Individual Grants

Individual Grants

The UCSA receives funds through the student levy to facilitate and support the various services provided by the organization. One of which is the individual student grant pool.

The Individual Grants Pool provides current UC students access to financial assistance to go towards activities of individual pursuits at a high level of achievement and/or community engagement. These activities can include, but may not be limited to, conferences, events, and sporting competitions (either on the national or international level).

Successful applicants can use these funds to assist with travel, accommodation, and registration fees.

Individual grants are capped depending on whether the opportunity is domestic or international.

  • For domestic opportunities, individuals could receive up to $500
  • For international opportunities, individuals could receive up to $1000

For more details on the grants policy please consult the grants policy here: Resources: Individual Grants Policy

What would I need?

To apply for an individual grant, you would need a quote of the expenses of your opportunity. For example, if you are flying overseas for a sporting competition you would provide a quote of the flights/accommodation, a quote of the registration fee, or (if no registration fee) a letter inviting you to participate in the event.

It is important to note that the grants pool is future focussed. You cannot pay for the expenses of your trip BEFORE you’ve applied for the grant. If this turns out to be the case then unfortunately it would be ineligible for funding.

How to Apply

In order to apply for the grant, you will first need to gain access to the grants portal on the UCSA website. This is a simple two step procedure!

  1. Create a student login using the button below. Simply use the same student login details you would use on campus and hit “Student Login”. Login
  2. Once you’ve successfully logged in, send an email to clubs@ucsa.org.nz with the following message.
    “Kia Ora
    I am a currently enrolled UC student, and I wish to apply for the individual student grants pool. I have logged in to the UCSA website. Below is my full name and username. Could you please grant me access to the Grants Portal.
    username, Full name.
    Regards”

Once that’s been completed, someone will be in touch and send you your confirmation email. After which, you can access the grants portal immediately using this link here: https://ucsa.org.nz/gas/landing/member

If you have any questions, please email clubs@ucsa.org.nz for more details!