Conference Funding

CONFERENCE FUNDING REQUESTS

BPK has a moderate budget to support the cost of hosting conferences where BPK faculty and/or trainees are conference organizers. Conference funding requests must be submitted in advance of the conference and are not guaranteed. Requests should be made by the conference chair or co-chair. It is expected that the conference organizers will have secured other sources of funding prior to requesting funds from BPK.

Requests can be submitted anytime throughout the calendar year, for review by the BPK Chair. Normally, a decision will be made on the level of funding to be provided, if any, within 1 month after submission of the request.

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF THE FUNDING REQUEST

Funding requests will be evaluated based on the expected benefit to BPK, the impact of the requested funding, the amount of funding requested, and the amount of funding already secured from other sources. Specific evaluation criteria are as follows:

Number and diversity of BPK members who are expected to participate;
Extent of engagement with external stakeholders and/or partners;
How the BPK funding will be used in supporting the conference;
Alignment of the conference, and the role of the proposed funding, with BPK’s goals in research, teaching, and community service;
Range and extent of funding already secured from other SFU sources and/or external sources;
Amount requested relative to the total budget of the conference.

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BPK CONFERENCE FUNDING REQUEST FORM

Full Name

Email

GENERAL DETAILS

Conference Name

Goals and objectives of the conference Summarize the goals and/or objectives of the conference. Describe how the conference will promote knowledge sharing on one or more topics (provide general details on the topics), and networking between groups or organizations (provide general details on the groups or organizations).

Conference Dates

Conference Location

Conference Organizers

Your role in organizing the conference Requests should be made by the conference chair or co-chair

Requester position in BPK

BENEFIT TO BPK

Expected number of registered attendees

Expected number of BPK faculty attending the conference

Expected number of BPK trainees (graduate or undergraduate students, post-docs) attending the conference

Expected number of faculty and/or trainees from other units at SFU (specify the departments / schools)?

Expected number of attendees who are external to SFU (specify the organization)

OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING

What other sources of funding from SFU have been secured or applied for, to support the conference? Describe the amount of funding that has been secured

What other sources of funding external to SFU have been secured or applied for, to support the conference? Describe the amount of external funding that has been secured

AMOUNT REQUESTED

Consideration will normally be given to well-justified requests for funding up to $1000. Occasionally, consideration may be given to requests for greater amounts.

Amount requested from BPK

Total estimated expenses for hosting the conference Please provide an itemized list and an estimate of cost per item (eg. Food $500, space $500), and email the list in an Excel sheet to bpkcs@sfu.ca. While the structure of the budget may vary depending on the nature of the event, typically it should include estimated costs for facility rental, food, and keynote speakers, and estimated revenues from registration fees, exhibitors, and sponsors.

IMPACT OF THE FUNDING

What will the BPK conference funding be used for?

Describe the impact of the BPK funding on BPK faculty.

Describe the impact of the BPK funding on BPK trainees.

Describe how the BPK support will be acknowledged.

Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology (BPK)