Community Grants

Recipients | Inspiring Community Grants 2023

September 06, 2023

Congratulations to all the Inspiring Community Grant recipients for their ideas and initiatives to support a sense of community at UBC, the University Neighbourhoods and Musqueam.  Learn about all the funded projects below! This page will continue to be updated as new projects are funded...

May 11, 2018

UTown@UBC Community Grants Recipients Spring 2018

We are excited to announce the recipients of UTown@UBC Community Grants Spring Cycle! Our diverse volunteer grants selection committee, made up of residents, faculty, students and staff members, chose 16 projects for funding this cycle. We look forward to seeing these projects enliven our community...

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March 22, 2018

Cooking with the Power of Plants

In the spirit of National Nutrition Month, we decided to visit the Plant Power cooking class, one of our recent UTown@UBC Community Grant projects, to unleash our inner cooking superhero. We learned how to create delicious and nutrient packed plant-based snacks, treats, and entrees that can really...

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December 13, 2017

Don't Miss these Fall 2017 UTown@UBC Community Grant Projects

The UTown@UBC Grant Selection Committee is excited to announce the winners of our most recent Community Grants. Thank you to all those who applied during this cycle! Congratulations to the community members who were awarded up to a total of $1000 for their individual projects....

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April 04, 2017

Get Involved with these UTown @ UBC Community Animation Grant Projects

We are very pleased to announce the second round of projects funded by the UTown @ UBC Community Animation Grants. Projects span from initiatives by UBC students, staff, faculty and members of the Musqueam community.  BioBuddies Bugs, plants, fungi and seaweeds are just some of the...

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March 29, 2017

13 Spring Community Grant Projects

This year, we received a record number of applications for the Spring UTown@UBC Grants cycle. The grant selection committee is pleased to announce projects that have been awarded funds from the UTown@UBC Spring Grant cycle.   UBC Bike Rave More than a hundred cycling enthusiasts...

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November 28, 2016

UTown Community Animation Grants Fall 2016

The UTown@UBC Grant Selection Committee is excited to announce the winners of our newest set of grants, Community Animation Grants made possible by support from the Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grants Program.  Thank you to all those who applied for our Community Animation...

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November 28, 2016

Fall 2016 UTown Community Grants

The UTown@UBC Community Grant Selection Committee is pleased to announce the projects that have been awarded Fall 2016 grants! We are excited to award a total of $7,900 to ten unique projects, from an intergenerational music class, to a Mental Health Symposium and more! Thank you to...

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March 04, 2016

Winter 2016 UTown@UBC Community Grants

The UTown@UBC Community Grant Selection Committee is pleased to announce the projects that have been awarded Winter 2016 grants! We are excited to award a total of $7,120 to eight great projects, from an intergenerational music class, to an endurance dance competition and more! Thank you to all...

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November 16, 2015

Fall 2015 UTown@UBC Community Grants

The UTown@UBC Community Grant Selection Committee is pleased to announce the projects that have been awarded Fall 2015 grants! We are excited to award a total of $5,550 to eight great projects, from workshops designed to encourage sustainable actions among primary school students, to the ever-...

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March 09, 2015

UTown@UBC Community Wellbeing Grants awarded

UTown@UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the first-ever UTown@UBC Community Wellbeing Grants! Generously supported by the UBC Wellbeing Initiative, these grants were awarded to student-led projects that demonstrated a commitment to improving human and ecological wellbeing. From an...

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