Student Funding: Understand and Apply For Funding From Colby

You may only apply for one experience type in the initial application and the application must be tailored to a specific opportunity.

Colby Off-Campus or Fee-Based On-Campus Colby Courses: Academic departments will be your first point of contact but courses will be listed on this page in early September and will include info session dates and contact information for faculty leaders. You must apply and be accepted into the course or waitlisted to submit an application for funding. Faculty leaders will be hosting information sessions for Jan Plan off-campus courses in mid-September and applications for admission will be open soon after. Students who do not come off the course waitlist and subsequently the funding waitlist may apply for funding or other experience types below (in November) and will need to first email dcfunding@colby.edu.

Research and Other Independent Study Projects: Independent studies are individual projects in an area where you have demonstrated the interest and competence necessary for independent work (in most cases, only upperclassmen and/or those who have taken the appropriate coursework within their discipline will be approved to undertake them). Only pre-approved independent studies are eligible for funding. You will need to find a faculty member well before the funding deadline to help you develop and approve your project as well as agree to be your faculty supervisor for a registered independent study. Some internships will include a research component, are not considered independent studies, and should therefore be registered as an internship. DavisConnects does not provide funding for materials and equipment but other departments may as their budgets and criteria allow. Independent study funding through DavisConnects is intended for living and travel expenses for off-campus experiences.

Internships (including Colby’s Education Practicum): Meet with a DavisConnects career advisor to develop persuasive outreach skills, refine your resume, network effectively, and explore opportunities within an industry that interests you and aligns with your goals. You do NOT need to have fully secured an opportunity to apply but the application must be based on one specific, well-researched opportunity. If the committee offers an award based on the merits of the application, you have up to one opportunity to revise and submit for a different experience, excluding independent studies.

Programs: Many funds are not to be used to pay tuition or fees to third party programs (such as short-term study abroad and language immersion) and courses offered by other colleges and universities in the U.S. are prohibited. It is likely that only seniors on financial aid who have not yet had a global experience (either semester abroad or short-term) will be eligible, and even then, committees will consider funding these programs on a case-by-case basis. You do not need to have been accepted into the program to apply. If the committee offers an award based on the merits of the application, you have up to one opportunity to revise and submit for a different experience, excluding independent studies.

Bunche and Presidential Scholar Grants have broader criteria and so Scholars are eligible for these programs (up to the $3,000 grant limit) as well as other types such as conferences or online skills and certification courses. DavisConnects does not have funding available for conferences or online programs.

Grants do not cover academic semester (or yearlong) abroad or domestic experiences as financial aid is portable. Off-Campus Study (OCS) within DavisConnects will be reaching out to you in September of your sophomore year with an information session to get you started on planning for your time away junior year. You will need to apply through OCS in your sophomore year to be away as a junior. Please email offcamp@colby.edu for more information.

For most funding opportunities, you must access the online platform (only during the application period) under “Start Your Funding Application” below. Then, sign-in in the upper right hand side using your Colby email and password.

Once you fill out and submit the General Application Part I, continue on to either Colby Course Application or the General Application Part II. After submission of these, you will automatically be considered for all DavisConnects funding opportunities (we match you with a funding source). Presidential Scholars and Bunche Scholars will also need to complete these steps to be considered for their grants.

If you qualify, you may also be eligible to apply for funding from other academic departments and programs. As you complete General Application Part II, you will see which of these ‘Recommended Opportunities’ are available and eligible for application. Your candidacy will then be considered by both the DavisConnects funding committee and the committee within that respective department. You will only be able to fill out these short, supplementary applications by clicking “Finish and Submit” on the General Application Part II, so make sure to plan enough time before the deadline to submit all applications. As DavisConnects funds are limited, applying to these other opportunities will increase your chances of being funded. Only DavisConnects will be offering funding (along with Bunche and Presidential Scholar Grants) for fall semester.

The following funding opportunities will be hosted for Jan Plan ’25 experiences in addition to DavisConnects funds:

Center for the Arts and Humanities Research Grants
Colby Economics Department Opportunities
Colby Government Department Fellowships
Oak Institute for Human Rights Internships
Goldfarb Center for Public Affair’s Sandy Maisel Student Internship Grant
Goldfarb Center for Public Affair’s Sandy Maisel Student Research Grant
The Linde Packman Lab for Biosciences Innovation

The following opportunities should be accessed through the General Application Part I but not General Application Part II. Sign in under “Start Your Funding Application” below and complete the General Application Part I before moving on to these separate applications:

The History Department Research Grants
The History Department’s Sarah Janney Internship Grants
The Jon Barry Grant for Library Research Outside of Colby for English Majors

The following opportunity will be accessed through a separate, direct application by clicking the links below and then “Apply Now” when the application is live. You may also access this below under “Start Your Funding Application.”

The O’Hanian-Szostak Fellowship for Civic Leadership

Next Funding Cycle (for Jan Plan ’25 Experiences):

Colby Off-Campus or Fee-Based On-Campus Courses

Application Opens: Monday, September 30 @ 12:00 AM
Application Closes: Sunday, October 6 @ 11:59 PM
Award Notifications: Wednesday, October 16
Accept or Decline Award: Friday, October 18 by 5:00 PM

Internships (including Colby’s Education Practicum), Independent Studies, Programs

Application Opens: Monday, October 7 @ 12:00 AM
Application Closes: Thursday, October 17 @ 11:59 PM
History Department Research Grants Closes: Sunday, October 20 @ 11:59 PM
Award Notifications: Thursday, October 31
Post-Acceptance Application: Friday, December 6 by 5:00 PM

Future Funding Cycles:

Spring ’25 Experiences: January ’25
Summer ’25 Experiences: March ’25

ESSAYS

All four essay questions below will be found in the General Application Part II. For all other applications, in addition to or instead of, the General Application Part II, click on the opportunities under “Application Process” above to prepare.

Thoughtful answers are critical to success. It is our hope that you use these prompts beyond the funding application, developing them throughout your remaining time at Colby in order to practice writing persuasive narratives that help to tell your story. They will be useful to leverage for cover letters, job interviews, or perhaps a personal statement for graduate school or fellowship. In addition to these questions, the funding application includes short-answer questions as well as a question asking you to describe your respective project, program, or the organization you’ll be interning with.

Please keep in mind that the funding application is an independent and personal endeavor. All essay responses and budget sheets should be in your own voice and be presented as your own work. Using content that is word-for-word the same as your peers or generative AI is a violation of the student code of conduct and will result in a denial of funding. In cases where multiple students are proposing to do the same experience together, it is still expected that each participant will draft unique responses. 

1. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has identified eight core competencies for what they call “career readiness.” These are a set of foundational skills that prepare you to enter any industry. They are, understandably, in high demand across all industries. At Colby, you’ll have many opportunities to develop these essential skills!
   
   a. Use this link to review the list of eight core competencies and then choose one that you feel is the most important competency to develop over the course of the experience for which you are applying for funding:
   
   – Career & Self Development 
   – Communication 
   – Critical thinking
   – Equity & Inclusion 
   – Leadership 
   – Professionalism 
   – Teamwork 
   – Technology
   
   b. Think about your current relationship to the competency you’ve chosen: How confident are you currently in your practice of it? Use a scale of 0-10 to indicate how confident you are in your practice of that competency. A rating of 0 indicates that you are not at all confident and a rating of 10 indicates that you’re very confident.
   
   c. Please explain how you hope to develop this competency during your experience. [minimum of 100 words, maximum of 200]
   
   
2. Over the course of your career, you are likely to have more than one professional role. In fact, you will probably have multiple opportunities to make changes in your career, whether through minor adjustments or more significant pivots! At Colby, you can explore your interests, learn about yourself, expand your knowledge of available professional opportunities, and refine your postgraduate plans. We call this process orienting to your “true north.”
   
   a. Please rate how confident you are in your ability to orient to your “true north.” A rating of 0 indicates that you are not at all confident in your ability and a rating of 10 indicates that you are very confident in your ability.
   
   b. Please describe how the experience for which you are applying for funding will contribute to your professional development or post-graduate plans. Feel free to discuss where you see yourself in this journey, whether you are certain of your professional path or open to changing direction.  [minimum of 100 words, maximum of 200]
   
   
3. The ability to draw and explain meaningful connections between your academic program of study and experiential, co-curricular, and/or community-based learning opportunities to a prospective employer can be a powerful tool that helps you successfully transition from college into the field of your choice.
   
   a. Please rate your ability to explain the value of your Colby education so far. A rating of 0 indicates that you are unable to articulate its value and a rating of 10 indicates that you are able to articulate its value in a compelling way.
   
   b. Please discuss your academic goals at Colby and how the experience for which you are applying for funding will enhance these goals. Feel free to discuss broad goals related to the liberal arts or your chosen major, if you have one.  [minimum of 100 words, maximum of 200]
   
   
4. Global engagement is integral to a Colby education. By “global” we mean both the diverse peoples, cultures, and languages beyond the United States and the range of peoples, cultures, and languages that live and thrive right here—in the United States, Maine, Waterville, and on Mayflower Hill. Colby aims to support the development of core competencies related to global learning and literacy.
   
   a. Choose one of the following that you feel is the most important competency to develop over the course of this experience:
   
   – Understand how one’s actions affect and are affected by local and global systems
   – Think critically about how social identities are constructed
   – Develop Intercultural competence, which is the ability to communicate with, understand, and work with people of various backgrounds, values, world views, and behaviors
   – Work collaboratively to address the world’s most pressing and enduring challenges
   
   b. How confident are you currently in the competency you selected above? A rating of 0 indicates that you are not at all confident and a rating of 10 indicates that you’re very confident.
   
   c. Please explain how you hope to develop this competency through the course of your experience. [minimum of 100 words, maximum of 200]

STAFF/FACULTY REFERENCE

All applicants will need to send a reference form on the funding application to a Colby staff or faculty reference by inputting their name and email address. All references should be informed of your plans and asked well in advance if they would be willing to provide a reference. Once you submit their information, they will receive a short questionnaire in their email inbox to fill out and submit.

For off-campus or on-campus fee-based courses (9/30 – 10/6), a submitted reference by the 10/6 funding deadline is preferred but needs to be in no later than 10/15.

For independent study funding applications, the reference must be provided by the faculty member that has reviewed your project proposal and has agreed to supervise your registered independent study. This reference must be submitted by the funding deadline in order to be considered. No exceptions.

For internships or other programs, the reference should be provided by a staff or faculty member that knows you well and can provide a character and/or academic reference. It is important to notify them of your plans and ask if they would be willing to provide one in advance. References for these experience types do not need to be in by the funding deadline but they will help committee members make a decision. If you are offered funding, fund disbursement is conditional on a positive reference submitted by the “Post-Acceptance” (fund disbursement) deadline.


BUDGET SHEET

Applicants are required to use a standard budget sheet, available to download on the funding application and to download below in advance. The budget sheet below is an example of what a good budgets look like. You may delete the example information and use this sheet to develop your application. They will also be available for download in the actual application.

Looking to learn about budgeting and saving? Colby Student Financial Services (SFS) is launching a new personal finance platform to help empower students with their own personal finance goals. iGrad is designed to provide practical insights and tools to help students make informed decisions about budgeting, saving, and so much more. Go to colby.igrad.com and sign-up today with your @colby.edu email address at colby.igrad.com to get started right away!

• Typical grant awards range on average from $2,500 – $3,500 but depend on level of need and the overall budget proposal. Award maximum is $7,000, except for the Colby Tuck Business Bridge course.
  
  
• Awards are largely for living and travel experiences. DavisConnects does not fund equipment, materials, or other types of physical supplies. Other departments, including the Bunche and Presidential programs, may fund these supplies as appropriate.
  
  
• Students on financial aid only may include “lost wages” in their budget sheets in the expense section (up to $500 for Jan Plan and $2,000 during semesters and summer). This means that they are giving up a paid opportunity, and largely prevented from working, in order to have a more valuable, but unpaid or underpaid experience.
  
  
• Paid internships are eligible for funding only if expenses exceed income. A lost wages calculation may be applied to paid internships in order for the applicant to net up to $500 for Jan Plan or $2,000 for semesters and summer. For example, if expenses equal $4,000 but income equals $3,000, applicants may request $1,000 to cover expenses plus another $2,000 (or $500 for Jan Plan) to pocket at the end of the experience. The $7,000 funding cap applies to this determination.
  
  
• Due to a significant increase in demand, those students who have never received funding, have higher levels of financial need, and who are upperclassmen will be prioritized during each application cycle. It is possible to receive several offers throughout your four years but this will depend on budget availability, the funding source, and nature of the opportunity during each funding cycle. Students who have already been funded before may apply but should expect to receive lower prioritization. Applicants in this case should make an appointment with Scott Lamer (dcfunding@colby.edu) to discuss their eligibility before the funding deadline. 
  
  
• While all awards are competitive, many grant and fellowship funds are designated for need-based students; in many cases, applicants must have a current academic year financial aid application at Colby to be eligible. Students who do not receive financial aid will need to fill out a financial need explanation statement to make the case as to why they are requesting funds. Students on financial aid will receive priority in most cases.
  
  
• Applicants should not tie their plans to winning these very competitive awards; it’s important for applicants to make alternative plans in the event they do not qualify or are not selected. Non-refundable deposits for airfare and housing should not be made before award notification unless applicants are willing to take that loss.
  
  
• Fund awards are not meant to completely reimburse costs but to supplement expenses incurred during the experience (lodging, travel, meals, etc.). No part of the award serves as compensation for the experience even if applicants will be prevented from accepting paid work necessary for their livelihood. A case for lost wages may be made in the proposed budget and funding committees may consider this on a case-by-case basis for financial aid students only.
  
  
• The purpose of our student grants is to help make an experience possible. Personal contributions are expected if possible and all income received from paid internships must be contributed to expenses. Applicants must report their hourly wage or stipend if it is a paid internship. Purposefully withholding or misrepresenting information about personal finances or internship compensation is a violation of the student code of conduct and will result in a denial of funding.
  
  
• Students do not need to have secured a position to apply for internship or program funds, but they will be required to provide confirmation from the organization before funds are released. Students should complete their application based on a specific opportunity that is most likely to take place. Colby faculty-led courses and independent studies must have prior approval before applying for funds and will not be able to revise their applications for an alternate opportunity.
  
  
• If applicants who have applied for internship or program funding are offered an award but plans change, they will be eligible (and are required) to update and resubmit their application one time by emailing dcfunding@colby.edu. The funding committee reserves the right to change the award amount previously offered.
  
  
• The funding application is an independent and personal endeavor. All essay responses and budget sheets should be in the student’s own voice and be presented as their own work. Using content that is word-for-word the same as your peers or generative AI is a violation of the student code of conduct and will result in a denial of funding. In cases where multiple students are proposing to do the same experience together, it is still expected that each participant will draft unique responses. 
  
  
• Donor Relations will reach out to all grant recipients immediately following the experience with a questionnaire to be completed. Answers will be shared with donors. This is a requirement for those who received funding for their experiences.
  
  
• If applicants are granted funding from another source at Colby, they are required to notify the Director of Global Experiences at DavisConnects. Each funding committee reserves the right to adjust awards for students who receive funding from other sources.
  
  
• Applicants must be current Colby students and not on a leave of absence during the term in which the award will be used. 
  
  
• We are not able to fund seniors during the summer funding cycle. The last opportunity for funding is spring semester during senior year. 
  
  
• Many funds are not to be used to pay for tuition or fees from third party programs and courses offered by other college and universities in the U.S. are prohibited. Funding committees will consider programs on a case-by-case basis and seniors who have not yet had a global experience (whether a semester abroad or short-term) will be prioritized. It is preferred that awards reimburse costs for registered internships, research positions, or Jan Plan courses led by Colby faculty.
  
  
• Grants do not cover academic semester (or yearlong) abroad or off-campus experiences as financial aid is portable. Please email Off-Campus Study at offcamp@colby.edu for more information.
  
  
• Internships at Colby (with a faculty or staff member supervising) are not allowed as all non-credit Colby positions would be considered paid employment. 
  
  
• Grants are not able to support expenses for students participating in summer paid research assistance at Colby or other positions where students receive a paycheck from Colby College.
  
  
• Funds granted must be used solely for the purpose outlined in the final application submission. Students have an obligation to disclose in writing any changes to the application information or outright cancellation of the experience by emailing dcfunding@colby.edu. Failure to do so may result in an obligation to repay or forfeit the funding, and may constitute misconduct under Colby’s student and academic misconduct procedures.
  
  
• Colby continues to disallow travel to countries designated Level 4 by the U.S. State Department. Countries designated Level 3 require a petition to the Travel Advisory Committee. All travelers are required to review U.S. State Department travel advisories with their families to safely determine their own comfort level with risks. Visit the U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory page to view the designation of your proposed destination. If needed, download petition here.

To meet with a career advisor, schedule an appointment in Handshake.

You may email Scott Lamer, Director of Global Experiences, with funding questions (after reading through the funding page) at dcfunding@colby.edu.

Info Sessions

General funding info sessions will be held on Zoom as an introduction to the process, eligible experiences, on overview of the essay questions, followed by an opportunity to ask questions. Click here to register for one of these info sessions in Handshake:

Wednesdays (9/11 – 10/2) from 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Thursdays (9/12 – 10/3) from 4:00 – 5:00 PM

https://colby.zoom.us/j/94428218266

Appointments

Twenty-minute one-on-one appointments both in-person and via Zoom are available during the following time blocks. Click here to make an appointment in Handshake. If you need support in finding a Jan Plan opportunity, please make an appointment with one of DavisConnect’s career advisors first.

Mondays (9/9 – 9/30) from 9:40 – 11:00 AM in Grossman 104
Fridays (9/13 – 10/4) from 9:40 – 11:00 AM via Zoom
Fridays (9/13 – 10/4) from 12:20 – 2:00 PM via Zoom

Drop-Ins

If you like to ask a few questions, discuss your plans, or get a quick review of your essays answers or budget, Scott will be hosting a table for drop-ins in Grossman Hall Lobby during the following days and times:

Tuesdays (9/10 – 10/1) from 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Wednesday (9/11 – 10/2) from 2:00 – 3:00 PM

During each funding cycle, click the button below to access the General Application Part I. Then sign in with your Colby username and password in the upper righthand side.

To access the O’Hanian-Szostak Fellowship for Civic Leadership:

If you are offered an award in the funding portal, you will need to click “Accept” to gain access to the Post-Acceptance Application. All sections applicable to your experience type must be completed by the deadline in order to receive your funds.

FOR OFF-CAMPUS OR FEE-BASED ON-CAMPUS COLBY COURSES

If offered an award for a Jan Plan course, you will receive an offer letter on October 16th. In order to be funded, you must click‚ “Accept” at the bottom of this offer letter and then complete the acknowledgements in the Post-Acceptance Application and then press “Submit” by end of the day on October 18, 2024. If you receive a funding offer from the waitlist, after October 18, you must do this before October 23.

If you are positive that you will not accept the offer, then please click the “Decline” button at the bottom of this page by the October 18 deadline. Otherwise, please click “Accept” immediately as this will give you access to the post-acceptance application.

If you owe $500 or more of the course fee, you must also make a deposit payment to Student Financial Services (SFS) for $500 by the end of the day on October 18, 2024. Please see the instructions in the post acceptance application for information on how to make the deposit. If you are offered funding for the full course fee, you do NOT need to make a $500 deposit payment to Student Financial Services (SFS). Accepting this offer and clicking “Submit” on the post-acceptance will act as your deposit and registration. If you have been awarded any funding beyond the course fee, you must email SFS at sfs@colby.edu if you would like this amount deposited into your checking account (so that you may book airfare, for example, if it is not covered in the course fee). Otherwise, your entire award will be credited to your tuition account.

Please download Jan Plan 2025 enrollment policies.

FOR INTERNSHIPS, INDEPENDENT STUDIES, PROGRAMS

Once the steps below are met in the Post-Acceptance Application, DavisConnects staff will notify Student Financial Services (SFS). Your money will be released via direct deposit if you have it set up with the College. Once notified, your award will take time to be processed through accounts payable and depending on your bank policy, be deposited into your account. 

1) For internships (including education practicums): the post-acceptance application will host a form, similar to the faculty/staff reference form, that you will send to the supervisor of the organization. You will input their name and email address to send the form. This will include the following:

• Colby Student Name
• Hosting Institution Name
• Address of Hosting Institution Work Site
• Hosting Institution Supervisor Name
• Hosting Supervisor Phone/Email Address
• Student Experience/Position
• Anticipated Dates of Experience
• Level of Compensation (if any)
• The experience will be either a) remote or b) include some form of on-site attendance

2) For internships funded by DavisConnects, the Oak Institute for Human Rights, or your Bunche Grant: You are required to participate in the “DavisConnects Jan Plan ’25 Internship Program” on the EdGE platform, with your choice of one of the following two program tracks:

TRACK #1 SEEKING TRUE NORTH: A professional development curriculum, designed by DavisConnects staff, with topics focused on networking, refinement of career competencies, and crafting persuasive narratives about yourself for postgraduate success. This track expands upon your answers in the funding application, deepening your reflection and providing essential skills for professional life. 

TRACK #2 BEYOND GOOD INTENTIONS: For students whose internships are oriented towards social impact or who otherwise wish to explore essential questions about social justice, privilege, inequality, and the complexities of trying to “help others” or “do good” when crossing differences of culture and power. 

TRACK #3 OAK HUMAN RIGHTS: For recipients of the Oak Institute for Human Rights Internship Grant, this track allows you to explore and engage with the complexities of human rights activism across diverse contexts.

Visit this page, scroll to the bottom, and enroll in the program using the code provided. From there, please plan to work through the “Logistics To Do List” on the left-hand side. Please confirm below that you have enrolled and started your To Do List. 

3) Provide confirmation that you have registered the experience:

INTERNSHIPS: Once your internship is secured, you are required to register the internship through myColby for transcript notation (the organization and subject area is listed right on the transcript) or notation plus one academic credit hour. Please see instructions on this page. Recipients of funding for the education practicum (ED333 or ED351) will need to register for these courses separately in myColby.

If required to participate in the DavisConnects Jan Plan ’25 Internship Program, completion if this program will earn you this credit as a substitute for the traditional requirements of a reflective journal and final project. Please see the instructions in the “myColby Registration” section of the “Logistics To Do List” in the EdGE platform to register.

Once you submit your registration application, both your faculty sponsor and DavisConnects will need to approve (the approval request is sent automatically via email). Once it is approved, the Registrar’s Office will be notified. Once this is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. You will then need to upload a PDF or screenshot of this email or a screenshot of your approved internship status from myColby to the Post-Acceptance. Recipients of funding for the education practicum (ED333 or ED351) will need to upload confirmation of registration in these courses.

RESEARCH OR OTHER INDEPENDENT STUDIES: You will need to register this as a Jan Plan ’25 independent study course via this link. Upload a PDF or screenshot of the email confirmation from the registrar or a screenshot of your registration status from myColby. This must be an “approved” and registered status NOT your pending request. 

PROGRAMS: You are NOT required to register this experience but please upload confirmation that you have been accepted into or enrolled into the program. You may be eligible to transfer academic credits for selected third-party providers. If applicable, please see the Colby Registrar for details at this link. 

4) All funding recipients (except those awarded for faculty-led courses) will be required to fill out a Release of Liability form. This form will be available in the post-acceptance application and can be downloaded here. If you are under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian must also sign.

5) All funded students traveling to a destination outside of the U.S., except international students returning to their home country, will be automatically enrolled in mandatory, but complimentary comprehensive travel security/medical insurance under the iNext Ultimate Plan. You are welcome to arrange for any additional insurance that you consider adequate to meet any and all needs for payment of medical or other travel-related expenses. iNext insurance is intended to provide medical and travel security coverage for abroad travel but is not a substitute for basic health insurance. Students who are enrolled in the Colby-sponsored student health insurance plan through Cross Insurance are covered within the U.S. and abroad, with the exception of international students; international students do not have coverage in their home country but do have coverage in the U.S. and other nations. 

See the Cross Insurance webpage for more information at (https://www.crossagency.com/college-health/colby-college-2024-2025/).

Please click on the links below for more information about iNext:

iNext Comprehensive Ultimate Group Plan Details

iNext Comprehensive Ultimate Group Plan FAQs

6) Colby staff or faculty reference: An award determination will be made with or without the required Colby staff or faculty reference for internships and programs. If the award is made in your favor, fund disbursement is conditional on receiving a positive reference before the post-acceptance deadline.

7) Disclosure of Changes:
An acknowledgement that by accepting funding from the College, including any DavisConnects funding, Colby College has relied on the information provided in your application in its decision to award funding and an understanding that the funds granted must be used solely for the purpose outlined in the final submission of your application. You have an obligation to disclose in writing any changes to the application information or outright cancellation of the experience by emailing dcfunding@colby.edu. Failure to do so may result in an obligation for you to repay or forfeit the funding, and may constitute misconduct under Colby’s student and academic misconduct procedures.

8) Donor Questionnaire:
An acknowledgement that you are aware that Donor Relations will reach out to you immediately following your experience with a questionnaire to be completed. Your answers will be shared with donors. This is a requirement for those who received funding for their experiences.

Non-compliance could compromise future funding.

The online application accessed from this page allows students to apply for funding opportunities from DavisConnects as well as other academic departments and programs across campus. The opportunities below are available during one or more of the four funding cycles per year. Click on “Application Process” above to see what funding opportunities are available in the current cycle.

Center for the Arts and Humanities Paid Summer Internships
Center for the Arts and Humanities Research Grants
Colby Economics Department Opportunities
Colby French Studies Department Scholarships and The Shareen Abbasy Fund for French and Francophone Studies
Colby Government Department Fellowships
DavisConnects Opportunities
Oak Human Rights Internships
Presidential Scholars Opportunity Grant
Public Voices Student Grant
Ralph J. Bunche Scholars Opportunity Grants
Sandy Maisel Student Internship Grant
Sandy Maisel Student Research Grant
The Jon Barry Grant for Library Research Outside of Colby for English Majors
The Kristina Stahl Creative Writing Fund
The Linde Packman Lab for Biosciences Innovation
The O’Hanian-Szostak Fellows for Civic Leadership
The Sarah Janney Internship Grant
The Sarah Janney Research Grant

The following funding opportunities are not hosted on this online application. Please visit the links below for information on how to apply:

Colby Environmental Studies Department
Walker Grants for Latin American Studies
Colby Geology Department
Provost Office $500 Special Projects Fund
Halloran Lab for Entrepreneurship