Lucija Brezočnik, IEEE Region 8 Humanitarian Activities Committee
The IEEE Region 8 Humanitarian Activities Committee (R8 HuAC) provides seed funding to IEEE Region 8 SIGHT groups to support their upcoming year’s activity through the newly established SIGHT Groups Accelerator Program. Every SIGHT group that completes the application is eligible for funding up to $400!
The SIGHT Groups Accelerator Program aims to:
- recognize the success of the SIGHT groups,
- provide funding to organize more SIGHT groups activities,
- help to evaluate the health of the SIGHT groups, and
- promote good practices of the awarded SIGHT groups.
What are the rules? All active SIGHT groups with reported activities can apply to the IEEE R8 HuAC SIGHT Groups Accelerator Program. A SIGHT group must fulfill the following Membership and Reporting Requirements to receive the Base Funding ($100): at least two activities reported in the vTools Events Reporting, up-to-date roster following the HTB/SIGHT guidelines in the vTools Officer Reporting, and successfully submitted their 2023 SIGHT Group R8 Report. There is an additional option of getting Criteria Funding (up to $150), where a SIGHT group chooses the activities it wants to carry out from the possibilities listed in the Criteria section on our program webpage. The more criteria a SIGHT group meets, the more funding it can get. For all SIGHT groups wanting to compete and be exposed as the most active ones, the program also offers Ranking Funding (up to $150).
Remember: the SIGHT Groups Accelerator Program 2023 provides seed funding for the SIGHT groups based on the activities carried out from 16 November 2022 until 15 November 2023. The application submission portal will remain open from 1 to 20 November 2023.
Originally published on IEEE Region 8 News September 2023 issue.