"I have a lot of reservations about accepting applications from individuals," he said. "We have standards for groups that individuals might not choose to adhere to."

Yesterday's plans call for student groups which receive grants to file a budget statement with the Trust after their event is completed and to return any unused grant funds.

In the weeks leading up to yesterday's meeting, each member of the Trust's grant subcommittee worked on a piece of the draft of the application.

Avery said that she and the committee will fuse the separate sections into a final version of the grant application in the coming weeks. The separate sections include the grant procedure mission statement, potential guidelines for applicants, a possible budget form, a timetable for the grant awards and a draft of a follow-up questionnaire for grant recipients.

Committee members agreed that the Trust would distribute grants three times in the coming calendar year.

Members said they were hopeful that the Trust will begin accepting grant applications this spring for funding that would start in the fall, and then accept another round of applications in September and February.

Julia G. Fox, director of the parents association and a member of the Trust committee also discussed plans for ways the Trust can encourage undergraduate women in the sciences.