PTSA MINI GRANTS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS
Samohi PTSA Mini Grant Program
Dear Samohi Community,
The Samohi PTSA introduced the Mini-Grant program in 2004 to assist faculty and students with financial support for special projects. Mini-Grants were developed so that groups & clubs that neither receive funding from the PTSA nor have regular fundraising activities could apply for awards of up to $250 each.
Applications are submitted to an advisory committee and are considered based on criteria that demonstrate both educational value and impact on the Samohi community as a whole. The committee also looks for innovative programs designed to expand on the basic curriculum. Four Mini-Grants are awarded to groups & clubs, sponsored by a faculty advisor, each semester.
Grants have been awarded for a class set of books for the Existential Literature Class; art supplies for the Senior Visual Art Exhibition; the first Samohi United States History Day; Project Safe Zone; International Night at Open House; the model United Nations; Circle of Friends; a Latin reading of the Aeneid; a Women's Empowerment Workshop; "Family Reads" books in Korean, Spanish and Farsi, and a Latino Art Library, among many others.
Four mini grants of up to $250 each are available each semester. Each applicant must have a faculty sponsor to be considered. Upon completion of your trip or program, a written report to the PTSA is required. Applications will be thoroughly reviewed by an advisory committee that will award grants based on the following criteria:
- What is the purpose of your project? Does it have an educational and/or community value? How will participants benefit from your project?
- Will your project or trip have an impact on the larger Samohi community? How do you propose to share information with other students, staff, and/or families?
- Does your group currently receive financial support from either the PTSA or SMMUSD?
- What other funding is available for your project? Do you have other fundraising efforts planned?
- How are students selected to participate in this project?
First semester grant applications are due November 1 and notification will be November 15.
Second semester grant applications are due March 1 and notification will be March 15.
Good luck!
Download the Application Form
PTSA Mini Grant Application - PDF Format
PTSA Mini Grant Application - Word Format
SAMOHI PTSA MINI GRANT EVALUATION FORM
PTSA Mini Grant Evalutaion Letter - PDF Format
For more information contact a member of the Grant Committee:
Deb Love and Lauri Crane