Proposals for Student Ambassador Grants should be no more than one page in length (excluding transcript and Cover Sheet), single-spaced, in 12 or 10-point type. Include the following sections and attach the cover sheet:

• Background: Tell us where the idea for this project originated, or what larger program or activity it is a part of.
• Description: Describe the activity as fully as you can. What do you want to do, where, and how?
• Rationale: Why do you want to do this particular project? How specifically does it fit into the YMCA's International Mission?
• Outcomes: What will be the specific and tangible outcomes of this project?

Budget: Provide a clear budget breakdown of the total cost of your proposed activity (e.g., airfare, lodging, etc.). List any and all other sources of funding that you have already received or for which you intend to apply.

Timetable: When will the project begin, and when will it be over?

Trip Materials/Brochure: Submit any brochures/flyers or other information about the program that have been printed by the sponsoring agency/church/school.

YMCA Membership: Submit a photocopy of your YMCA membership card.

Cover Sheet: Make sure that the coversheet is completed fully. Proposals that are not complete will not be reviewed.

Evaluation: Students that are funded are required to submit a final 1 page report to the YMCA International Committee. The report should detail what you learned as a result of your experience. In addition, you are required to submit a "poster" of your trip that details who you are and what you did. Posters must be at least 11 X 17 inches in diameter and must include at least four photographs from your trip.

Evaluations and posters are due within three months of the completion of the activity. Students that fail to submit the required evaluation or poster will not be eligible for further funding from the committee.

Evaluation:

• Objectives and Outcomes: Review briefly the purpose of the activity and what specific things you hoped to achieve or accomplish. In this light, what did you actually achieve, what could you not achieve, and why? Be specific about the products - tangible and intangible - that have resulted.
  
• Discussion: Briefly discuss the significance of the experience or activity, in terms of how satisfied you were with the outcomes, unanticipated problems, pleasant surprises, etc.
  
• Application and Outreach: Tell us how you intend to use what you gained from this experience in the future.

If for any reason you do not participate in the program we have funded, you are required to return the funding to the YMCA International committee. Contact us as soon as possible.

Questions? Just e-mail Ronald or Brad for answers.