Our Pay As You Are Able Model (PAYAA)
The Values-Enacted Leadership Institute (VELI) is a project of HuMetricsHSS, an initiative that develops values-based approaches to academic evaluation. Support from the Mellon and Hewlett foundations allows us to cover the cost of VELI for any team that needs it. At the same time, we need to steward the sustainability of VELI itself. Under our Pay As You Are Able (PAYAA) model, now in its third year, we ask each institution to consider what it can contribute toward the total cost of its team’s participation, so that we can more fully support teams from institutions with little to no available funds.
How much an institution contributes has no effect on whether or not a team is accepted. No team will be turned away because of a lack of payment.
What VELI Costs to Run
VELI is a five-day residential institute for teams of four to six people. Without external support, participation would cost around $10,000 per person, or $40,000 to $60,000 per team. This breaks down roughly as follows:
Per Team
- Expert facilitation and labor: $15,500
- Meeting rooms, A/V, and supplies: $11,000
- Additional program costs and support that scale with team size
Per Participant
- Round-trip airfare: about $875
- Lodging, five nights at $380: $1,900
- Meals during the institute: $475
- Ground transportation during the event: $90
- Travel days per-diem: $170
Your Institutions Contribution
We believe institutions should invest in their own transformation, and we also recognize that fiscal realities vary widely across higher education, especially right now. Under our "Pay As You Are Able" model:
- A team from a well-endowed research university with professional development funds might contribute a large share of the total, or more to help sustain VELI.
- A four-person team from a tuition-dependent liberal arts college with a limited professional development budget might contribute $5,400, about the cost of its airfare and meals.
- A team from a community college with no professional development funding might contribute $0.
Factors to Help You Determine What Your Institution Should Contribute
- Type of institution (R1, liberal arts college, community college, minority-serving institution, etc.)
- Size and accessibility of the institutional endowment
- Professional development resources from all possible sources, including department and travel funds and support from deans, provosts, and grants
- Past spending on leadership and professional development workshops
Our Commitment to You
No team will be turned away based on the amount they can or cannot contribute to the operating costs of VELI. This policy reflects HuMetricsHSS's guiding values of transparency, reflection, equity, sustainability, and reciprocity. We are committed to making transformative leadership development accessible to institutions across the full spectrum of higher education.
Want More Information?
Register for one of our Information Sessions:
Friday, December 4th at 12PM ET
Friday, January 15th at 12PM ET
VELI is made possible due to generous support from the Mellon Foundation and the William and Flora P. Hewlett Foundation.