The Arts Endowment Fund accepts proposals once per term. Please read the Funding Guidelines before sending your proposal. You must be a Faculty of Arts student to be eligible. (If you are a School of Accounting and Finance student, please apply to SAF's endowment fund instead.)
Reminder: The Arts Endowment Fund does not fund honorariums (fees for speakers, judges, emcees, etc), alcohol, subscriptions, gift cards, judges, gifts, charitable organizations or charitable activities, or ongoing operating costs.
Note: All AEF Board decisions are final.
Information and privacy: Questions regarding the collection of information on this form can be directed to the form administrator.
Special considerations (from WUSA website)
Speaker fees, honorarium, gift cards: Speaker fees, honorarium, and gift cards are typically not funded. Rationale: These direct external transfers usually do not efficiently benefit students.
Travel costs, team competition fees: Any proposals seeking support for travel costs or competition fees must be open for any undergraduate student to join, with a reasonably fair and transparent process for selection explained in the application. For Opportunity funding, this does not apply but individuals should justify that support is needed.
Fundraisers: Any costs toward fundraisers should not be funded. Rationale: Funding is intended to directly benefit students rather than raise additional funds. Direct investment in student resources and experiences is prioritized.
Food: Costs for food should be carefully scrutinized with regards to value for money. Rationale: In most cases, food should complement, not be the primary focus of, student events or activities. Emphasis should be on providing food that enhances an event’s experience in a responsible and cost-conscious manner.