(A)  Proposals for funding requests shall be presented by the Interdisciplinary Humanities Committee which may include representation from the following disciplines:

• History/Philosophy
• English
• Fine Arts/Architecture
• Modern Languages
• Sociology/Anthropology
• Music

(B)  Proposals for funding shall be presented to the Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Humanities Program.  The Coordinator must submit proposals for funding for the fall semester no later than April 1 and proposals for the spring semester no later than December 1.

(C)  Proposals for funding requests shall be first submitted for approval to the Executive Committee before consideration by the Board of Directors.

(D)  The Executive Committee shall present recommendations to the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Humanities for its consideration.

(E)  Proposals for funding shall be primarily for Humanities instructional materials and other Humanities related projects such as lectures, concerts, performances, symposia, course development and/or enhancement.

(F)  Proposal submittals by the Coordinator for funding for instructional equipment and visual aids shall be limited to six (6) requests per semester.

THE MATHE' ALLAIN FELLOWSHIPS

(A)  A fund of Twenty Thousand dollars ($20,000.00) has been established for the purpose of assisting members of the faculty in the Humanities in course development and/or enhancement.

(B)  The Interdisciplinary Committee Coordinator submits requests from faculty members to the Chair of the Development Committee no later than February 1 of each year.

(C)  The Mathe' Allain Fellowships were established by an initial deposit of Five Thousand dollars ($5,000.00) from the general account of the Friends of the Humanities.

(D)  Disbursements to the recipients of the Mathe' Allain Fellowships are made with the net earnings of the fund.

(E)  No single grant shall exceed the annual sum of One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

(F)  All applicants and their requests  must meet all funding criteria of the Friends of the Humanities in order to receive these funds.

(G)  A report, in writing, must be given to the Friends of the Humanities by each recipient within the semester following the completion of the grant project.