The new program was created in consultation with deans of students--or their equivalents--at each school. No students have yet applied, but grants will be awarded in the fall. Applications are due in early October; grants will be awarded later in the month.
The guidelines specify that the money is for one year only and is not intended to support "new, continuing student organizations."
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They also specify that "a student consortium may refer to itself as 'the Student Consortium on X at Harvard', but may not use the Harvard name or insignia in any other way, especially in ways that suggest it is a permanent student organization."