Faculty of Art
Apply for funding
to attend the Women Deliver 2019 conference!
Deadline is April 28, 2019.
WOMENDELIVER2019@UBC IS PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING BURSARIES:
- Two (2) full sponsorships for UBC students to attend the Women Deliver 2019 Conference ($700 value).
- Four (4) $200 bursaries for UBC faculty or staff to offset the conference registration fee. Additional support *may* be possible through group registration rates.
Conference dates are June 3 – 6, 2019.
Registration to Women Deliver 2019 includes access to all sessions, a Women Deliver 2019 Conference bag, conference materials, lunch, refreshments, and an unforgettable experience!
The Women Deliver conference is the world’s largest gathering on the health, rights, and wellbeing of women and girls in the world and is coming to Vancouver June 3 – 6, 2019. Women Deliver works to advance gender equity, bringing together a diversity of voices focusing on maternal, sexual and reproductive rights.
We are committed to making this conference accessible to gender equity champions in our community, across intersections. We aim to provide financial assistance to community members who would otherwise be unable to cover the cost of attendance. Bursaries are open to all UBC students, staff and faculty who are working to advance gender equality and the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women—including sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Complete applications will be evaluated by a team of volunteer adjudicators.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Applicants must be a current student, faculty or staff at UBC.
BURSARY COMMITMENTS
Upon acceptance, bursary recipients must be willing to complete the following commitments.
- Respond promptly to requests for information from the organizers.
- Participate in Women Deliver @ UBC meet-ups prior to the conference and in the debrief activities at UBC post conference.
- Participate fully in the conference.
- Commit to apply/share teaching and learnings from Women Deliver 2019 post-conference at UBC (additional funding opportunities available if necessary)
QUESTIONS AND APPLICATION:
- Email women.deliver@ubc.ca with any questions.
- To complete your application, please use this form
- Deadline 11:59pm April 28, 2019
Funds for WomenDeliver2019@UBC bursaries have been provided by the UBC Community Engagement Office, Office of the Vice-Provost International, UTown@UBC, UBC Wellbeing and the Office of Regional and International Community Engagement.
