jefferson trust grants history

2011 Jefferson Trust Grants

School/Program Supported Project Amount Report
College of Arts & Sciences, Physics Dept. Mass Spectrometer as Undergraduate Research Topic $50,000  
Teaching Resource Center University Academy of Teaching $49,000  
College of Arts & Sciences, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages Increasing Understanding of Middle East & South Asia at UVA $39,000  
Student Organization - SEED Changemaker Campus Initiative $55,000  
Student Organization - Raven Society Poe Room Restoration $15,500  
College of Arts & Sciences Pavilion Seminars $80,000  
Student Organization Flash Seminars $8,000  
College of Arts & Sciences, English Dept. Notes on the State of Virginia, Digital Edition $23,000  
Student Organization - School of Engineering Spectra: Virginia Engineering and Science Research Journal $35,000  
College of Arts & Sciences, Religious Studies Virginia Center for the Study of Religion $50,000  
Rare Book School Research Fellowship Program $40,000  
Research Enhancement of Administrative and Career Support Postdoctoral Scholars $25,500  

2010 Jefferson Trust Grants

School/Program Supported Project Amount Report
School of Law 2011 Federalist Society Student Symposium, hosting a nationwide network of law students and lawyers at U.Va. $50,000
The Women's Center Extend and expand the Body Positive at UVa: Disordered Eating, Exercise, and Body Image Concerns program $48,000
Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra Purchase of a Celesta for instruction and performance $19,000
School of Nursing The Emerging Mobile Learning program will provide nursing students with iPods $25,000
College of Arts & Sciences Support for the Global Development Studies Predoctoral Fellows Program $54,000
College of Arts & Sciences The Jefferson's Soundscapes project will investigate the musical history of Thomas Jefferson $25,000
Madison House Support the 40th Anniversary of Madison House $40,000
Institute on Aging Preparing Public Citizens in the Art and Science of Health, an interdisciplinary course of study $29,800
School of Architecture Restoration and Conservation of the 1926 Model of the Academical Village $28,900
Office of Admissions The Scholars Visitation Program encourages students from diverse backgrounds to attend U.Va. $30,300

2009 Jefferson Trust Grants

School/Program Supported Project Amount Report
Admission Support the Blackburn AccessUVA Scholarship $50,000  
College of Arts & Sciences Support the Brooks Hall Commons project $20,000
Office of the Provost Support the Center for International Studies Initiatives $40,000
University Career Services Support the Employment Development Initiative $40,500
College of Arts & Sciences Support the Enhanced Research Educational Experience $11,136
College of Arts & Sciences Support the Language Pedagogy Workshop for Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages $15,000
Community Relations/Public Affairs Support for Linking Day in the Life's Service to Jefferson Public Citizens' Growth $20,000
School of Architecture Support the Learning Barge and ecoMOD4 Summer Build 2009 $20,000
College of Arts & Sciences Support the Student Math Study Lounge $20,000
School of Engineering Support the Progressive Innovation Program $30,000
University Library Support the Thomas Jefferson Architectural Drawings Conservation Project $50,860
School of Nursing Support the Undergraduate Research Initiative $31,400
School of Engineering Support the Virginia Water Resources Cooperative Program $15,761
Center for Politics Support the Youth Leadership Inititative e-Congress $12,000

2008 Jefferson Trust Grants

School/Program Supported Project Amount
College of Arts and Sciences Support the College Science Scholars and College Arts Scholars Programs $75,000
School of Engineering Support the International Studies Program $75,000
Center for Undergraduate Excellence Support the Double Hoo Research initiative $60,000
McIntire School of Commerce Support the Global partnership and Curriculum Development $60,000
Center for Global Health Support the Water and Health in Limpopo Province initiative $50,000
Madison House Support the Program Capacity Building Project $50,000
School of Architecture Support the UVa Falmouth Field School in Historic Preservation $40,000
College of Arts & Sciences Support small-class seminars with an academic advising component, called COLA $30,000
Department of Germanic Languages and Literature Support UVa Center for Germanic Studies $15,000
Virginia Glee Club Support the Songs of Virginia project $15,000

2007 Jefferson Trust Grants

School/Program Supported Project Amount
School of Nursing Support the MBEYA Program for AIDS/HIV education in Lesotho $50,000
U.Va. Law School Create 13 Jefferson Trust PILA Fellowships that support internships in public-interest law $50,000
U.Va. Art Museum Support multiple video projects on a 2005 exhibit, “A Jeffersonian Ideal” $50,000
College of Arts and Sciences Support the South Lawn project $150,000
Development and Public Affairs Support the marketing and communications of the $1 million Barber Challenge $25,000

2006 Jefferson Trust Grants

School/Program Supported Project Amount
Center for Undergraduate Excellence Support nine faculty-supervised undergraduate researchers $20,821
College of Arts & Sciences Support seven of a new series of small-class seminars with an academic advising component, called “COLA” $21,000
Faculty Senate Support a dissertation-year fellowship for a doctoral student $25,500
Office of African-American Affairs Support the OAAA Peer Advising Program $5,000
Vice Provost for International Affairs Support 24-hour access to international news feeds in Alderman Library $100,000
Intramural-Recreational Sports Support two new awards for exemplary men’s and women’s club teams $5,000
Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra Endow a principal’s chair for a harpist $100,000
Development and Public Affairs Support the campaign’s public launch weekend $25,000