{"id":909,"date":"2010-11-16T16:15:29","date_gmt":"2010-11-16T23:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=909"},"modified":"2010-11-16T16:15:29","modified_gmt":"2010-11-16T23:15:29","slug":"venture-grant-program-receives-equivalent-of-2-million-endowment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2010\/11\/16\/venture-grant-program-receives-equivalent-of-2-million-endowment\/","title":{"rendered":"Venture Grant Program Receives Equivalent of $2 Million Endowment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Allison Stewart \u201912 describes her research project \u201cMovement of Cuba: Study of Rueda de Casino Style Dance\u201d to Jeff Keller \u201991 at the Venture Grant Forum on Nov. 9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Colorado College\u2019s venture grant program, in which students are awarded up to $1,000 for research or other academic projects of their choosing, has received a grant from the Keller Family Foundation that will fund the program indefinitely.<\/p>\n

The program, which will be named the Keller Family Venture Grant Program for Student Research, allows approximately 100 Colorado College students to imagine, articulate and pursue original research or an academic project of their choosing.\u00a0 The Keller family will provide 100 percent of the grant funding, which runs about $100,000 each year, making the gift the equivalent of a $2 million endowment.<\/p>\n

Jeff Keller \u201991 made the announcement on behalf of his family, parents Dennis and Connie, and brother David \u201995, at the 2010 Venture Grant Forum, held Nov. 9 at Colorado College.<\/p>\n

The venture grant program was established at Colorado College in 1970. While some schools have money available for advanced research, the funds are largely for conventional academic, lab or classroom research and are not broadly available to students. At Colorado College, the spirit of the venture grants program is different: It is expected that a student\u2019s experience will be an adventure, a departure from the norm, whether the research takes place on campus or on some far corner of the earth.<\/p>\n

The 92 venture grants awarded during the 2009-10 academic year include:<\/p>\n