Weinberg College Conference Funding Request

Weinberg College provides limited funding for conferences held at Northwestern University that are organized by or involve College faculty and students. In general, Weinberg partners in sponsoring such events, and it is expected that all participating departments and programs in the College, as well as other schools and units where appropriate, will contribute toward sponsoring the event. Sponsorships are typically limited to $2,000 per event though requests exceeding $2,000 may be considered with a detailed justification. To apply, please complete and submit this form.

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A reminder that these funds are intended for conferences at Northwestern.

Include a brief description of the event, its educational goals, and how they relate to the mission of Weinberg College (may be appended). Or, upload document with this information below in File Attachments.

Are College faculty and students invited to attend and/or participate in the conference, and if so at what level?


A reminder that these funds are intended to support conferences available to the larger university community and not to fund individual conference participation.

Include justification for amount requested

Provide a brief budget for event, estimating overall costs (may be appended) Or, upload budget below in File Attachments.

Indicate all academic or outside units to which a funding request will be made, including amount.

Enter name, department and email address of person to contact regarding transfer of funds.

If conference has been recipient of Weinberg College funding in past years, please indicate amount and how funds were utilized.

Please enter chartstring to which funds should be transferred if request is approved

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