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CALS Alumni Association Grants Program

Application for Funding from CALS Alumni Association

Academic Enrichment Program

The spring application cycle ends on March 9, 2025. The Grant Funding Review Committee (the “Committee”) will make decisions about a month after the due date. The award limit is $1,000.

Purpose

The CALS Alumni Association Academic Enrichment Program fosters the educational goals of Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) undergraduate and graduate students by providing financial support for activities that complement and enhance each student’s academic experience at Cornell and for which funding is often not available. Grants are also available for program and department activities that are not fully funded and which enrich the populations they serve. The projects which receive funding should advance the mission of the college and enhance the professional goals and academic experiences of each applicant.

The Committee may elect to fund either a portion or the total amount of an applicant’s request.

Types of enrichment support may include the following:

  • Attending leadership and professional development programs, conferences and/or other curriculum or professionally enhancing experiences
  • Travel and/or supplies related to academic work, research or internship experiences
  • Internship experience – summer, winter break, spring break, or in-semester
  • Academic research
  • Events or extension activities that foster engagement with CALS and/or educate constituency groups

CALS is a community dedicated to discovery, teaching, and translation of knowledge with public purpose.

Kathryn J. Boor ’80 Experiential Learning Fund

In 2017 the Kathryn J. Boor ’80 Experiential Learning Fund was established to honor Kathryn J. Boor ’80, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of CALS, as she completed her deanship in 2020.

The fund was established by Scott ’86 and Lisa Braunstein to support undergraduate and graduate student experiences, and they invited other alumni and friends to make their own gifts to this endowment in celebration of Boor’s final year as dean. The Braunsteins recognized that many students require additional financial support for certain academic opportunities, so they partnered with the CALS Alumni Association to develop this experiential learning and need-based grant program.

You can join us in supporting CALS students and honoring Kathryn J. Boor by making a gift to this fund!

Funding Application