Advocacy Mini-Grants
Advocacy Mini-Grants
One goal of the Patient Advocacy Initiative is to generate an increase in awareness about rare disease and patient advocacy among Notre Dame’s campus community. Advocacy Mini-Grants (up to $250 in funding) are intended to help Notre Dame student organizations provide engaging peer-led programs and events that are focused on rare disease and/or patient advocacy and health equity.
All Notre Dame undergraduate and graduate student clubs, organizations, and residence hall communities are eligible to apply. Mini-grants will be awarded based upon an application and selection process, and up to four, $250 awards will be awarded per semester. If awarded, funds will be transferred post-event as a reimbursement.
Advocacy Mini-Grant activities should:
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Be a program, activity or event that is focused on rare disease and/or topics related to patient advocacy or health equity
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Have specific goals or intended outcomes identified and articulated
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Have a clearly stated use for how funds will be utilized
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Be open to a broad campus audience
The Advocacy Mini-Grants are not intended to fund permanent equipment or supplies, or serve as a donation to a particular cause or fundraiser. Only one mini-grant award per organization, per semester is allowed. Should your organization submit an application that does not get awarded funding, you are eligible to apply again.
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The application below must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the proposed activity for review. Groups who are awarded funds will be asked to display a Patient Advocacy Initiative poster at their event, and also must complete a post-event summary in order to receive reimbursement.