SAMI Grant Details

• Individuals and organizations may receive SAMI funding once per academic year.
• Applicants must be currently enrolled (undergraduate or graduate) at the U-M Ann Arbor campus.
• Student organizations must be registered and in good standing with SOAS.
• By applying, you authorize OAMI staff to verify financial eligibility with the Office of Financial Aid. Students receiving federal/state aid must show sufficient remaining need.

• Individuals will need one letter from faculty or staff speaking to qualifications, academic promise, and fit with the grant’s purpose.
• Student organizations will need one letter from the advisor or a faculty/staff partner describing mission, past performance, proposed impact, and capacity to execute.

Applications are competitively scored based on:

• Campus impact of the event/project/conference
• Strength of the academic and multicultural components
• Clarity and concision of the budget narrative
• Quality and detail of application responses
• Overall application quality

• Presenting research (national/international, multicultural focus): up to $1,000.
• Attending without presenting (significant multicultural learning value): up to $500.
• Required with application: proof of acceptance/registration.

• Attending a conference (multiple members): up to $2,000 total.
• Required with application: conference details (agenda, registration, or invitation).
• The organization decides how funds are distributed among members.
• If an organization applies on behalf of its members, those members cannot also apply as individuals.

• To broaden impact, SAMI will fund up to five applicants for any single conference. Awards are made to the first five complete applications received. Apply early.
• If you are a member of a student organization that received funding, you must attend as part of that organization

• Student organizations: up to $2,000 per academic year.
• Individuals: up to $1,000 per academic year.

• Programs that advance academic and multicultural understanding (workshops, performances, forums, outreach).
• Scholarly/academic publications on multicultural topics (e.g., newsletter, magazine).
• Guest lecturers or artists on multicultural or academic success topics.
• Research on academic/multicultural issues.
• Hosting a conference that advances academic and multicultural learning.

• Non-academic or purely social events (balls, banquets, parties)
• Fundraising/charitable events
• Organizations with substantial, ongoing departmental funding
• Food purchases
• Study abroad or Alternative Spring Break
• Dissertation research or any activity that is graded or applies toward completing your degree.
• Scholarship competitions, awards, ceremonies, or banquets
• Profit-making events
• Prizes

• Submit all receipts within 30 days after the activity. Failure to do so results in ineligibility for future funding.
• Any unused or unaccounted funds must be returned to SAMI.