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==SSMU Funds==
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[[Image:SSMU-Logo-Red.png|right|200px]]The SSMU has a variety of funds available to student groups. Each fund has a different set of criteria, and it is highly recommended that you check them out, because many of them actually have excess funds at the end of the year, meaning that they would have been able to provide funding to more applicants. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, so apply as early as you can! You can submit one application per event/initiative, and select one Fund to apply to. All funding decisions are made by a central Funding Committee, and they may decide to allocate funds to you from a different Fund, or from more than one Fund - basically whatever they can do to help fund you!
[[Image:SSMU-Logo-Red.png|right|200px]]The SSMU has a variety of funds available to student groups. Each fund has a different set of criteria, and it is highly recommended that you check them out, because many of them actually have excess funds at the end of the year, meaning that they would have been able to provide funding to more applicants. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, so apply as early as you can! You can submit one application per event/initiative, and select one Fund to apply to. All funding decisions are made by a central Funding Committee, and they may decide to allocate funds to you from a different Fund, or from more than one Fund - basically whatever they can do to help fund you!


Over the 2017/2018 school year, one of our SSMU Reps sat on the SSMU Funding Committee. They (I) have written the following guide based on this experience.
The following guide was written by Vivian Campbell, SSMU Rep of 2017-2018, who sat on the SSMU Funding Committee. Check out [https://ssmu.ca/resources/funding/ SSMU's Funding page] for a far more aesthetically pleasing guide. Then come back here for tips & tricks.
 
0. Check out [https://ssmu.ca/resources/funding/ SSMU's Funding page] for a far more aesthetically pleasing guide. Then come back here for tips & tricks.


===Available Funds===
===Available Funds===
{| class="wikitable alternating"
{| class="wikitable alternating"
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! Fund !! Apply For... !! Do... !! Don't...
! Fund !! Apply For... !! Requirements !! Do... !! Don't...
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| Ambassador || academic conferences and competitions, including design team competitions||
! Ambassador  
| opportunities to represent McGill as a participant in event of academic, athletic, or social nature; contribute visibility and recognition of SSMU, its members, or McGill ||
*must contribute 25% to overall cost, unless they can demonstrate efforts made
*not benefit sole individual member of club
|
*include any costs paid by participants in your budget, even if they're not paid through you  
*include any costs paid by participants in your budget, even if they're not paid through you  
*ask participants to contribute a reasonable amount to the cost
*ask participants to contribute a reasonable amount to the cost
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*apply for funding if the costs can be covered by other revenues in your annual budget
*apply for funding if the costs can be covered by other revenues in your annual budget
|-
|-
| Campus Life || pretty much anything that happens on campus - social events, networking events, cool initiatives, workshops, guest speakers, etc.||  
! Campus Life  
| contributions to the betterment of campus life for McGill undergraduate student population; initiatives of academic, social, athletic nature ||  
*initiative must take place on campus
*must benefit McGill undergraduate students first and foremost
|
*include projected attendance/involvement  
*include projected attendance/involvement  
*make your budget very clear, so that it is easy to tell the difference between food & alcohol expenses and everything else  
*make your budget very clear, so that it is easy to tell the difference between food & alcohol expenses and everything else  
|(same as above)
|(same as above)
|-
|-
| First Year || anything targeted at first year students || (same as above) || (same as above)
! First Year  
| events that enhance the experience of first-year students || must benefit first-year students primarily || (same as above) || (same as above)
|-
|-
| Equity || equity initiatives || (same as above) || (same as above)
! Equity  
| opportunities aiming to end discrimination, promote inclusivity and accessibility; Foster leadership, encourage civic engagement, make observable differences in representation or experience of disadvantaged groups ||  
*must be inclusive wherever possible
*focus on making McGill community more equitable and inclusive
|(same as above)
|(same as above)
|-
|-
| Mental Health || mental health initiatives || (same as above) || (same as above)
! Mental Health  
| the promotion of mental health awareness, improve student mental health, support de-stigmatization of mental issues on campus ||
*initiative funded should focus on supporting McGill students and other community members
*fund can go towards events and ongoing operations
|(same as above)
|(same as above)
|-
|-
| Environment || sustainability initiatives - my example is using it to cover the difference in cost required to make your activity more environmentally friendly || - include the costs of both the original and more sustainable options || (same as above)
! Environment  
| the promotion of the culture of sustainability; reducing the environmental impacts of a group, campus resources or services || event or initiative must be in itself sustainable ||
* include the costs of both the original and more sustainable options  
| (same as above)
|-
|-
| Space || improvements to student spaces, similar to the EUS Student Space Fund || ||
! Space  
| physical improvements to student spaces on campus, similar to the EUS Student Space Fund || promote improvements to spaces specifically on the McGill campus || ||
|-
|-
| Community Engagement || charitable events / fundraising events for a charity || ||  
! Community Engagement  
| empowering club members to engage in charitable initiatives; build connections between McGill students and surrounding community/fundraising events for a charity ||  
*sole purpose of event cannot be fundraising
*not for ongoing operations
|  
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|-
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| Club || ONLY AVAILABLE TO FULL STATUS SSMU CLUBS || - || - apply for this fund if you're not a SSMU Club
! Club
| providing funding for club activities throughout the semester; support operational costs, events, initiatives; activities should correspond to club mandate || be a full-status SSMU club in good standing with society's rules and regulations || - ||
* apply for this fund if you're not a SSMU Club
|}
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## Budgets & other relevant documentation (if applicable)
## Budgets & other relevant documentation (if applicable)
# Wait. Hopefully only around a week. For 2017/18, the Funding Committee meets every Tuesday to review all applications submitted by the previous Thursday. You may be asked to provide more information or some clarification to the Funding Commissioner/Committee
# Wait. Hopefully only around a week. For 2017/18, the Funding Committee meets every Tuesday to review all applications submitted by the previous Thursday. You may be asked to provide more information or some clarification to the Funding Commissioner/Committee
# You will receive your funding decision through email. If you feel the decision is not fair, or if you don't understand why you have(n't) been given a certain amount, you can respond to the Funding Commissioner's email. If you're reading this before the end of April 2018, you can also email Vivian at ssmu.rep1@mcgilleus.ca, as they sit on the Funding Committee.
# You will receive your funding decision through email. If you feel the decision is not fair, or if you don't understand why you have(n't) been given a certain amount, you can respond to the Funding Commissioner's email.
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