Student Initiative Fund

Extracurriculars often cost money, but we believe that Money should not stand as a barrier to opportunities that enrich your education.

Application

Application Guidelines

Follow these easy tips to ensure that your application to receive funding gets approved:

  1. The Student Initiative Fund applies only to members of the McMaster Humanities Society (a.k.a. all undergraduate full-time Humanities students).

  2. You cannot request an amount larger than $275 from the Student Initiative Fund.

  3. The Student Initiative Fund does not cover tuition, courseware/textbook costs, co­-op or practicum fees, or preparatory course fees.

  4. The SIF can only be used towards academic-related extracurricular activities that compliment your education in the Humanities.

  5. If you meet the above criteria, download the SIF application to your computer as a Word document and complete!

  6. Supporting documentation (photos of receipts) for each component of your funding request must be submitted with your application. Applications without such documentation will not be reviewed.

  7. Lastly, submit your application and supporting documentation by email to mhs.vpacademic@gmail.com.