Please note that the Enterprise, Opportunity, and Innovation Fund will not be running this year.

The Internal Funding Committee is a standing committee of council that administers the Special Projects Fund and the Enterprise, Opportunity, and Innovation Fund. The committee is chaired by the VP-Internal and made up of two members of Council and two students at-large, elected by Council every term. It awards funding from the funds as reimbursements for expenses for student projects benefiting UW undergraduate students.

Guidelines of the IFC regarding proposals

• Interest
  proposal should demonstrate student interest and benefit to student experience
• Relevance
  should benefit a certain group of students
• Capability
  should demonstrate capable management of the intended project
• Need
  should demonstrate financial need for the project to go ahead
• Usability
  should demonstrate a plan for continued use of any items to be purchased
• Due Diligence
  proposal should demonstrate diligence in presenting its budget (find multiple quotes for each item where possible) finding funding sources, and other specific criteria

Other criteria

• Course Credit
  funding is only granted for non-academic projects
• Charitable Funding
  The IFC does not make charitable donations, and will sponsor all events based on their merits of the above guidelines
• Intangibles
  (i.e. meals, etc.) case by case basis
• Equipment
  case by case basis
• Alternative Funding Sources
  not required, but refer to due diligence, above
• Application Submitted After Event
  will generally not fund
• End-of-Term Formals
  will generally not fund

Please submit your application at least three weeks before your event/project date. The committee will make all efforts to arrive at a decision before the event where possible, as it generally meets once a week.

Please contact the VP Internal (vpin@feds.ca) or 519-888-4567 Ext. 33780 with any questions.