[bioundgrd] FW: School of Science Quality of Life (SQoL) Announcement

[Hallie Dowling-Huppert]

Good Morning,

Please find below an announcement about Fall 2023 School of Science Quality of Life (QoL) grants.  All in the School of Science are welcome to apply.   If you have questions about the application process or grant, feel free to reach out to myself or Kuheli.

Best,

Hallie Dowling-Huppert, M.Ed., pronouns: <https://www.mypronouns.org/>  She/Her
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
halliedh at mit.edu<mailto:halliedh at mit.edu>
617-715-2448
Office location: 68-323A, working remotely Mondays and Fridays
In-person Office Hours: Wednesdays 12-1 pm and Thursdays 1-2 pm
Zoom link: https://mit.zoom.us/my/halliedh



From: Kuheli Dutt <kdutt at mit.edu>

Good morning,

Please spread this within your units. The School of Science is now seeking proposals for the School of Science Quality of Life (SQoL) program designed to build community within the school, promote inclusiveness for students, staff, and faculty and support the well-being of our community members. The program’s goals are to:

  *   Build community and foster a sense of inclusion.
  *   Provide faculty, staff, and students opportunities to interact and socialize outside of the current research-driven activities and events.
  *   Integrate academic and social aspects of life within the school.
  *   Improve communications and outreach.
  *   Build collaborations and connections with other community groups on campus.
The SQoL program encourages projects that have wide appeal among school community members, but will also consider proposals that focus on specific groups if they cut across existing departmental and programmatic lines. Projects need not be ambitious in scope, so long as they encourage positive connections within the community. The program will consider proposals of all sizes, but generally caps projects at $3,000 per year. In addition, proposals that have matching funds from other sources will be viewed favorably by the selection committee.
Proposals can be submitted under three broad categories. It is possible for a proposal to be applicable to more than one category. These are:

  *   Community building
  *   Diversity, equity, and inclusion
  *   Mentoring
Examples of activities could include: trainings, workshops, seminars, social events, wellness programs, book clubs, team building activities, and others.
The deadline for submitting proposals for Fall funding is September 30, 2023. For additional information please visit https://science.mit.edu/resource/quality-of-life-grant-program/ or  contact us at sos-dean-finance at mit.edu<mailto:sos-dean-finance at mit.edu>.

Best,
Kuheli


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Dr. Kuheli Dutt (she/hers)
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
MIT School of Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge MA 02139
Email: kdutt at mit.edu



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