| 1. Build Industry Group | Yingwen
Wang, Student | Built
Industry Group (BIG) is a student-run organisation based in the University of
Melbourne which connects students with industry through practice-based
learning, network development and multi-disciplinary engagement. Grant to be
spent on: publicity materials, photographer hiring, award gifts and catering
for major events such as Design Competition, Development Evening,
Architecture Showcase Evening etc. | $9,229.02 |
| 2. Student
Bush Dance | Jacinta
Way,Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | Student
Bush Dance is a social event that aims to provide students within the
Bachelor of Agriculture from both Dookie and Parkville campuses the
opportunity to engage and socialise as a cohort. Grant to be spent on:
security staff and bar staff hiring, band for 3 hours, photo booth hiring,
buckling bull hiring, catering, decorations and breathalyser hiring. | $6,953.75 |
| 3. University
of Melbourne Team Ski Jackets for Intervarsity Competition | Isaiah
Finn, Student | University
of Melbourne Team Ski Jackets for Intervarsity Competition is a project that
aims to produce and lend out 40 Team Ski Jackets to competitors from both
Melbourne University Snowboard Team (MUST) and Melbourne University Ski Club
(MUSKI) at all Vic State Inter-Varsity snow competitions.
Grant to be spent on: Ski Jackets and embroidery. | $10,000.00 |
| 4. MMI –
Innovation for Social Impact | Bilal
Ibrahim, Student | Melbourne
Microfinance Initiative is a student led organization that bridges the gap in
connecting students to social enterprises. Grant to be spent on major events
including: Crepes for Change, Impact Investing Workshop, Access to Consulting
ATK, Access to Law with Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Emerging Market Hackathon,
Alumni Mentoring Program and Impact Review. | $7,721.00 |
| 5. Melbourne
University Biomedicine Students' Orchestra | Elizabeth
Peiwei Hu, Student | The
Melbourne University Biomedicine Student’s Orchestra (MUBSO) is an
UMSU-affiliated music club for students. Grant to be spent on: concert venue
hire, rehearsal venue hire, rehearsal refreshments, instrument hire, printing
expenses, concert refreshments, concert gifts as well as their club banner. | $5,880.00 |
| 6. Victorian
Netball League License Application | Lindy
Murphy, Student | Melbourne
University Lightning currently holds a license but it required to submit an
application for the 2019 – 2023 license period in order to participate in the
states Premier competition, the Victorian Netball League.Grant to be spent on: administration fee (200
hours x $40/hour), mobile phone and internet allowance, catering for
workshops x 5, printing and photocopying, submission design, artwork &
photographs, and contribution gifts. | $5,000.00 |
| 7. Crawford
Oval Permit | Emily
Chowne, Student | The
Melbourne University Quidditch Club is a student-run club associated with
Melbourne University Sport. The club is required to purchase a permit for the
soccer area near Crawford Oval for training after receiving a provisional
permit from the council. Grant to be spent on: permit to hold training
session at Crawford Oval. | $1,500.00 |
| 8. UMMSS
Orchestra | Isabelle
Wong, Student, Rural Clinical School | The
University of Melbourne Medical Students’ Society (UMMSS) is an
UMSU-affiliated music club for students. Grant to be spent on: concert venue
hire, conductor fees, rehearsal space hire, double bass hire, percussion hire
as well as the rehearsal catering. | $5,700.00 |
| 9. Developing
your Career in Food and Fibre | Ros
Gall, Direcotor, Dookie Campus | This
project will provide a series of three workshops and one field day designed
to help students who are currently undertaking the Bachelor of Agriculture at
Dookie campus to develop leadership, networking and personal development
skills as well as an awareness of career opportunities in rural and regional
areas. Grant to be spent on: buses needed for the field day, facilitators’
wages, refreshments and a networking dinner of the consecutive workshops. | $9,400.00 |
| 10. Overcoming
the issues associated with a large and diverse graduate student cohort | Anne
Moran, Faculty of Science | The aim
of the project is to improve BioSciences graduate cohort experience by
funding a series of social events where the graduate students are able to
interact with their peers, build their community, peer support and social
networks. Grant to be spent mainly on the food for monthly event. | $9,600.00 |
| 11. Australian
Sheep & Wool Show Field Trip | Jacinta
Way, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | Provide
agriculture students with the opportunity to attend a specific industry event
- the Australian Sheep & Wool show. Grant to be spent on: 3 staff
members, Bus, entry tickets for students and staff members, catering and
refreshments re return trip. | $2,697.00 |
| 12. Victorian
Inter-varsity Games Competition | Daniel
Ng, Student | The
Victorian Inter-Varsity Games is a competition involving several universities
including the University of Melbourne, Monash, Swinburne, RMIT and the
University of Tasmania. It brings students from each tertiary institute to
socialise and compete in Table Tennis and Badminton. Grant to be spent on:
entrance fee, court and tables hire, prizes, lanyard making and lunch. | $500.00 |
| 13. DPM
Collective | Evan
Whittington, Student | The DPM
COLLECTIVE is a student-led association of VCA students and staff, united by
a common interest in contemporary drawing and print-based practices. Grant to
be spent on: gallery and exhibition visits, masterclasses and artist talks,
tools and materials for master classes as well as print studio and workshop
visits. | $4,800.00 |
| 14. Application
for Halfway Dinner Grant | Antoinette
Wichmann, Student | Halfway
dinner is an annual event targeted at second year veterinary students by the
Veterinary Student Society Victoria (VSSV) to celebrate the achievement of
completing half of the very challenging DVM course, along with offering
students’ opportunities to make industry connections, gain career advice and
concrete staff-student relationships. Grant to be spent on: venue hire and
catering as well as photography. | $8,000.00 |
| 15. ASEAN
Games Australia (AGA) | Yee
Hean Chuah, Student | As the
largest sporting event involving the ASEAN community in Australia, ASEAN
Games Australia (AGA) 2018 aims to advocate a healthy, active lifestyle as
well as foster a stronger bond amongst the ASEAN community in Australia.
Grant to be spent on: venue hire x2, operations and logistics including cash
prizes, equipment and merchandise, marketing (printing), catering, and
miscellaneous such as first aid, referees, opening ceremony and
insurance. | $9,500.00 |
| 16. Melbourne
University Engineering Music Society | Raphael
Canty, Student | The
Engineering Music Society (EMS) is the largest music group outside of the MCM
at the University with the aim of supporting students wishing to continue
playing and performing music even if they are not studying it at University.
Grant to be spent on: repair of instruments, purchase of new assets including
music folders, new instruments and conductors’ stands. | $3,522.52 |
| 17. AIESEC
Melbourne: Global Mindset Case Competition | Victoria
Mak, Student | This
funding will support AIESEC Melbourne’s inaugural Global Mindset Case
Competition designed to build the leadership, interpersonal and professional
skills of those involved. Grant to be spent on: publicity materials,
catering, exchange fees and venue hire. | $6,350.00 |
| 18. Medley
Hall Outdoor Space Refurbishment | Stella
Morgan, Student | Medley
Hall is a college located outside of the college crescent and is home to 70
students, from rural and regional areas in Australia, as well as a great deal
of international students. Grant to be spent on: outdoor space refurbishment
such as plants, outdoor chairs etc. with the aim of improving the wellbeing
of the students who live there. | $4,311.00 |
| 19. Hatchery | Harry
Zhang, Student | Hatchery
is an entrepreneurship initiative run by the Computing and Information
Systems Students Association (CISSA), aiming to give students access to
co-working spaces, mentors and a structured semester-long start-up
competition. Grant to be spent on: food, merchandise (T-shirts), catering at
the final pitch night, photography coverage and prizes. | $5,000.00 |
| 20. FIFA
World Cup Screening Hosted by MUSC | Sean
Michael, Student | Melbourne
University Shakespeare Company (MUSC) have devised the idea of having FIFA
World Cup screenings on campus lecture theatres of Australia games as well as
other significant games that we feel would generate interest and engagement
from students at the university. Grant to be spent on: security &
transport, event Venue hire, payment for an event coordinator, event
activation (i.e. coffee cart, snacks, etc.), cleaning and promotional items. | $11,000.00 |
| 21. Australian
Play Project | Dominic
Nathan Weintraub, Student | This
project will bring in three artists who have developed and created a unique
pedagogical and dramaturgical formula for generating live performance over a
10 weeks period to allow them to explore and develop their own craft. Grantt
to be spent on: Artist fee of $100 per hour for practical lectures and
workshops as well as food and drink (10 weeks x $75 per week). | $3,000.00 |
| 22. Semester
2 Sports Competition | Rika
Eringa, Student | The
sports competition is a fun and inclusive weekly event from weeks 3 to 8 in
Semester 2 for all engineering and engineering pathway students to promote
their physical and mental health and satisfaction with university experience.
Grant to be spent on: court hire, drink bottles as merchandise, catering for
final event, prizes, new netballs and netball bibs. | $2,000.00 |
| 23. SPASIM
Games Nights | Natalia
Andrea Salazar Quiroz, Student | The
student association at the Doherty institute (SPASIM) will offer, once a
month, a night for students and staff at the institute to play different
games. The project intends to improve the wellbeing of the students and staff
and generate social inclusion and unity between them. Grant to be spent on:
games acquisition, decorations and catering services. | $3,850.00 |
| 24. Water Safety Program (WSP) | Craig
Bamford, MU Sport | The
Water Safety Program will continue to provide international students and
other equity groups with a specialised aquatic education program to teach the
skills necessary to act safely around water. Grant to be spent on: swim
instructor, additional lifeguard supervision aquatics, swim program leader,
safety rash vest, goggles, swim cap, beach visit, educational seminar,
AUSTSWIM teaches courses for adults and marketing. | $250,000.00 |
| 25. Biomedical and Health Sciences PhD Program | Sally
Tape, PhD Program Project Coordinator | The
Biomedical and Health Sciences PhD Program supports and nurtures the next
generation of biomedical and health science research leaders. The program
aims to ensure opportunities for career diversity and encourage innovation
for Graduate Research Students in the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry &
Health Sciences. Grant to be spent on: PhD Program Advocacy Officer as well
as catering for Graduate Group Functions and Workshops. | $56,000.00 |
| 26. Business Skills for Creative Arts | Dove
Rengger-Thorpe, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music | Business
Skills for Creative Arts is a series of workshops designed to enhance the
ability of students in the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music to thrive in the
business world, assist in building entrepreneurial skills, and support
students to gain a detailed understanding of aspects of the creative arts
which do not fit within the confines of the curriculum. Grant to be spent on:
administrative facilitation of workshops, workshop presenters, catering at
workshops, venue hire, cleaning, audio visual hire, workshop materials and
security. | $30,000.00 |
| 27. Spreading Fire Creative Company Initiatives | Tyson
Holloway-Clarke, Student | UMSU’s
Spreading Fire Creative Company Initiatives aims to provide
indigenous students and staff the opportunity to engage with Indigenous
culture with a specific focus on performing and visual art. Grant to be spent
on: facilitator fees, space fees, materials and other associated arts fees. | $45,000.00 |
| 28. Kendall
Hall Bathroom Refurbishment | Stacey
Wardrop, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences | This
project will deliver a much-needed upgrade of three communal bathrooms in the
Kendall Hall of Residence at the Werribee campus which opened in 1967. Grant
to be spent on: renovation of 3 communal bathrooms. | $195,000.00 |
| 29. Active
Campus Program (ACP) | Larissa
Payne, MU Sport | The
Active Campus Program was launched by MU Sport in 2017 to engage with
international student cohorts and students studying at non-Parkville
campuses, providing sport, fitness and recreational opportunities. Grant to
be spent on: staff member, casual sport officers, sporting equipment, social
sport entry fees, fitness subsidies, introduction to fitness classes,
sporting club engagement, regional site visits, intervarsity travel subsidies
and marketing. | $224,798.00 |
| 30. Elite
Athlete Program: International Travel Grants Scheme | Brendan
Parnell, MU Sport | MU
Sport manages a Sports Scholarship and Elite Athlete Program that supports
over 350 student-athletes via the combination of educational opportunities,
support during their sporting careers and a sense of affinity with peers from
shared experiences of representing the University. Grant to be spent on:
student athlete-international travel grants. | $55,000.00 |
| 31. UMSU
International Night Market | Aviya
Bavati, UMSU International | Night
Market is UMSU International’s annual event and probably the largest student
run and led event in Australia, which aims to bring about cross-cultural
exchange through food, games and performances to approximately 9000
audiences. Grant to be spent on: decoration, student performances, external
performances, miscellaneous food stall equipment, food premises registration,
food stall competition prizes, chef hire, carnival games and prizes, haunted
house decoration, luck draw prizes, photo booth, marquees, Bain Maries, hot
water urns, BBQ hotplates, catering floor mats, stoves, heat resistant mats,
tables, marquee weights, flooring, safety edging, deep fryers, forklift hire,
reflective bollards, hired infrastructure labour, stage hire and set-up,
sound system for haunted house, venue lighting, Facebook advertising,
printing of publicity materials, security hire, cleaning hire, fire safety
officers, St John’s First Aiders, catering drinks, parking permits,
videographer and volunteer appreciation dinner. | $15,000.00 |
| 32. MUSC Semester 2 Production | Luke
Macaronas, Student | Melbourne
University Shakespeare Company (MUSC) is bringing together students,
University academics and industry professionals to create a free,
student-written, immersive theatre experience to be performed in October.
Grant to be spent on: employ mentors and guest artists to run workshops with
students throughout the devising process, as well as paying for the
production costs of the performance. | $14,512.60 |
| 33. Autism Inclusion at the UoM | Susan
M Hayward, Arts | This
project will develop resources and seed activities and student services to
assist students on the Autism Spectrum (AS), a lifelong neuro-developmental
condition affecting all aspects of a person’s life, to successfully engage
with the University; in both the curriculum and the cultural life of the
university. Grant to be spent on: staff salaries, equipment, study booths,
catering and venue hire, student consultation groups, training, external
expenses as well as clubs' development and support. | $75,000.00 |
| 34. Employability and workplace skills for STEMM PhD candidates | Tony
Wirth, Engineering | This
project will seed a sustainable program that aims to enhance over 400 STEMM
PhD candidates’ employability and workplace skills. Grant to be spent on:
staff wages, catering for 10 events, training materials production costs,
company visit, flights and accommodation. | $100,000.00 |
| 35. Veterinary Student Recreational Space | Antoinette
Wichmann, Student | The
veterinary student body proposes to create a space in 780 Elizabeth Building
supplying more facilities such as bean bags, couches to recreate activities
that would enhance the study/life balance of Vet students. Grant to be spent
on: new facilities such as table tennis table, 8 bean bags, 12 large
cushions, magazine subscriptions, 4 large couches etc. | $2,500 |
| 36. DigiCom 2018 | Tyne
Daile Sumnerm, Arts | DigiCom
2018 is a two-day interactive event that will equip Research Higher Degree
students at the University of Melbourne with world-class digital research
communication skills. Grant to be spent on: venue and equipment hire,
catering, expert speaker travel, marketing, prizes, speaker gifts, staff
wages, photographer, film production and contingency. | $30,140 |
| 37. SC@M
Skills Workshops | Laura
Gransbury, Student | SC@M
Skills Workshops offer fun, hands-on, socially enriching activities for
Masters of Arts students at University of Melbourne to develop practical hand
skills. Grant to be spent on: payment for two workshop instructors, materials
and catering for lunch. | $44,370 |
| 38. 2018-
2019 Wellbeing Arts Graduate Program | Bon Mott, Student | The
Wellbeing Arts Program (WBA), run by the Wellbeing Arts Graduate Student
Group, is an accessible one-year curatorial program of up to 20 exhibitions
and workshops with a focus on inclusiveness, equality and diversity. Grant to
be spent on: financial planning, booking and acquittal, performance art
workshops, music and sound masters class, travel expenses, gallery hire,
workshops, curation and film documentation etc. | $50,000 |
| 39. New Student Precinct: Activation and Evaluation Program | Alex
Kennedy, Chancellery | The New
Student Precinct (NSP) Project, led by Major Project's in Chancellery, is the
University's most significant investment in student experience infrastructure
in over 70 years. Grant to be spent on: student evaluation and engagement
officer, next wave mentoring and graduate pathways program, student
engagement infrastructure, co-creations communications and student-led
conference on activations engagement and evaluation outcomes. | $249,789 |
| | | Total: | $1,572,623.89 |