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The submission period for the 2024-2025 academic year will begin on August 1, 2024.
- Organization of an Event or Initiative Funding Request (Form coming soon)
- Individual Activity Funding Request (Form coming soon)
Faculty of Arts' Student Experience Fund (SEF)
The Student Experience Fund was created in honour of the Faculty of Arts’ 125th anniversary, to enhance the experience of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in Faculty programs. Funding under the Fund is done in accordance with the values of the Faculty of Arts, namely, equity, inclusion and environmental sustainability.
It supports projects falling under one of three main themes:
1. Academic or socio-cultural events and activities
Are you planning a conference on campus or an academic competition aiming at students? Intending to study abroad? Thinking about an exchange? The Faculty of Arts’ Student Experience Fund can be used to support initiatives such as these, including:
• Seminars, conferences, guest speakers, lectures and other academic student activities on campus
• Student artistic and cultural programs on campus
• Student exchanges, conferences, or internships abroad. The Fund does not subsidize courses or field trips associated with a course.
2. Wellness initiatives
Are you an initiative related to the promotion, awareness, or enhancement of student mental health and wellness? The Faculty of Arts is committed to supporting the mental health and wellness of our students and thus, the Student Experience Fund is pleased to support activities and programs that promote the mental health, resiliency, and well-being of our student community.
3. Anti-racism and inclusivity initiatives
You wish to celebrate, elevate, and build greater awareness and understanding of the diversity of our community? As part of its Building Belonging Action Plan, the Faculty of Arts is committed to support initiatives that promote equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization (EDID) and anti-racism. Students are encouraged to apply for funds in support of those themes. Projects that are eligible for funding may include the following:
• Hosting a speaker or speaker series
• Hosting or showcasing cultural performances or programming.
• Hosting any initiatives that reduce barriers facing students from historically, systemically, and persistently marginalized groups.
How to apply
1. To apply for support, complete the form for an Individual Activity Funding Request or for an Organization of an Event or Initiative Funding Request.
• Please note that students who apply must be registered full-time at the time of the event or activity.
• Normally, funding for an activity involving an individual student does not exceed $500, and funding for an activity involving a group of students does not exceed $1500.
• Only one individual application can be submitted in the course of studies of the applicant.
• The applicant cannot be financed for the same trip by the Student Experience Fund and the Conference or the Research Travel Grant.
2. In return for funding, the grant recipient undertakes to:
• Mention the Student Experience Fund in all publicity of the event or initiative.
• Communicate with the Communication and Marketing department of the Faculty of Arts to promote the event or initiative within the Faculty.
• Within eight weeks following the event or initiative, provide a final one-page document which reports on the activities held, the number of student participants from the Faculty of Arts and the budget actually spent.
The submission period for the 2024-2025 academic year will begin on August 1, 2024.
Please feel free to reach out to the Office of the Vice-Dean of Students if you have questions about your project.