Grants available to collaborating student organizations

University Health Services (UHS) is offering grant money to help encourage registered student organizations to collaborate and interact on projects beneficial to the university community.

UHS administers Collaboration (Mini) Grants to help fund collaborative projects. The grants range from $50 to $300. Applications are due on Friday, Feb. 4, and decisions will be announced on Friday, Feb. 11. Student organizations are encouraged to work with groups with which they do not interact on a regular basis.

UHS officials believe the health of a community is strengthened by connections between individuals and groups; thus, collaboration is vital in creating a healthier campus. For more information and an application, contact Genella Taylor at gmtaylor@wisc.edu.

Successfully funded collaborative projects have included a sexual assault poster project for Welcome Week put together by PAVE (Preventing Assault Victim Empowerment) and Gamma Phi Beta sorority; Andrea’s Voice: An Insight in Eating Disorders presented by Doctoring in Diverse Communities, Women in Medicine, Women in Science and Engineering, and Mentorship Achievement Program; and the Graduate Student Leadership Retreat, Spring 2005, presented by the Graduate Student Collaborative and Partners for Success.