Funding categories and application procedure

• See the two categories of applications below.
• Complete all sections of the form associated with the category of your project or activity at least 30 days prior to the event/project date.
• Attach any other documents that may help in understanding your project to the last section of the form.
• The Faculty studies the application and decides on the allocation of financial support. A one-week delay is necessary for the evaluation of the application.
• The applicant will receive an e-mail from the Faculty informing them of the decision and indicating the steps to be taken to obtain the contribution.

Objective of the Fund

For an undergraduate student’s participation in a conference or activity that:

• Aims to enhance a student’s leadership potential;
• Complements the student’s learning in a particular field;
• Promotes the Faculty of Social Sciences or the University of Ottawa in the broader community.

Eligibility and conditions

• Candidates must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the time of the conference or activity.
• Students enrolled in graduate programs should contact the FSS Office of Graduate Studies for support.

Maximum eligible amount: $1000 per project

Eligibility and conditions

• The applicant(s) must be enrolled in a program of study in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
• A sponsorship application may be submitted at any time during the year. The application must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the activity. Applications made after the activity will be refused except in special circumstances.
• Projects or activities must be carried out between August 1^st and July 31^st of the current year.
• The applicant(s) must submit a brief report on the project to the committee (number of participants, evaluation and financial statement) within 30 days following the project or activity. Failure to do so will automatically result in the rejection of subsequent grant applications from that group or individual.
• Any student, group, or organization receiving financial support from the Faculty of Social Sciences must acknowledge the Faculty’s contribution in all communications and materials related to the funded project or activity.
• An applicant must submit a new application each year.
• Sponsorship applications are limited to the funds available, and the Faculty reserves the right to reject applications based on budgetary realities.

Eligible projects

• Welcome and integration activity;
• Conference, convention, symposium, seminar;
• Cultural production (play, film, show, etc.);
• Media production (newspaper, magazine, etc.);
• Project resulting from a school extension (delegations, etc.).

The projects must:

• Stimulate student life
• Involve the Faculty of Social Sciences community as much as possible
• Allow as much collaboration with other student associations as possible

Specific examples:

• Sending delegations to conferences, interuniversity games, or competitions (credited or non-credited as part of a course); the program must be primarily academic.
• Organizing conferences, interuniversity games, or competitions (credited or non-credited as part of a course); the program must be primarily academic.

Ineligible projects

• Sponsorship for a cause (an event or project to raise funds for a cause);
• International exchange;
• Credited or non-credited internship project;
• Fundraising event;
• Graduation activities (ball, party, etc.).
• The Faculty of Social Sciences will not accept sponsorship applications for projects or activities that discriminate on the basis of characteristics specified in the law or that promote a particular ideology (political party, religious beliefs or organizations).

Maximum eligible amount: $1000 per project