For details on Sponsorship this term, please read on or just jump down a few paragraphs.
It is now the 5th week of the term and I’ve barely been to class! Hopefully all of you are faring a little better than me and are ready and raring to go for your midterms. Don’t forget that EngSoc has tons of resources to get you over the start-studying hump. If studying isn’t your cup of tea, why don’t you stop by POETS, the Orifice, or check out the EngSoc calendar to see what we’re offering you to help with your procrastinating!
One thing you can do is submit an ECIF application! As I mentioned in my last article, we’re always looking for new projects to receive allocations from the money set aside from the EngSoc Capital Improvement Fund. If you’ve got a great idea to improve the Engineering student’s experience here at UW we want to hear from you! All proposals are guaranteed to be read.
Many of you might be wondering how we are doing with our budget this term. The answer is … well! So far we are on track to come in under budget and I don’t see any reason why that won’t continue. Our EngSoc directors this term are simply outstanding and I’m excited to continue working with them to provide the fantastic services and events that EngSoc has. If you would like details on your directorship or any directorship feel free to stop by the Orifice or find me in the hall and we can chat.
Now we get to the good stuff: Sponsorship. Any group or team interested in receiving EngSoc sponsorship is invited to put together a proposal/presentation and submit it by Friday March 1st, at 11:59:59 pm. Any and all University of Waterloo student teams or groups are eligible for an EngSoc sponsorship. If your presentation contains all of the information you want to submit, feel free to submit that as your proposal. Proposals should contain the details listed below, however please be aware that you are not required to disclose this information if you don’t wish to. Just know that the more information you can provide to us on why you need our sponsorship, the better chance you have to receive it. Suggested details are, but are not limited to:
- the team/group name
- contact information (including an email)
- a detailed price breakdown of what the Sponsorship, if given, will be spent on
- a summary of no more than 1000 words explaining how your team/group benefits Engineering students and why you deserve EngSoc sponsorship
- the length of your current project cycle, if applicable
- the average operating budget of a project cycle (if not applicable, then of the last year/three terms of operation)
- the number of other sponsors normally obtained in a project cycle (or one year) and the percentage of your operating budget that these sponsors provide
- are you applying for other sponsorship this term, and from who (eg. WEEF, SLEF, etc.)
You will be expected to make a short presentation at the Sponsorship meeting with your proposal details and answer any questions the Committee may have for you. This term’s Sponsorship meeting has been set for Sunday, March 3rd, at 11:00 am, room TBD. Once the room is booked it will be added to the EngSoc calendar, I’ll include it in the subsequent IW issue, and I’ll email any teams/groups that have already submitted a proposal. We look forward to hearing from you!
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