Through the BoRSF, the Board of Regents operates four endowment matching programs: Endowed Chairs for Eminent Scholars, Endowed Professorships, Endowed Superior Graduate Student Scholarships, and Endowed Two-Year Student Workforce Scholarships. The Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship Subprogram for First-Generation College Students was suspended effective July 1, 2017, though the Board continues to match requests submitted prior to the program suspension.
Endowed Chairs for Eminent Scholars Program
Endowed Chairs for Eminent Scholars, introduced in 1987, is a highly competitive program designed to enhance the recruitment and retention of distinguished university faculty at institutions throughout Louisiana. The program pairs a 60% private-sector match with a 40% Board of Regents award to endow a chair to be filled by a scholar of high renown and great ability. Beginning in FY 2017-18, new Endowed Chairs must be aligned clearly with institutional role, scope, mission, and strategic priorities.
PROPOSALS DUE for 2018-19 competition: Friday, February 1, 2019
Go to Policies; RFP coming early July
Contact Program Manager: Carrie Robison
Complete List of Endowed Chairs Matched by the BoRSF through FY 2017-18
Endowed Professorships Subprogram
Endowed Professorships, established through the Enhancement Program, is a non-competitive subprogram designed to help campuses recruit or retain faculty whose research, teaching, and/or public service uniquely contribute to the mission of their departments and institutions. Participation requires a contribution of at least $80,000 from an external source, to be matched with $20,000 from the BoRSF; campuses with fewer than 15 Professorships matched may request matching at $60,000 non-State/$40,000 BoRSF until that threshold is reached. Each campus is guaranteed, but not necessarily restricted to, two professorships per year, provided that required external contributions are raised and documented.
The previous matching rate of $60,000 non-State/$40,000 BoRSF was available through June 30, 2017 for applications meeting all requirements, including receipt and deposit of non-State funds by the campus. The Board continues to match slots submitted by that deadline.
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FY 2018-19: January 1 – March 31, 2019
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Contact Program Manager: Carrie Robison
Complete List of Endowed Professorships Matched by the BoRSF through FY 2017-18
Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship Subprogram for First-Generation College Students
The BoRSF Endowed Undergraduate Scholarship Subprogram, founded in 2007, is a non-competitive opportunity providing BoRSF matching funds for to establish endowed scholarship funds in support of first-generation college students. Each four-year institution is guaranteed one $40,000 endowed scholarship fund challenge grant annually to match a private/institutional contribution of $60,000; each two-year institution is guaranteed one $20,000 endowed scholarship fund challenge grant annually to match a private/institutional contribution of $30,000. Proceeds will be used to establish/enhance permanent endowed scholarship funds. The interest earnings from the fund(s) will be awarded at the discretion of the institution to eligible students.
This subprogram was suspended beginning in FY 2017-18, though provisions were made for applications meeting all requirements, including receipt and deposit of non-State funds by the campus, to be received through June 30, 2017.
PROGRAM SUSPENDED – NO NEW APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AFTER JUNE 30, 2017
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Contact Program Manager: Carrie Robison
Endowed Superior Graduate Student Scholarships Subprogram
Approved by the Board in September 2014, the Endowed Superior Graduate Student Scholarships Subprogram matches non-State contributions of at least $60,000 with $40,000 from the BoRSF to create endowed scholarships that may be used in support of graduate and first-professional students as well as post-doctoral fellows. Higher levels of endowment, in minimum increments of $60,000, may be matched with additional $40,000 contributions from the Support Fund. The initial corpus of the endowment must remain intact, while income above the corpus may be used to benefit the student recipient in the form of scholarships, fellowships, and/or experiential opportunities, including internships, externships, conference travel, and field work.
PROPOSALS DUE for 2018-19 competition: Friday, February 1, 2019
Go to Policy; RFP coming early July
Contact Program Manager: Carrie Robison
Endowed Two-Year Student Workforce Scholarships Subprogram
The competitive Endowed Two-Year Student Workforce Scholarships subprogram provides scholarship opportunities for students on two-year campuses to enter the Louisiana workforce in the following ways: (a) train students for immediate entrance into selected, high-demand, four- and five-star jobs, including positions in nursing and allied health (see Section V); and/or (b) prepare students to become job-ready in STEM fields after completing degrees on four-year campuses. Non-State contributions combined with a BoRSF match will produce permanent endowments. This subprogram replaces the Enhancement Subprogram for Two-Year Institutions.
PROPOSALS DUE for 2018-19 competition: Friday, February 1, 2019
Go to Policy; RFP coming early July
Contact Program Manager: Carrie Robison