Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation

Grant Application Procedures

  1. To be eligible for honorariums, all research proposals must be written, double-spaced, not to exceed 5 pages in length and submitted electronically.
  2. All proposals must include an executive summary, not to exceed one page, which sets forth the purpose of the research and a brief description of what the author hopes to accomplish with the research.
  3. A detailed budget must accompany each proposal. This budget will detail how funds will be spent. Requests for summer funding will be considered.
  4. Identify specific activities and timetable for meeting your research stated objectives.
  5. Identify those organizations/individuals, if any, with which you plan to collaborate and other resources you may draw upon (financial and otherwise) to complete this project.
  6. All grant applicants will be required to submit vitae, detailing qualifications and academic and other relevant experience.
  7. Research proposals must be submitted to the Foundation Executive Director, electronically.
  8. All research proposals are subject to modification by the Foundation's Research Committee and/or Board of Trustees. Proposals so modified may be resubmitted
  9. All grant awardees must agree to submit an appropriate version of the research study for publication, an article for Foundation's Journal of Equipment Lease Financing, a 250 word abstract, and if requested by the ELFF Board of Trustees, be available for verbal and on-line presentations.
  10. The amount of the grant award may vary based on the strength of the application and the number of applicants.
  11. Projects that are awarded a grant must be complete within 6 months of the date of the acceptance letter (unless otherwise agreed upon).
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