Alpha Kappa Delta will provide up to $500.00 to support grants paid to induction ceremony speakers.  Chapters with limited funds may encourage their speakers to use the grant funds to offset travel costs.  However, this would be at the discretion of the chapter and the speaker. There will be no prepayment of funds.  Funds are limited.

ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING
Only Chapter Representatives who are active members of AKD are eligible to apply for grant support.  Active membership runs by calendar year (January through December).  A Renewal Form can be found on the bottom of this webpage.  Only sociology faculty members may serve as Chapter Representatives. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURES
An eligible Chapter Representative completes a 'Request for Approval of AKD Initiation Speaker Grant Support' form (see link below).  The completed request form must be received in the AKD Office by the listed deadline.  The request should include the name of the event, the scope of the event, the speaker’s name, contributions, qualifications, and the amount requested, all emailed by the Chapter Representative.  The scope of the event (number of initiates, number of guests, and importance of the occasion) must justify the amount requested.  The amount awarded will depend on the reasonableness of the request.

SUBMISSION
Send request to AKD@lemoyne.edu with an appropriate subject heading (ex. Initiation Speaker Grant Support Request for Le Moyne College). Requests are reviewed in the order received and are first come, first served. Applications must be received in our office before the initiation ceremony.

CURRENT DEADLINE
Fall deadline: October 1, 2011
Spring deadline: February 1, 2012

Remember that funds are limited and they are based on a first come, first served basis during the 2011-2012 year. Funds may not be available after the spring deadline.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The AKD Office will acknowledge requests in two ways.  The office staff will reply to the emailed request indicating receipt.  The Executive Director will send an email to the Chapter Representative approving or denying an award of grant support no later than one week after the deadline.  If the request is approved, an AKD Initiation Speaker Grant Payment Voucher will be attached.

FINAL SUBMISSION
After the event, the Chapter Representative must submit:

• A completed payment request voucher (sent with approval letter)
  
• A W-9 form (if check is to be made out to an individual person) and,
  
• A printed program from the event. 
  
• The program must list the presentation and the name of the speaker receiving the honorarium. 
  

When documentation of the event is received in the AKD Office, a check will be cut.  Please allow up to 4 weeks for the check to be cut and arrive.  No funds will be paid without complete documentation.  Completed vouchers must be received in the AKD Office no more than 30 days after the initiation ceremony.