ELEC Diversity and Inclusivity Fund

Application period

• The School of Electrical Engineering Diversity and Inclusivity Fund has one application period per year – open from 3 April until 28 April. Awarded projects will be announced mid-May and should start by December 2023 at the latest.
• In case there is funding left after the first application round the school may consider opening a second round in November 2023.

Funding

• The School has reserved up to 8 000 euros for the projects. The budget for a single project should not exceed 4 000 euros.

Rules and conditions

• All projects must abide by the Aalto Code of Conduct.
• This funding is not intended to cover already existing activities.
• All funded projects will be expected to have one of the team members write a news story for the Aalto University webpage about their activities within 4 weeks of the project completion at the latest.
• The funding is open to all members of staff and students who are affiliated with the School of Electrical Engineering.
• The proposals will be evaluated based on potential impact, based on the level of support the project will provide, and the number of people it will reach.
  • We encourage projects that are not limited to one department or student guild;
  • An impactful project could provide substantial help to a small group, or a small amount of help to a large group.
• Notice that the School of Science has a corresponding Fund open at the same time April 3 - April 28. Projects involving both schools are encouraged. Please submit your application to both schools and specify the amount of funding applied from each school.
• All projects will be considered, however to avoid duplicating efforts, collaboration may be suggested between two similar applications, or between an application and an already existing project.
• Applications will be judged by a subcommittee of the School of Electrical Engineering EDI group and final decisions will be approved by the Dean.
• Salaries are funded only in very exceptional cases, so please contact us (information below) before sending your proposal if this is what you need funding for.
• The judging subcommittee is happy to consult and assist with proposals before submitting, and potential applicants are encouraged to talk with us before making a proposal. See our contact information below!
• The School of Electrical Engineering Communications team will assist in promoting the project, but the main responsibility for promotion remains with the project teams.

Projects elected for funding earlier

• Puhutaan suomea - learn Finnish on lunchbreaks
• How to make the most of your exchange aka World Peace Xchange