O P E R A T I N G    G R A N T S

For many papers that are not financially self-sufficient, the CN offers partial financial support by providing operating grants to its member publications. These grants, intended to defray printing costs, assist student publications at universities where student government or administration officials either cannot or will not. When alternative publications do receive student fees, they are typically awarded with suffocating restrictions that prevent publications from serious investigative work or voicing unpopular opinions. Grants are intended to subsidize free speech by sustaining publications at our nation's finest institutions.

Operating grants are awarded each summer for the academic year and require member publications to submit a formal grant proposal. Though the CN does not exercise editorial control over its member papers, it reserves the right to expel a member publication should it threaten the credibility of the organization or other member papers.

"Through its 20 years of existence, the Review has received more support from the Collegiate Network than any other organization or individual, in terms of financial and educational support. The financial backing of CN operating grants is what keeps the papers operating. Without them, the conservative voice would be largely lost on college campuses."
—Michigan Review, University of Michigan

"Thank you for all the support the CN has provided over the years. Without your help, the Claremont Independent would not exist."
—The Claremont Independent, Claremont McKenna Colleges

"Without the help that you give us each year, we would not be able to continue providing a conservative viewpoint on our campus."
—Tiger Town Observer, Clemson University