Other sources of discretionary funding
For the most up to date information on discretionary funding, please contact or visit the websites of the organizations listed below.
QPIRG-Concordia
Maximum Granted Amount: $700
Deadline: Rolling deadline, decisions are made at monthly board meetings.
Who can apply: Anyone but QPIRG cannot fund individual/personal cases, capital expenses (e.g. expensive equipment, building/space purchase), travel expenses (except as relates to accessibility).
Criteria considered: Budget for the project, mandate of the organization, purpose of the project, and other sources of funding are all considered in applications.
Format of Funding: Cheque or photocopies equivalent to amount given in discretionary funding.
Accountability required from funding applicants: We ask that if possible people mention QPIRG somewhere on their event promo, website, etc. or mention that they received funding from QPIRG in some other way, but it’s not a strict requirement.
Further details and application can be accessed on their discretionary funding page: https://www.qpirgconcordia.org/resources/discretionary-funding/
Association of McGill University Student Employees (AMUSE)
Maximum Granted Amount: $300
Deadline: Rolling deadline, decisions are made at monthly board meetings.
Who can apply: AMUSE considers applications from on-campus and off-campus, but will not give money for stipends or any other individual use.
Criteria considered:
Serve to further the aims and principles of AMUSE, unionization at McGill, and the labour movement.
Are in line with other social causes with which AMUSE specifically and the labour movement in general maintain bonds of solidarity.
Work under a non-oppressive and social justice oriented framework.
Positively affect the McGill community, the Montreal community, and/or the wider community of Quebec.
Create active labour-campus-community links
Format of Funding: Cheque, or non-financial resources, such as a physical meeting space or office resources such as photocopiers, printers, phones, computer resources, etc.
Accountability required from funding applicants: AMUSE asks that our logo be displayed on promotional materials (i.e. posters, flyers) when possible. We would be happy to display any such promotional materials provided to us as well as make any end result of a project (in the case of a book, video, art project, etc.) available to our membership in our library. In addition, when applicable AMUSE would appreciate the opportunity to table at any relevant events to our mandate.
Further details and application can be accessed on their discretionary funding page: https://www.amusemcgill.ca/discretionary-funding
QPIRG-McGill
Maximum Granted Amount: $250
Deadline: Rolling deadline, funding is disbursed once a month.
Who can apply: Campus and Community groups, priority given to smaller-scale, non-institutional, external projects that cannot find funding from institutional sources (such as the University, NFB, etc)
Format of Funding: Cheque
Further details and application can be accessed on their discretionary funding page: https://qpirgmcgill.org/discretionary-funding/
SACOMSS
Maximum Granted Amount: $500 per application, but exceptions can be made
Deadline: Rolling deadline, requests are reviewd at the last coordinator meeting of each month during the academic year. Summer application submissions (May, June, July, and August) will not be reviewed until late September.
Who can apply: SACOMSS offers discretionary funding to external groups for projects, events, or initiatives that are in line with our mandate. Offer funding for groups, organizations, projects, or events, not individuals.
Criteria considered: align with SACOMSS’ anti-oppressive, non-judgemental mandate, but they do not have to explicitly address issues of sexual violence
Format of Funding: Direct deposit
Further details and application can be accessed on their discretionary funding page: http://www.sacomss.org/wp/discretionary-funding-application/