Clay Leadership Development Initiative
University of Florida Circle'sGators of Tomorrow Program
The Circle at the University of Florida has hosted the "Gators of Tomorrow Program" since 2008 to recognize the top 25 freshmen at the University of Florida for their accomplishments both on campus and in the community. The Circle received a Clay Grant this past academic year to help fund the program. Click here to learn more about the "Gators of Tomorrow Program."
Your Circle can also apply for a Clay Grant to help fund a program aimed at enhancing leadership development on your campus and in the local community.
Guidelines for Applying for the Clay Grant
Objective: As a testament to the loyalty and dedication of Dr. Clay, the Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative exists to provide financial support to individual Circles seeking to establish specific programs to enhance leadership development on the campus and in the community.
Qualifications: The Circle must be an active Circle. At a minimum the applying Circle should subscribe to The Ο∆Κ® Idea, be initiating new members, paying all fees, and filing appropriate paperwork in accordance with established deadlines (including submission of Annual Reports and submission of membership forms and fees no less than 21 days prior to each initiation ceremony). Further documentation concerning the Circle's current activities is welcome.
Presently, the largest grant will be $500. Smaller grants may be requested. Circles that did not receive funding during the previous academic year will be given highest priority.
Funding for the Maurice A. Clay Leadership Development Initiative comes from interest earned on an Omicron Delta Kappa Foundation endowment set up for this purpose.
Those Circles who receive funding will be required to submit a complete report. This will include submission of receipts for all funded expenditures and an article (with photographs) about the project or program suitable for publication in The Circle®. Circles not submitting a complete report will be ineligible for future funding from the Clay Leadership Development Initiative.
Complete the application, in full, and submit it by November 1st to be considered for funding during the remainder of this academic year and through November of the following year. If you have questions, please contact Molly Marsh (molly@odk.org), the Executive Director, at National Headquarters. The selection committee will notify all applicants by December 1st of each year.
Click here to apply.
