Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Fund

• Notice of Intent (NOI) responses prepared using the sample NOI document

• The application must be submitted jointly by two co-applicants (one eligible BC-based community partner and one current UBC faculty, staff, or student at UBC Vancouver or UBC Okanagan).
• The project must support a community-university partnership that benefits communities across the province and advances collaborative research, teaching, and learning.
• The community partner must be BC-based.
• The community partner must be a registered charity, registered non-profit society, or a CRA-qualified donee.

Who is eligible?

• BC-based registered charities
• BC-based registered non-profit societies
• BC-based CRA-qualified donees
• UBC faculty, staff, and students (UBC Vancouver or UBC Okanagan) applying with an eligible community partner

Who is not eligible

Eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

Eligible geographic areas

• British Columbia (BC-based community partners; projects benefiting communities across the province)

• Identify the principal community applicant (eligible BC-based community partner).
• Identify the principal UBC applicant (current UBC faculty, staff, or student at UBC Vancouver or UBC Okanagan).

• Use the sample NOI document to prepare responses jointly with your co-applicant.

• Complete the online form and submit the prepared information.

• After submission, payments are expected to be processed by March 31.

• The fund especially welcomes collaborative projects that advance equity, diversity, and inclusion; Indigenous engagement and reconciliation; health innovation and community wellbeing; sustainability and climate action; and teaching, learning, and research excellence.
• Each application must identify two main points of contact: a principal community applicant and a principal UBC applicant.
• Payments are expected to be processed by March 31.
• The letter of intent deadline shown for 2024-09-27 has passed.