Application Deadline: Oct. 15
Download the Case Support Travel Grant Program in a Box »The Case Support Travel Grant — previously called the Plaintiff Travel Grant — is an annual grant that enables Legal Advocacy Fund-supported plaintiffs, their lawyers, and related experts to speak at state meetings or conventions about LAF-supported cases, sex discrimination issues in the workplace and higher education, and the work of LAF. The grant covers the speaker’s travel, lodging, and meal expenses.
Criteria
State LAF Liaisons can apply for a Case Support Travel Grant for their state meeting or convention and in the application they must demonstrate that the grant will increase the following for LAF 1) visibility, 2) fundraising, and 3) member and public awareness of equity issues in the workplace and/or higher education. The program may target AAUW participants only or a broader audience.
The Educational Foundation board-appointed selection committee may consider the following criteria in selecting recipients of Case Support Travel Grants:
- The grant would significantly increase awareness of LAF and equity issues in the workplace and/or higher education.
- The grant would generate major financial support for LAF.
- The state or region has an ongoing commitment to LAF.
- The state or region has a proven track record of successful visibility efforts.
Members of the LAF staff are available to work with the states that receive a Case Support Travel Grants on its programming if needed. Contact laf@aauw.org if you need help.
Application Deadline
Applications must be received by Oct. 15.
Application Process
Applications should be sent to the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund, 1111 Sixteenth NW, Washington, DC 20036, by October 15. By January, the AAUW Board will choose the states who will receive the grant for speaker travel to their state meetings or conventions in the spring. If there are any questions, please feel free to contact the LAF office at laf@aauw.org.
In the Application Proposal
The LAF Liaison, in consultation with the state president and program vice president, should develop a proposal that includes the following information. (Please provide all information in complete form):
I. Description of the Program/Event Featuring the LAF Plaintiff, Lawyer, or Expert
A. Program format
- Will the LAF-funded person make a speech to a large audience?
- Will the LAF-funded person participate in a panel discussion?
- Will the LAF-funded person make a presentation at a workshop?
- What will be the extent of the LAF-funded person’s involvement? Will s/he participate in more than one scheduled program?
B. Intended audience
- Is the program targeted specifically to AAUW members?
- Will members of other organizations be invited to attend? If so, which organizations?
- How many attendees do you project?
C. Fundraising plan
- Some suggested strategies: * an auction * ticket sales for the person's presentation * sales of items with proceeds going to LAF
D. Fundraising goals
- Based on the number of attendees projected and the type of fundraising you will be doing, estimate the total amount of contributions you expect to raise (be specific).
- How does this event fit into the state/region's overall LAF fundraising goal? Will this be the only fundraising event for LAF or what other activities are taking place
E. Education and awareness
- What key information about LAF and sex discrimination issues for women in the workplace, including higher education, do you expect to impart?
- How will you measure your success in doing this?
- Is your state/region involved in any current issues that could benefit from having an LAF-funded person representative appear at your convention?
II. Brief History of State’s LAF Involvement
A. What is the state’s LAF contribution history?
- In the past three years, how much money was raised for LAF by the state?
- How many AAUW branches participated in reaching that total?
- In what other ways has the state worked to raise awareness of LAF?
B. Has the state previously received an LAF Plaintiff Travel Grant? If yes,
respond to the following questions:
- When was the travel grant issued?
- What was the type of program at which the LAF-funded person appeared?
- Which LAF-funded person appeared?
III. Details of Plan to Achieve Visibility Within AAUW and/or in Local or Statewide Media
IV. Plan for Evaluating Program Outcome
A. How will you measure the outcome of the program in the following areas?
- Awareness
- Contributions
- Visibility
B. Please send a written evaluation of your program to the LAF office, along with contributions raised, within four weeks of the event.
V. Program Coordinator's Name, Address, Phone and Fax Numbers, and E-mail
Background
In 1991, with a generous contribution from LAF-supported plaintiff Colleen Roberts (Roberts v. College of the Desert), the LAF Board of Directors began making grants to fund travel for LAF plaintiffs to speak at state and regional AAUW meetings. Based on the enthusiastic response, LAF continues to award a limited number of grants each year.
