Call for Enrichment Proposals to be Funded by the Donovan Memorial Endowment

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2015) — Faculty, staff and students at the University of Kentucky are invited to submit proposals for the 2015-2016 academic year for projects to be funded by the Herman Lee and Nell Stuart Donovan Memorial Endowment.  Qualifying projects should provide for the creation of an atmosphere of culture and enrich educational opportunities by developing an appreciation of culture and beauty in the environment in which students live and study.

The endowment was created by a permanent trust in 1963 by former UK president Herman Lee Donovan and calls for "no part of this endowment ever be spent for ordinary recurring expenses of operation or maintenance, but that it be spent for what are so frequently thought of as the luxuries of an institution, such as beautiful books, for the promotion of musical programs, for acquiring beautiful pictures, for the production of flowers and shrubs, or for any investment that will promote an appreciation of the lovely and beautiful in the environment in which students live and study.”

Awards may range from $1,000 to $15,000.  Anyone interested can download a copy of the application from the Office of the Treasurer website at http://www.uky.edu/EVPFA/Controller/  or call Mary Fister-Tucker, chair of the Advisory Committee for the Donovan Trust, at 257-2956.

Applications must be submitted by Dec. 21, 2015.  The Advisory Committee for The Donovan Trust will consider all eligible proposals. In some cases the Advisory Committee may request a more detailed proposal or request the applicant to make a presentation on the project. Applicants will be contacted if additional information or a presentation is necessary