This page gives an overview of grants which are available to active members and alumni of the Kappa Chapter of St Anthony Hall. These grants are handled by the Grants Committee of SATRI, the Kappa Chapter's alumni organization. This page also contains information about grants from our National fraternity through the Saint Anthony Educational Foundation.
For more detailed information, please refer the official SATRI Grants Policy.
Please keep in mind that we are here to help you make your proposal as strong as it can possibly be. Please contact the Grants Committee Chair to discuss your ideas or ask for suggestions. The grants committee can be reached at grants@satri.org.
The purpose of grants is for members of the fraternity, or the chapter itself, to obtain funds to pursue educational projects or to obtain educational equipment. For example, grants can be used to fund literary events at the Hall, to purchase computer equipment, to organize public speaking events, and even for more individual uses, such as funding thesis research.
For Kappa undergraduates and alumni, there are two ways to get grants, through us at SATRI (the Saint Anthony Trust of Rhode Island, the Kappa Chapter's alumni organization) and from SAEF (the Saint Anthony Educational Foundation, a charity affiliated with the National fraternity). Each organization fulfills a slightly different purpose, though there is some overlap.
Obtaining grant money from SATRI or SAEF requires submitting a formal grant proposal. SATRI proposals may be slightly less formal than SAEF proposals, especially for more routine requests. They may also be submitted at any time for immediate consideration, although they should be submitted at least in advance of any events they are intended to fund. SAEF maintains more rigid deadlines, requires more detail in their proposals, and considers proposals only twice a year, in January and May.
In both cases, grants first must be submitted to the SATRI grants committee by mailing them to grants@satri.org. This committee is empowered to approve or decline SATRI grants, and we also function to screen proposals intended for SAEF. In this latter capacity, we serve mostly an advisory role. We can make suggestions and help you improve your grant (and thereby improve your chances at getting it funded!).
Before submitting either type of grant, it is advisable to consult with the undergraduate SATRI representative. We are always here to answer questions, make suggestions, or provide any other kind of assistance, from developing the concept of the grant all the way through to the details of the proposal.
All proposals should contain the following information:
In addition, SAEF grants require a cover sheet, a CV or resume, and endorsements from the heads of the chapter and of SATRI. Once we have voted to endorse your proposal, we will email SAEF directly. The undergraduate officer endorsing the proposal should email national@stanthonyhall.org and include your full name in the subject line. SAEF has detailed instructions on their website; please read these directions carefully before beginning your proposal. (National website login required).
Written grant proposals should be taken seriously, particularly proposals to SAEF. SATRI tends to be a bit more lax about formality, but SAEF is very serious about proposals to them being written in a professional and thoughtful manner. SAEF is also impressed by due diligence in background research, such as cost comparisons on items they are asked to fund. These conditions are not meant to be overly burdensome to the proposer, but in the words of a former SAEF Grants Committee Chair, "More is more." Impress them that you have thought seriously about your proposal, and they are more convinced that it is worth funding.
Note: Grant proposals are public documents. Please refrain from putting anything into your grant proposals that you or the Chapter might not want to share with the world at large.
This section contains some samples of successful (or fictional) grants and are intended to serve as a model of good grant writing.
Funds for expenditures of SATRI grants will be reimbursed following presentation of receipts to the SATRI Treasurer. In cases of necessity, we will consider disbursing funds in advance of expenditure; contact the Grants Chair or Treasurer to make such a request.
SAEF disburses its funds directly to you. Up to 90% of funds may be disbursed in advance (as per SAEF policy), the remaining 10% to be available upon successful submission, to SAEF, of a follow-up report.
If you are awarded a SAEF grant, it is extremely important to write a follow-up report, both in order for SAEF to disburse the remaining 10% of the funds and to ensure that Kappa will be able to continue receiving grants. The entire chapter could be refused grants if one person doesn't write their follow-up. The follow-up should be submitted within a year of grant approval; if your project will take longer, send SAEF a note explaining the situation. The report itself doesn't have to be very elaborate. Simply state what you did and how you used the money, and include relevant receipts. Here's a sample follow-up.
SATRI has a separate fund for non-educational expenses, such as furniture. This fund, called Kappa Special, is administered directly by SATRI's Treasurer who can be reached at treasurer@satri.org. You do not need to write a formal grant proposal to access Kappa Special funds, but expenditures MUST be pre-approved by the Treasurer, and expenditures made without the Treasurer's approval will NOT be reimbursed.
If you face financial hardship, you may consult with the undergraduate Treasurer to see if you may be eligible for a grant from SATRI to reimburse you for your textbooks. Book Grants are confidential and are NOT administered by the Grants Committee; please consult with the undergraduate Treasurer at the beginning of the semester.