Funding for Capstone Expenses for AFS students

The School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences has determined that undergraduates’ ability to complete quality capstone projects is a priority of the department and leads to higher-quality learning experiences for the students.

In this spirit, SAFS now requests that students and their faculty sponsors, when they first decide to work on a project together, discuss expenses and indicate on the Fish 494 form how much the project will cost (over and above other resources available) to complete. If this cost is $350 or below, the money is transferred directly into the faculty sponsor’s budget, to be spent on expenses related to the capstone. For expenses greater than $350, students and their faculty sponsor must submit a detailed budget of these expenses, and the budget proposal will be considered for increased funding. Student Services will determine requested amounts from Fish 494 form and will let the SAFS Administrator know, on a quarterly basis, which faculty should receive funds into their accounts. 

In either case, as with all purchases on university budgets, the student MUST get prior approval from their faculty sponsor for their purchases.  If prior approval is not received, the student may not get reimbursed for expenses.  Also, students should save all receipts.