he Grants Committee, a standing committee, is composed of four Trustees and the Executive Director.

Grant applications are available from the Foundation Office and are accepted at any time of the year. The Grants Committee may request that a grant be presented in person by the applicant to the full Board of Trustees. Requests may be submitted on a standard grant application form for formal consideration by the Committee. The Grants Committee then makes recommendations to the Board.

The Education Foundation's first grants were processed in April, 1987. They included a request for partial funding of a two-day trip for exemplary middle school science students to study at Lake Erie's Stone Laboratory.

Since then, the UAEF has disbursed more than $2.5 million to the students, staff, and schools in the form of grants, scholarships, and capital improvement projects.

As of April 2005, the Trustees voted to change the by-laws adding, "All restricted funds shall be used for current UA students, not used for scholarships for post-high school education. This insures that money raised by the UAEF is used for the benefit of UA students while they are enrolled in our schools.

See examples of the projects that have been funded in part by UAEF grants.

Print the 2012 Grant Request Form here.