The Fund was established in 2022 at the initiative of UWC President Paul Grod who generously contributed CAD 50 000 for the Fund in 2022. The objective of the Fund is to support community development and institutional capacity, as well as initiatives that inform the international community about Ukraine and Ukrainian nation, and strengthen advocacy for Ukraine.
Develop communities and/or support community leadership development
Promote truthful image of Ukraine and/or Ukrainian people
Inform about Ukraine’s history, culture or today’s situation
Foster Ukrainian schooling in the diaspora
Foster Ukrainian female leadership and Ukrainian female civic movement in the diaspora
Engage youth in Ukrainian communities and promote Ukrainian youth community leadership
2022 application deadline: October 31
Review results to be announced in November 2022.
Projects approved for funding must be completed by November 1, 2023. All projects approved for funding will be asked to provide a report to UWC within 1 month from project completion.
Chair – Paul Grod, UWC President
Committee members
UWC Regional Vice Presidents Pavlo Sadokha, Vira Konyk, Natalia Poshyvaylo, Juri Danylyshyn, Tamara Olexy.
Yevgeniya Petrova, Acting WFUWO Chair
Alex Hreceniuc, President, WCUYO
Oksana Levytska, Chair, UWC Education Council
Bishop Stepan Sus, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Fund provides co-financing to projects with a budget of up to CAD 3000 that have a confirmed co-funding of at least 10% from other sources (sponsorship, ticket sales etc). All projects must be aligned with UWC purposes and objects, as well as Fund objectives. All projects must have a national, regional or international reach to broad and diverse audiences, and must be of high quality.
The Fund covers project implementation costs, but does not cover personal rewards (honorariums, stipends etc) for project implementers nor humanitarian aid.
Activities funded by the Fund must be fully in line with existing legislation and must not support any political party. Projects funded can not produce party merchandise and can not be implemented in partnership nor with support (co-financing) of political parties (their representatives).
Please reach out to Yevgeniya Petrova, Fund Administrator – UWC Community Relations Coordinator, with any questions about the Fund [email protected]