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SA Now Taking Applications for Community Impact Fund
Deadline for the Fall application due November 28
Patrick Chun (NB), Contributing Writer
Issue date: 11/17/08 Section: News
The Student Association is now taking applications for the SA Community Impact Fund, which will provide financial support for student-led initiatives that have direct and tangible impact on communities external to HBS. Applications for the Fall process are due on November 28.
In line with the Student Association's mandate to support the interests of HBS students, the SA announced this month that they will be supporting the SA Community Impact Fund for its second straight year. Funded as part of the annual SA budget, the Fund will distribute up to $20,000 during the 2008 academic year to support HBS Students who undertake projects that positively impact the broader community.
"The Student Association is proud in helping students help others," said Fred Smith, Co-President of the Student Association. "So many students have great ideas for outreach projects, and we want to use the fund to enable these initiatives to become reality. We believe it is within the SA's mandate to provide support to students who want to make a positive impact on the broader community."
In order to qualify for funding, at least one of the leaders on the proposed project must be a current HBS student. The Fund is looking to support initiatives with direct and tangible impact, where the primary beneficiary of the subsidy and/or service is external to the HBS community. Preferred are projects where the results materialize within six months of the award. In the past, the Fund supported student-led initiatives such as transportation costs for the New Orleans Trek, raw material support for a student-led project in Africa, and direct costs related to fundraising activities.
"We encourage students who have great ideas to apply, especially those where the lack of funding is a strong consideration," said John Coleman (EC), a SA Senator and Chair of the Community Impact Fund Committee. "We know there are individuals and groups wanting to start new programs or expand current ones, and the SA wants to support them as much as possible."
In line with the Student Association's mandate to support the interests of HBS students, the SA announced this month that they will be supporting the SA Community Impact Fund for its second straight year. Funded as part of the annual SA budget, the Fund will distribute up to $20,000 during the 2008 academic year to support HBS Students who undertake projects that positively impact the broader community.
"The Student Association is proud in helping students help others," said Fred Smith, Co-President of the Student Association. "So many students have great ideas for outreach projects, and we want to use the fund to enable these initiatives to become reality. We believe it is within the SA's mandate to provide support to students who want to make a positive impact on the broader community."
In order to qualify for funding, at least one of the leaders on the proposed project must be a current HBS student. The Fund is looking to support initiatives with direct and tangible impact, where the primary beneficiary of the subsidy and/or service is external to the HBS community. Preferred are projects where the results materialize within six months of the award. In the past, the Fund supported student-led initiatives such as transportation costs for the New Orleans Trek, raw material support for a student-led project in Africa, and direct costs related to fundraising activities.
"We encourage students who have great ideas to apply, especially those where the lack of funding is a strong consideration," said John Coleman (EC), a SA Senator and Chair of the Community Impact Fund Committee. "We know there are individuals and groups wanting to start new programs or expand current ones, and the SA wants to support them as much as possible."
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