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WASSA Institution Support Program
Purpose. The WASSA Institution Support Program is designed to provide financial support for WASSA members who wish to have another WASSA representative visit their institution with the goal of providing information about summer session administrative matters. The Institution Support Program provides assistance to summer session administrators and/or their supervisors and staff who want to learn more about program design, implementation and management; budget and finance; marketing; staffing related issues; research; institutional review of summer session operations; and other matters pertinent to summer session administration.
Eligibility. All WASSA member institutions in good standing are eligible for this program. Participation in the program is open to WASSA member institutional representatives, other summer session staff members or administrative officials who wish to consult about summer session administrative issues.
Application. Eligible members should complete the attached WASSA Institution Support Program application and send it to the WASSA president by fax, electronic mail attachment, or postal mail to be received no later than one week prior to the first day of the annual meeting. The WASSA executive committee and board of directors will review all WASSA Institution Support Program applications at the annual meeting and the president will announce the travel awards at the annual meeting awards banquet.
Program details. This program will permit an experienced member of the WASSA executive committee, board of directors or standing committee chair to visit a requesting institution as a consultant or outside reviewer. The consultation visit is limited to two days and must be compatible with the availability of the WASSA consultant. The on-site consultation must occur within a twelve-month period following the announcement of the award.
Within thirty days following the conclusion of the on-site consultation, the WASSA institutional representative requesting the consultation must complete the WASSA Institution Support Program award report and send it to the WASSA president. The president will report on the general nature of the on-site consultation during the business meeting at the annual WASSA conference. The requesting institutional representative and the consultant are encouraged to present a session about their experience at the annual WASSA conference.
At the discretion of the WASSA executive committee, no more than two awards will be made in any single calendar year, depending on the need and potential impact of the proposed consultation described in the application. For each approved application, up to $500 will be awarded to pay for the on-site consultation requested. The award will be used to defray the costs of transportation and lodging for the WASSA consultant.
The amount of the award must be supplemented by a payment to WASSA from the institution requesting the consultation. These funds will be used to pay an honorarium to the consultant at the rate of $125 per day on site, as well as cover any additional travel or per diem costs incurred by the consultant that exceed the WASSA Institution Support Program award. WASSA Institution Support Program awards will be used for transportation and lodging only and cannot be used to cover any other expenses, such as supplies, food, or salaries/benefits, associated with the on-site consultation. The institutional funds should be paid by check made out to WASSA and sent to the WASSA treasurer within thirty days after the completion of the consultation.
Download Institution Support Program application [word document].
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