expect a response within 3-5 business days.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After receiving an approval notification, faculty\/departments should initiate all arrangements to be made for their request. 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