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Here's some basic information you may need for your grant.

Indirect Costs:

Walsh University uses a figure of 20% for indirect costs.  If the funding source does not allow inclusion of indirect costs as part of the request, you may use the figure as an in-kind contribution on the part of Walsh.

Wages and Benefits:

Benefits (which include payroll taxes, FICA, etc.) must be included all grant budgets when employees will receive wages, a stipend or an honorarium. The inclusion of stipends to non-University employees may not require the inclusion of benefits. The Grants Office can help you determine whether or not it will be required for your project. Generally, such benefits must be included if an existing University employee is receiving payment for performance of a task or duty and if you are hiring someone to perform a duty or task over a period of time (for example, a student being hired to input data). Hiring an outside speaker (non-University personnel) for a one-day training event usually will not require the inclusion of benefits, as these taxes will be responsibility of that person. Again, please consult the Grants Office regarding this issue when preparing your budget.

Benefits are calculated at 25% of wages.

Mission Statement:

Walsh University is an independent, coeducational Catholic, liberal arts and sciences institution. Founded by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, Walsh University is dedicated to educating its students to become leaders in service to others through a values-based education with an international perspective in the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Walsh University believes in the desirability of a small university that promotes academic excellence, a diverse community and close student-teacher interactions. The University provides its students a higher education that fosters critical thinking, effective communication, spiritual growth, and personal, professional and cultural development. Walsh University encourages individuals to act in accordance with reason guided by the example and teachings of Jesus Christ.

Walsh University Mission Statement, adopted 1999

History of Walsh University:

Walsh College was founded in 1958 by the Brothers of Christian Instruction, a worldwide teaching order with an American Province headquartered in Alfred, Maine. When it opened its doors on November 17, 1960, seven Brothers served as both faculty and staff and managed with a college budget of $33,000, one full-time janitor, and a part-time secretary. Walsh's early academic offerings included a liberal arts degree, professional programs in secondary education and business administration, and pre-professional programs in dentistry, medicine, and law. In 1966 the college became co-educational and began accepting its first female students. Today, more than 50% of Walsh's students are women.  Walsh attained University status on January 1, 1993.

Over the next four decades tremendous growth occurred on campus with the construction of residence halls, a student center, a physical education center, and new academic buildings. The University grew from its original two buildings and 50 acres to thirteen buildings on a more than 100-acre campus.

Academic growth also occurred, allowing Walsh to increase majors to more than 40 and to offer associate, baccalaureate, and master's degree programs. The first graduate degree was established in 1981, and today Walsh offers four graduate programs.

Description of Walsh University

Walsh University was founded in 1958 as Walsh College by the Brothers of Christian Instruction and is an independent, co-educational, Catholic, liberal arts institution.  Its main campus is located in North Canton, Ohio, and the University has two branch campuses in the Ohio cities of Akron and Medina. Through programs combining the liberal arts with knowledge in the various career areas of study, Walsh prepares its graduates to move into the current job market as well as into graduate and professional schools. The University demonstrates the value of a small university that promotes academic excellence and close student-teacher interaction. Students benefit from small class sizes, a warm campus community, and faculty members who take active roles in student success.

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