{"id":9637,"date":"2023-09-05T12:41:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/?p=9637"},"modified":"2026-01-17T02:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:08:34","slug":"fall-2023-enhancment-grant-applications-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/news\/2023\/09\/fall-2023-enhancment-grant-applications-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2023 Enhancement Grant Applications Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Apply Here:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/2023fallgrant\">http:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/2023fallgrant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/2022-2023\/Design-Competition-April-13\/i-XtQ9m9S\/0\/56ec7570\/S\/IMG_8944.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is time to submit your ideas for Buggy Enhancement Grants for the fall semester! We have over $6,000 available for this round of funding. This money belongs to you as a member of the buggy community, to enhance your enjoyment of the sport! If you have ideas that you think will make buggy better, we want to hear from you.<br><br>September 13th and 19th, we&#8217;ll be hosting a virtual brainstorming and grant writing session on the <a href=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/chat\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/chat\">BAA Discord<\/a>. We&#8217;ll be live in the \u2060<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/279001311884607488\/600119815935492096\">#general<\/a><\/strong> voice chat from 5PM to 6PM Pittsburgh local time.  If texting is more your thing, reach out any time in the <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/279001311884607488\/1124415370225266839\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/279001311884607488\/1124415370225266839\">buggy-tech forum<\/a> (more specifically, <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/279001311884607488\/1148499681840738354\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/279001311884607488\/1148499681840738354\">this thread<\/a>).<br><br>Submissions are due by the end of September, and will be reviewed by the Buggy Endowed Fund Committee in the first week of October. Applicants will have 1 week to respond to committee feedback before the final vote. Approved grants will then be announced October 15th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Apply Here:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/2023fallgrant\">http:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/2023fallgrant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For our Spring 2023 campaign, we approved $6,268 to fund 9 projects from 7 different organizations. Details about these projects can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1EZrdeBB3bu4V0nDErB0JcflFIbGJgsybMSPvaPXHE6A\/edit#gid=0\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1EZrdeBB3bu4V0nDErB0JcflFIbGJgsybMSPvaPXHE6A\/edit#gid=0\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please feel free to take inspiration from these suggestions from the Buggy Endowed Fund Committee:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improve the experience of driving a buggy by improving visibility, safety, or the quality of the roads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve the quality of life for the people that help support buggy around the course with a warming hut, covered storage, or better tools (ie. higher flow leaf blowers).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make a new addition to the BAA\u2019s historical data by professionally digitizing old photos or course footage, buying software to upscale low resolution photos and videos, or hiring a professional to capture an event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposals can even be specific to your team. Please include some details on how the community as a whole will benefit from funding your project. For example, you might share documentation of your process, publish a video, or give a talk summarizing your results. You might build something to collect better data during rolls, test out a new material, or design a wheel mold that can be shared among teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Apply Here:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/2023fallgrant\">http:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/2023fallgrant<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply Here:http:\/\/cmubuggy.org\/2023fallgrant It is time to submit your ideas for Buggy Enhancement Grants for the fall semester! We have over $6,000 available for this round of funding. This money belongs to you as a member of the buggy community, to enhance your enjoyment of the sport! 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