Student Experience Fund

• Applications are submitted through CareerConnect. 
• Applications must include responses to the following three questions:
  • How will this specific activity help you to explore leadership skills, and professional goals? (max. 200 words)
  • What knowledge, skills and abilities will you develop through this activity, and how will you apply them after the activity? (max. 200 words)
  • Please list any additional information you would like the adjudication committee to know. (max. 150 words)
• Prior to submitting an application, we strongly encourage students have all activity information ready including estimated expenses such as entry fee.
• Applications will open one month before the deadline.
• Applications must be received before the proposed activity has occurred; retroactive applications are not permitted.
• Students must apply for the deadline in which their activity falls. Late applications will be ineligible. If an activity spans multiple deadlines, the application must be submitted for the deadline in which the activity starts. For example: If the activity begins November 10 and goes until June, one must apply for the deadline in which November falls - which would be the September 15 deadline.
• An SEF decision will be made within 4 weeks following the end of the application period.
• Students may not resubmit an SEF application if the original application has been denied; unless the reason for denial is due to the application being submitted too early (i.e., before the noted time period for the activity).
• Funding decisions are not appealable.
  
  Application Tip: This program has limited funding and not all applications will be approved. Applicants should ensure their application is thorough and includes all requested information. Additionally, this program doesn't cover travel, so please provide your costs, excluding travel. All costs need to be inline with UAPPOL policies.
  

Eligible expenses include:

• Conferences and seminars related to your professional interests
• Skill-building workshops
• Meetings and events hosted by professional associations
• Experiential learning activities such as case competitions that are not already subsidized or coordinated by the ASB.

Ineligible expenses:

Types of activities that are not eligible for funding include, but are not restricted to:

• Fees associated with registration with designated bodies, for instance, fees associated with registering for your CPA
• Exam or exam prep fees, for instance fees associated with the CFA exam or exam preparation
• Funding for student groups (e.g. speaker fees, catering for participants) this fund is for individual participants only. Student groups should apply for student group funding using the appropriate channels. Individual students who wish to receive support to attend a student coordinated activity - such as RMBS may apply for delegate funding to offset the cost of attending this activity. 
• Research-related travel (e.g. field research, travel to participate in a collaborative research project or to study with a scholar elsewhere)  
• Activities for which applicants will also receive academic credit (e.g. CSL, practicum, field school, study aboard)
• Work experience placements, whether paid or unpaid (e.g. internship, practicum)
• Any activity where the applicant will be paid for their participation. Please note, awards earned by the participant are excluded from this, i.e., a student may participate in a case competition and earn an award for their case, that is acceptable under the SEF funds.
• Expenses related to lost wages or income while participating in a conference or experiential learning activity. This fund is not intended to offset lost earnings.
• Personal incidental expenses, such as haircuts, clothing, or new outfits, are not eligible.