Grants for student groups

Applications are considered once a year in November. Student groups can apply for 1 project each academic year. Completed applications must be received by the deadlines to be considered for funding. Groups can apply in advance of their event or retroactively.  

• November 3, 2025 - application deadline at 5:00 p.m.
  

After submitting the online application form, email a detailed budget, click here MfSC budget form, to mfsc@concordia.ca.  Applications will only be considered once the application form and the budget is received, with late and incomplete applications placed on a waiting list in order of arrival.

Applicants will receive the results within 3 weeks of the deadline by email from the Mulit-faith & Spirituality Centre.  

The Grant Committee of MFSC manages the selection process, and all communication regarding the grants (questions, applications and reimbursement information) can go through our email contact: mfsc@concordia.ca. 

• Grant applications should clearly demonstrate how the event or project relates to MFSC’s mission of opening hearts and minds to diverse expressions of the human spirit.  Applications will be assessed based on their projected impact and their connection to MfSC’s mission.  First time requests will be given priority. Groups can only apply once within each academic year.  

• Events (workshops, etc) should normally take place on campus to avoid costs associated with space use.  On campus events must comply with all relevant university policies, including the Code of Rights and Responsibilities, and be approved by all relevant university officials (e.g. Designated Space Administrator, Event Analyst, Environmental Health and Safety) 

• Applications for travel to retreats or conferences must show how attendees will learn or other benefit with the broader group and other members of the university community.   

• The student group contact person will receive an e-mail explaining the results of the process including how to prepare for the payment processing. Refused applications will receive a list of alternate funding sources. 

• Grants are worth up to $500; at the discretion of the committee and based on the number of successful applications, recipients may receive less funding than requested. 

• All decisions of the committee are final. 

To claim funding, submit the claim electronically to mfsc@concordia.ca. Please note that payment can take up to six (6) weeks.

The amount of funding that will actually be paid by MfSC is contingent upon the amount spent by your group for the purpose approved above. For clarity, you will be allocated less than the amount offered to you above if your group ends up spending less than that amount on the approved purpose. 

• A complete request for reimbursement, with all supporting documents, must be submitted no later than one month after the conclusion of the conference/retreat/event or by April 1 of the fiscal year, whichever date is earlier.   

• Reimbursements will be made to the student group account or to one person incurring the expenses. It is required that the receipt(s) must have the name of the individual person or student group.
  

A complete request for reimbursement must be accompanied by:

• A one-page description of the event/project/conference and its impact on participants and the broader group. Quotes may be drawn from your report to demonstrate the impact of the grants and used in Concordia or MfSC publications or online, including on social media.
• Updated financial statements showing all actual expenses and revenues.
• Any pictures, videos or copies of publictions created in the context of the project, if available.
• Only original receipts or high-quality scans will be accepted for reimbursement.
• Alcohol, SAQ gift cards, alcohol permits or any SQDC products are not allowable expenses.
• Non-compostable dishes, cups or cutlery are not allowable expenses.

Events (workshops, etc.) should normally take place on campus to avoid costs associated with space use. 

For events, reimbursement is contingent upon

• The event proceeding as described in your proposal.  In order to remain eligible for funding, any material changes must be discussed and approved by us no later than 2 weeks prior to the event. 

• Event compliance with relevant Concordia policies, including the Code of Rights and Responsibilities, BD-3. 

• The event being approved by all relevant Concordia units, including Designated Space Administrator for your chosen location, Event Analyst, Environmental Health and Safety, and any others as appropriate.
  

For trips, reimbursement is contingent upon

• Compliance with all relevant Concordia travel policies. 

• Submission of a complete list of Concordia students who attended, with their student ID numbers.
• Submission of an agenda of the event is required. 

• Catholic Student Association members attended Rise Up 2024, a winter conference at the end of December 2024. 
  
• The Journal of Religion and Cultures celebrated the launch of Volume 30. The Journal is overseen by graduate students and dedicated to innovation within the field of religious studies.
• Chabad Concordia members attended the NYC Pegisha Shabbaton in fall 2024.
• Muslim Students’ Association received funding to support community Iftar meals during Ramadan.
  
  

A past grant recipient wrote: 

With over two thousand students, the unity I felt was incredible. The speakers were inspiring, and the time spent with my fellow Concordians gave me the time to really connect with them, and we are now much closer.