Financial Support for Student Activities

Introduction

To encourage students to organise and implement activities which help promote the University goal of “whole-person” development, the Office of Student Affairs has solicited funds from the University as well as the community to provide financial sponsorship towards quality programmes organised by student organisations.

Types of funding	Eligibility	Nature of funded activities	Examples of completed activities
AC Hall Block Grant	Activities organised by all HKBU student organisations	Concerts, variety shows, competitions, film shows, performances	~Annual Performance (Dance Association) ~Annual Performance (Magic Club) ~Singing Contest (Faculty of Social Sciences)
BUhub Communities Fund	All HKBU student organisations	N/A (Special funding to support the Society/Club's operation)	N/A (Special funding to support the Society/Club's operation)
Campus Inclusion Activities (CIA) Programme for Students with Special Education Needs	Activities which are able to accommodate at least 1 category of the special educational needs	External competitions, public performances/exhibitions, training workshops, sports trainings/practices	~Comm Garden (Community Society) ~Summer Play (Dramatics Club)
Ear-marked Student Activities Fund	Activities organised by student organisations for students in UGC-funded programmes	External competitions, public performances/exhibitions, training workshops, sports trainings/practices	~Shing Mun River Regatta (Rowing Club) ~Summer Play (Dramatics Club) ~Freshmen Exhibition (Students' Union Visual Arts Society) ~A-week Opening Ceremony Inauguration Ceremony
HKBU Village CARE Campaign Ethnic Minorities Engagement Grant (EMEG)	Full-time Ethnic Minority students enrolled in UGC-funded undergraduate programmes	Cultural-related workshops/events	~Art jamming workshop ~Overseas summer school
Emergency Loan to Student Leaders	Officers of student organisations	N/A (Short-term interest free loans to support student leaders)	N/A (Short-term interest free loans to support student leaders)
Global Engagement Squad (GES)	Full-time international students enrolled in UGC-funded undergraduate programmes	Cultural-related workshops/events	~Multi-cultural night ~Cultural immersion tour
Service-Learning Student Activities Fund	Service-learning activities organised by student organisations	Social service trips, community service workshops	~Anti epidemic sachet workshop (Students' Union Chinese Health Care Society) ~Global Volunteer Program (AIESEC) ~Sri Lanka International Service Trip 2019 (Rotaract)
Subsidy for Orientation Activities	Non-overnight orientation activities for freshmen of UGC-funded programmes	Orientation activities for freshmen	~Orientation Day ~Orientation Night
UGC Special Grant for Student-Initiated Sports Events [Application period ended]	Training programmes for UGC students to be delivered/ facilitated by qualified coach(es) / trainer(s) / speaker(s) or sports related large-scale events open to all UGC students	Sports-related training programmes, competition, performances or events	~Boxing experience ~Trampoline workshop ~Indoor climbing ~Joint-U sports competition