Endowed Mission Fund

Endowed Mission Fund for Faculty & Staff Development
in the Jesuit Catholic Mission of Seattle University

The Endowed Mission Fund provides grant funding (typically between $500-$5000) to faculty and staff who develop proposals to integrate the Jesuit Catholic Mission of Seattle University into their professional development, scholarship, teaching, and department formation, through mission-related projects, programs, book groups, research, community gatherings, and trainings.  See below for examples of previously funded EMF application requests. 

The Endowed Mission Fund application process for Academic Year 24-25 is now open.

Click here for: Endowed Mission Fund 24-25 application

Application due: March 8, 2024, Friday 

For 2024-25, the EMF committee particularly welcomes proposals which utilize the framework of the
Mission Priority Examen 

Please contact Eddie Salazar with any questions you may have or for more information on the application process.

Examples of Previously Funded Proposals

  • Training in Racial Justice for Law school faculty ($2,000)
  • Catholic Social Teaching workshops in Albers ($2,600)
  • A campus lecture series on Jesuits and Science ($2,000)
  • An inclusion and diversity workshop hosted by Department of Communications ($2,500)
  • Faculty and Staff of Color Retreat ($4,000)
  • Ignatian Pedagogy Series through the Center for Faculty Development ($3,850)
  • A Jesuit Mission Retreat for the University Advancement Division ($5,000)

 

Endowed Mission Fund Committee:

Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos - Vice President for Mission Integration (Co-Chair)
Jen Tilghman-Havens - Executive Director, Center for Jesuit Education (Co-Chair)
Jenna Isakson - Office of Sponsored Projects
Dale Watanabe – International Student Center
Audrey Hudgins – Matteo Ricci Institute
Ajay Abraham – Albers School of Business & Economics
Mary Kay Brennan - Arts & Sciences, Social Work
Eddie Salazar – Center for Jesuit Education (staff support)

Note:
EMF committee members are careful to recuse themselves when there is a conflict of interest in reviewing a particular grant application.