Range of Grants

Attention is drawn tc the last sentence of paragraph 3 of the Regula-
tions, stating that the normal range of the Foundation’s grants runs from $500
to $3,000. Only under most exceptional circumstances are grants made in
excess of this range. It is also essential that applicants indicate, in their
answer to the question provided on the application form, whether they have
access, or are applying, to other sources of funds. It should be appreciated
that the competition for grants from the Foundation's limited annual income is
severe, with the Projects Committee and the Board nearly always being faced,
in both the spring and the fall, with applications for grants totalling as
much as three times the amount available for distribution. Consequently, a
large grant reduces the chances of success of other applications, and therefore
such a grant is only likely to be made for a project that is special in its
quality and is strongly supported by senior authorities of the university or
college.

Type of Project

Close attention should be given by applicants to the summarised
Objectives of the Foundation. Without limiting the generality of these -
particularly the restrictions set ovt in the second paragraph of the
Objectives - it may be stated that the Foundation does not look favourably upon
applications for projects that appear to be extensions of regular university
or college curricula that should find a place in the normal educational budget,
nor on those that appear to relate to a somewhat narrow technical field, aor
for travel outside British Columbia for research or study purposes.