UTown Community Grants

  • Date: Monday, April 30, 2012

Let’s build community together! $1,000 Community Grants available to be won!

UTown@UBC is your residential community on campus where over 18, 000 students, faculty, staff and other residents live, work and learn together. In the spirit of building community on campus the UTown@UBC Community Grants program, a joint initiative with the UNA, is awarding grants of up to $1,000 for projects that contribute to the social vibrancy of the campus community.

Funding Eligibility

All UTown@UBC residents — students, faculty, staff and other residents who live on campus are encouraged to apply.

Funding Criteria

Community Grants are awarded to projects that meet the following criteria:

  • Contribute to the social vibrancy of UTown@UBC through fun, social or learning events, programs or activities where residents come together around shared interests
  • Involve UTown@UBC residents in a specific event, program or activity. Projects can be:
  • Plays, concerts or cultural celebrations
  • Training workshops or seminars
  • Lectures
  • Recreational and sporting events
  • Area restoration and cleanup projects
  • Community garden projects
  • Other ideas encouraged
  • Create fun and unique opportunities where residents learn about their campus
  • Demonstrate a plan to deliver the proposed project successfully

Guidelines and Application

Deadline

Deadline for applications is April 30, 2012.

Contact

To  learn more, click here or contact Coco Lefoka

November 23rd, 2011 by Katherine Xu

How to apply – instructions

Step 1 – Determine Your Eligibility

Read the eligibility and funding criteria to determine if your project is eligible for a UTown@UBC Community Grant.

Step 2 – Complete the Application Form

To download the Frequently Asked Questions.

Step 3 – Submit your Application

Submit your application before the April 30, 2012 deadline. Applications can be submitted in the following ways:

Email: coco.lefoka@ubc.ca

Mail or in person:
UTown@UBC Community Grant Selection Committee
2210 West Mall
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z4