BIPOC Initiatives and Events Fund
The purpose of the UWinnipeg BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) Initiatives and Events Funding is to support units, academic departments, and employee groups in undertaking equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives and events that benefit the UWinnipeg community and BIPOC groups.
Each Faculty/College (Arts; Business and Economics; Education; Global College; Graduate Studies; Library; Science, Kinesiology, and Applied Health) has been allocated funding from the Office of the Provost for this purpose, and the associated Deans/Directors will receive the applications and administer the funding.
All UWinnipeg faculty and staff can apply. However, contract faculty are required to work with at least one full-time employee and have them named on the application. The full-time employee will serve as the principal applicant and will be responsible for managing the funds.
This funding is available to support:
- New initiatives
- Enhancement of existing programs, services, and offerings
- On-campus training that would be available to students, faculty, staff, and administrators free of charge
- Guest speakers who specialize in areas of interest not covered by the expertise of UWinnipeg faculty and staff
- Activities that would enhance curriculum and/or pedagogy
This funding cannot be used to support research projects, ongoing budget items, or individual professional development opportunities.
NOTE: If this initiative/event is a research conference or workshop, please apply instead to the Research Workshop and Conference Grant or Conference Sponsorship Fund through the Office of Research and Innovation.
Applications for this fund are accepted on a rolling basis, but applicants are required to apply a minimum of eight weeks in advance of the start date for the initiative/event.
The maximum allocation of funding for each application is $1,000. The amount you receive will depend on factors such as the availability of funds, the relevance of components of your budget to equity, diversity, and inclusion objectives, and the availability of other resources.
BIPOC Initiatives and Events Funding recipients are expected to implement their proposed initiative/event in a timely fashion and submit a final report to the Director of Academic Programming and EDI and their respective Dean/Director on the outcome no later than four weeks following completion. The final report should outline the initiative’s accomplishments, impact analysis, and accounting of actual expenditures vs. budget (maximum 2,000 words).
Use the provided BIPOC Initiatives and Events Funding Application Form and email it to the appropriate Dean/Director below with the subject line: “BIPOC Initiatives and Events Funding Application Submission.”
Arts
Dean of Arts: Tracy Whalen, cc’ing Lisa McLean
Business and Economics
Dean of Business and Economics: Hugh Grant, cc’ing Lilith Bauer
Education
Dean of Education: Laurie-Ann Hellsten, cc’ing Danielle Gagnon
Global College
Executive Director: Shauna Labman, cc’ing Sarah Steidl
Graduate Studies
Dean of Graduate Studies: Kyle Devine, cc’ing Kent Suss
Library
Acting Dean of Library: Emma Hill Kepron, cc’ing Janice Reyes Bain
Science, Kinesiology, and Applied Health
Acting Deans of Science and Kinesiology and Applied Health: Tabitha Wood and Danielle Defries, cc’ing Rebecca Stephenson