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Student
Application
for Funding Professional Development
It is the policy of the Criminology (CRM) Program to encourage its student majors to continually develop themselves as future professionals in the field of criminal justice. Toward that end, it is the policy of the Program, through the Criminology Committee, to partially fund students who wish to participate in professional development events.
DEADLINES: This application should be completed, signed, dated, and submitted to the Chairperson of the CRM Committee no less than four (4) weeks prior to the event for which the applicant is requesting funding. Applicants may leave the completed form with the Departmental Secretary after requesting it be forwarded to the Committee Chairperson. Within two weeks of receiving your application the CRM Committee will meet and make its determination to fund your application or not.
QUALIFICATIONS: In order to qualify for funding the applicant must be currently enrolled at MSU as an admitted CRM major with no less than nine (9) hours of CRM-designated coursework successfully completed. In addition, the applicant must have no less than a 2.5 overall grade point average at MSU (including transfer credits) and no less than a 2.5 in their CRM major.
REQUIREMENTS: The successful applicant is required to attend and/or participate in the event for which funds are being requested. Proof of attendance and of expenses incurred is required in order to receive funding. Such proof must be given to the Committee upon returning from the requested event (cancelled flight tickets, gas receipts, car rental receipts, registration receipts, bills for food, etc.).Please use the Student Expenses Form.
EVENT REVIEW: Applicants who are awarded travel funds by the CRM Committee are also required to submit to the Committee Chairperson a review of the requested event no later than one week after returning from the event. The review need not be longer than two typed pages. The review should be submitted along with the Student Expenses Form.
Note: Attach Your Current Audit (Staple it to this application)
Date: ______________
Your name (PRINT): _____________________ Student Number: ______-____-______
Are you currently enrolled as a student here at SMSU? ___ Yes ___ No
Have you been admitted into the CRM program? ___ Yes ___ No
(Being only a declared CRM major is not sufficient for requesting funding)
Year in school (check one): __Freshman __Sophomore __ Junior __ Senior
Number of hours of completed CRM courses: ______ (no less than 9 hours required)
Overall grade point average (Combined MSU and transfer, if any): ______ (minimum of 2.5 required)
Grade point average over all completed CRM courses: _____ (minimum 2.5 required)
Local mailing address: _____________________________________________________
(City) ______________________________________ (State) _____ Zip____________
Land phone number: _(___)_____________ Cell phone number: _(___)_____________
Email address: _______________________
Name of the event you wish to attend: _____________________________________________
Location of event: __________________________________________________
Date/s of event: ____________________________________________________
For what would you like funding from the Committee? Please check all that
apply and
indicated the total cost of each without funding from the Committee.
___ Travel Expected expense: $____
___ Registration/tuition Expected expense: $____
___ Other (specify) ___________________________ Expected expense: $____
Total of Request (all items above): $_________________
What is the purpose for your participation in or attendance at the event
(be as specific as
you wish. If needed, you may use an additional sheet of paper for your
response.):
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