Your good ideas help enhance student life. Tell us about a film screening, conference, exhibit, performance, or other activity and you could be awarded up to $1000 towards making it happen.

The Good Ideas Fund is open to all full- or part-time UofT students and to any UofT student group.
Funding priorities for the GIF include:

Activities or projects that reflect the Hart House Vision
Activities or projects that enhance or have a significant impact on student life on campus
Activities or projects open to all students and that benefit all students
Activities that promote diversity, collaboration and interaction between student groups

Applications will be assessed on how well they meet these criteria and the quality of the impact on the UofT student community. Successful applicants are eligible to receive up to $1,000 in funding per term, throughout the 2011-12 academic year, for on-campus events. Applicants must submit their application a minimum of four weeks before the event.

Appy online below.

We have completed our 2011/2012 academic year funding and will not be accepting applications until May 15, 2012.

Good Ideas supported in past years:

Carribean Studies Conference - Diaspora Voices;
Sustainable Engineer's Association - Annual Conference
Sustainable Energy Fair 2011;
UTM Music Club - Charity Dinner for the United Way;
Urban Studies Students Union - Let's Talk Toronto: Introducing Toronto municipal affairs; to U of T Students, encouraging civic engagement;
University of Toronto Entrepreneurial Society - 'Discover' Lecture and Discussion night
Chinese Magazine at U of T - 2011 Life Sciences Conference
Intersections (Mobilities) Speaker Series
Students Against Climate Change—Green Jobs Fair
African Students Association
Women Entrepreneurs
David Suzuki at Convocation Hall
Equity Studies Student Union Conference - Decolonize our Minds
G-8 Research Group
Mindwaves Literary Journal
Juxtaposition Launch
Amnesty International Conference - Water: A Human Right?
University of Toronto Health and Human Rights Conference
U of T China Conference 2009
Sustainable Energy Fair 2009
Writer's Co-op Spoken Word Event - Exchanging Notes
Immunology Students Association Annual Conference
Bhakti Yoga Club - Sacred World: A Vedic Perspective on Ecology
Engineers without Borders - Scavenger Hunt
U of T International Students Union - Cultural Talent Show

Application Form

Got a good or maybe even a great idea? Your group could be eligible for a funding grant. You must submit this application a minimum of 4 weeks before your event. Successful applicants will demonstrate a strong link between their group’s idea, the Hart House Vision, and the Good Ideas Fund Priorities (see below.)

Funding Priorities for Good Ideas

Activities that reflect the vision of Hart House.
Activities or projects that enhance or have a significant impact on student life on campus.
Activities or projects open to all students and that benefit all students.
Activities that promote diversity, collaboration and interaction between student groups.

If you have any questions, please contact us by email.

A. Background Information

Name of organization:

Primary contact name: *

Position student number: *

Email: *

Phone number: *

B. Connetion to the Hart House Vision

Using the Hart House Vision, please explain how your event furthers or contributes to the vision.

The Hart House Vision
Hart House is a living laboratory of social, artistic, cultural and recreational experiences where all voices, rhythms and traditions converge. As the vibrant home for the education of the mind, body and spirit envisioned by its founders, Hart House encourages and supports activities that provide spaces for awakening the capacity for self-knowledge and self-expression.

Connection to the Hart House Vision: *

C. Outcomes and Impact

Please provide two or three learning elements or outcomes that indicate how your event or program will contribute to student life on campus.: *

D. Project or Event Description

Name of your event: *

Event date: *

Event location: *

Purpose of the event: *

Detailed event plan and logitics: *

Location, date, space, AV and food requirements, etc.

Target audience: *

Expected audience numbers: *

Is this a first time event, or is it ongoing?: *

First time event

Ongoing

Are your event partners on-campus or off-campus?:

On-campus

Off-campus

If you have partners, who are they?:

E. Budget Summary

Please attach a detailed event budget including: expected income and expenditures for the event. The budget should identify other funding sources, and what items, specifically, you would like Hart House to fund. In some cases, Hart House will be able to provide room bookings and/or AV equipment. Please indicate if you require this kind of support. Student organizations should also include copies of their overall group budget for the year. Providing detailed budgets will ensure the GIF Committee has the necessary information to make a timely decision.

Budget: *

F. Promotions Plan

Please include information about how you plan to promote the event.: *

G. Additional Information

Please give us any additional information.:

H. Final Report

Final reports must be submitted after your event takes place. The report should include copies of receipts for expenditures, a description of the outcome of the project or event (how many attended, who, how were they impacted, what did those organizing the event learn?) and any documentation of the event itself (photos, video, etc.)