The Crake Foundation, established by the late J.E.A. Crake, Josiah Wood Professor of Classics and Head of the Classics Department at Mount Allison from 1946 to 1976, offers funding for projects in the Humanities at Mount Allison. The intention in offering the funding is to enhance and enrich the educational and artistic experience of Mount Allison students.
Terms and conditions
- The awards are intended to support projects in the Humanities proposed by archivists, librarians, and members of faculty in departments and programs in the faculty of Arts listed at mta.ca/academics/programs-and-degrees/faculties-and-academic-departments.
- Funding will be for projects which clearly serve as enrichment and not for those projects which the Foundation understand to be the normal responsibility of the University.
- Projects must have a humanities focus and be completed in the calendar year following the application.
- Previously funded projects may be eligible for funding in subsequent years, but will be considered on a year-by-year basis.
- In exceptional cases, the Foundation may be prepared to fund projects. Terms, conditions and procedures will be arranged specifically for these projects.
- Faculty research and creative activity are not eligible for funding under this category.
- Only field trips which are NOT required of students will be funded. The maximum amount provided for any field trip is $8000, with a maximum of $400/student for 20 students to be used only for travel and/or accommodation.
Procedures
- Applications are made to the Dean of Arts who will forward these along with any comments to the Development Office.
- The Foundation’s deadline for receipt of proposals from the Development Office is November 20.
- Proposals should include a description of the project, proposed dates, a clear statement of the anticipated participation of and benefit to students, and a budget which includes information on applications for and/or receipt of funding from other sources. Applicants are encouraged to read Mount Allison Grants: General Guidelines for further information.
- The Development Office will notify the Dean of Arts and successful applicants, and will send the award holders a copy of the biographical information available at jeacrakefoundation.org/jea-crake-bio.
- Holders of grants for Humanities Projects must expend the funds and submit reports in accordance with the following table.
Dates of Project
(current calendar year)
Funds expended by
(current calendar year)
May 20 Report
(current calendar year)
May 20
(of following year)
January–April May 31 Final No Report May–August September 30 Interim Final Report September–December December 31 Interim Final Report Any request for continuation to allow funds to be expended beyond the deadline must be submitted at least one month in advance of the deadline specified in column 2.
- The Development Office will, by May 20 of each academic year in which the award is funded, provide the Foundation with the following:
- Interim or final report on each project. Any interim report should include i) what has been accomplished between January and April of the year the grant was awarded, and ii) timelines for completion of the project.
- For projects falling within the January-April period, final reports should indicate whether there are any outstanding expenses to be claimed before the end of May.
- A statement from the Controller indicating that any expenditure of funds was in accordance with the terms and conditions stated, & the status of the account as of May 1.
- Any funds not expended will be redirected at the discretion of the Foundation.
- If further support is sought for any project, a report on the status of the project should accompany the application for continuation of funding in November.
- The Foundation will inform the University by December 31 of decisions made concerning applications for project funding.
- The deposit of funds will be at a time appropriate to the commencement of each project.
Funding available: varies
[September 2025]