CE/T Excellence Award

• Tangible items such as equipment or materials to be used for research. 
• Documentable travel expenses to support CE/T research. 

CE/T awards cannot be used for:

• membership dues
• subscriptions
• living expenses
• tuition

*The MHC reserves the right to request two or more price quotes be obtained prior to purchase. All purchased items become the property of WKU.

CE/T Excellence Awards are avaiable to pay an outside vendor/contractor (artist, speaker, interpreter, etc.); however, the process takes at least 45 days after approval by the Honors Development Board. Before submitting a request that includes an outside vendor, contact the Assistant Director for Academics.

The priority and final deadlines for the CE/T Excellence Award are posted on the MHC website and are emailed at the beginning of each semester.

CE/T Excellence Award applications turned in after the priority deadline will be considered after those submitted at the priority deadline, as funds are available. CE/T Excellence Award applications submitted after the final deadline will not be considered until the next semester.

CE/T Excellence Award applications turned in during the summer will be evaluated on a case by case basis, if funding is available.

You will be notified upon approval, recipients are notified by email.  The approval process takes up to a month after the deadline.

The award letter details how scholars can access funds either to reimburse expenses (as in the case of travel) or to pay an invoice. All receipts must be provided within 30 days of purchase.  After the 30-day deadline, funds will not be issued.

The application should be submitted and approved prior to any purchases. While certain purchases may have to be made prior to approval; The MHC is not obligated to fund any unapproved purchases.

The MHC reserves the right to request two or more price quotes be obtained prior to purchase.

In consideration of being awarded an CE/T Excellence Award, scholars are expected to do the following:

• Submit photos (see below)*;
• successfully complete the MHC curriculum;
• successfully defend the CE/T project; and
• write a thank you to donors for any private funds received.

*Photos: Within a month of defending your CE/T, please submit three to five photos to cet.advisor@wku.edu that capture representative moments of the CE/T process (scholar conducting research, traveling, doing fieldwork, presenting at a conference, working with colleagues or mentors, etc.). In the body of the email, please describe the location and people appearing in each photo.  Please be aware that the photos and information you submit will become the property of The MHC and may be used in online or print publications.

Disclaimer:Should a student choose to withdraw from the Mahurin Honors College (MHC) or fail to complete and defend their CE/T, the MHC reserves the right to rescind any financial awards or funding previously granted in connection with their participation in the program.

Before applying confirm that your first reader is willing to complete the Faculty Recommendation Form.

The CE/T Excellence award is the most competitive grant offered by The MHC. For full consideration, your application should make a compelling case that your CE/T will be exceptional (peer-reviewed article, national juried competition, etc.) and should be considered for funding before other projects.