Strategic Investment Fund

If the project involves any potential change to existing space usage (e.g., a significant change in the number or type of users, installation of new equipment requiring power, data or other special infrastructure) or requires new space, a space plan must be submitted as part of the application. Applicants must consult with and obtain sign-off from Stephen Arentsen (stephen.arentsen@ubc.ca), Senior Planner, Space Planning & Facilities Management, for this plan. 

When making the consultation request, applicants must include both their completed space/facilities plan and a draft of their SIF application. Download the space/facilities plan (MS Word).

Projects involving the development of digital technology solutions such as digital learning resource design and development, research data collection, data and analytics, cloud computing, websites/web apps, or end-user collaboration technology, must consult with and obtain sign-off from the Office of the Deputy CIO Medicine (dcio.medicine@ubc.ca) for this plan.

When making the consultation request, applicants must include both their completed digital technology plan and a draft of their SIF application. Download the digital technology plan (MS Word).

As described above, all SIF projects must ensure that throughout the proposal, they describe how their project will contribute to the Faculty’s commitments to reconciliation, decolonization and Indigenization. Furthermore, applicants who propose activities directly aligned with one or more of the following Indigenous-focused objectives (see below), must provide additional information and consult with Derek Thompson (derek.thompson@ubc.ca), Director, Indigenous Engagement, to review the project’s proposed activities and approach, and to receive guidance on best practices for advancing truth and reconciliation.

When making the consultation request, applicants must include a draft of their SIF application that addresses:

• How their project will increase awareness and knowledge of First Nations, Inuit, or Metis culture, demonstrating a commitment to learning about the distinctness of Indigenous Peoples in BC and Canada;
• How the project is motivated by community-led interests, reciprocal relationships, co-development and principles of mutual accountability in collaboration with Indigenous communities;
• The project’s culturally safe engagement strategy and methodology; and
• Applicant’s knowledge/expertise relevant to undertaking this project.

This process helps to ensure the proposal is reviewed with Indigenous knowledge and experience. Additionally, applicants proposing an Indigenous-focused project are also strongly encouraged to work through the ISP Self-Assessment Tool.

Indigenous-focused objectives:

• Exploring the experiences and perspectives of Indigenous students, faculty or staff. This may include topics such as curriculum, admissions, the learning environment, faculty experiences and practices, the practice environment, learner well-being, pedagogical approaches, and health equity, as well as other aspects of health training and research.
• Work that is grounded in relationship and community through engaging in dialogue, collaborations, or cultivating relationships with Indigenous community partners.
• Improving or enhancing of Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing.
• Deconstructing colonialism and moving away from unequal colonial knowledge structures.
• Promoting reconciliation of power relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
• Addressing specific Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action.

• Project title
• Name and contact information for the Project Lead and, if applicable, Project Co-Lead
• List of project team members (10 maximum)

• Project summary (100 words)
• The primary strategic pillar and strategy the project proposes to advance
• If applicable, the secondary strategic pillar and strategy the project proposes to advance
• Project start- and end-dates

• Checkbox: Does this project involve potential changes to existing space usage or require new space within the Faculty of Medicine, either at a health authority site or university campuses? If checked, a consultation must be scheduled and a space plan will be required to be uploaded.
• Checkbox: Does this project involve development of digital technology solutions? If checked, a consultation must be scheduled and a digital technology plan will be required to be uploaded.
• Checkbox: Does the project directly advance one or more of the Indigenous-focused objectives described above? If checked, a consultation must be scheduled and additional details will be required in the project description.

• Need, Innovation, Feasibility: A description of the proposed project, including details on the need for the project, innovation, feasibility, long-term and short-term objectives, and key project milestones with dates. (750 words)
• If applicable, description of the project’s connection to previously funded SIF projects. (75 words)
• Strategic Alignment: Articulation of how the project aligns with and is likely to advance the Faculty of Medicine’s strategic plan, including its vision, values and contract with. (250 words)
• Team: Evidence that the Project Lead and team have the necessary qualifications/expertise to execute the project, along with a description of their roles in the project. (250 words)
• Intended outcome(s): Description of the sustainable deliverable, lasting benefit, or important next step that this project will deliver. (75 words)
• Evaluation: Description of the evaluation approach (i.e., qualitative and/or quantitative evaluation metrics) that will be used to assess whether the project has achieved a sustainable deliverable, produced a lasting benefit or led to an important next step. (100 words)
• Sustainability: Assessment of the project’s potential to be scaled up to engage or benefit more broadly beyond the initial funding period, as well as a description of a sustainability plan. (125 words)
• Knowledge Translation: Description of how the project outcomes, evaluation and lessons learned will be shared with the broader Faculty of Medicine community. (100 words)
• Budget and Justification: List of budget items with justification that will be used to assess the realism of the budget. Applicants must ensure that the project does not have conceptual or budgetary overlap with other secured or applied-for sources of funding. (Justification: 250 words)

Additional requirement for proposals with one or more Indigenous-focused objectives:

• Description of the project’s proposed activities and approach informed by a consultation with the Director, Indigenous Engagement. (250 words)