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Posted January 21, 2025
2025 Mental Health Incubator Challenge
Call for Submissions
Thanks to the generous support from the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the Division of Student Affairs at SIUE is pleased to provide one-time financial support to fund student mental health initiatives that raise awareness, provide training, reduce stigma, or otherwise promote and advance student mental health in innovative and creative ways.
Timeline
- January 22-Mental Health Incubator Challenge Application AND Budget and Implementation Template Due
- January 24-Notification of selection to advance to Mental Health Incubator Pitch Meeting
- January 28-Mental Health Incubator Pitch Meeting Showcase
- January 31-Notification of selection to Pitch Meeting Showcase participants
Proposal Details
The Mental Health Incubator will provide one-time funding to be expended by June 15, 2025 to support student mental health initiatives. There are two funding categories to which applicants may submit proposals:
- Direct Awards: $1,500 or less
- Competitive Awards: Maximum $5,000
The funded initiative must not require ongoing funding; this is a one-time funding opportunity. The funding will not be used to fund research, hire personnel including student staff, support travel for professional development, or offset previously allocated institutional resources. Applications with a broad impact or which impact a larger number of students will be prioritized.
Eligibility
The one-time funding opportunity for student mental health initiatives is available to:
- SIUE student organizations
- SIUE athletics and club sports teams
- SIUE departments (either employees or groups of students)
- SIUE employees
Application Requirements
A complete application must include the following:
- A completed online application including:
- How the initiative will target and benefit SIUE students.
- A detailed description of the student mental health initiative.
- How the initiative seeks to advance and/or elevate a unique effort pertaining to student mental health.
- Which of the following areas the initiative will address:
- Education/training
- Prevention
- Skill-building
- Innovative practices
- Stigma reduction
- A completed Budget and Implementation document uploaded in the online application (FY25 MHIC Budget.Implementation Template.xlsx)
Additional Details
Direct Award Applicants
Applications for direct awards of funding totaling $1,500 or less will be reviewed by a representative committee. Up to $8,000 may be distributed among selected direct award applicants.
Competitive Award Applicants
Up to 10 applicants will be invited to participate in an inaugural Mental Health Incubator Challenge, presenting a pitch of 3 minutes or less outlining why their student mental health initiative should receive a funding of up to $5,000. The applicants will be selected by a representative committee to move forward to the Mental Health Incubator Challenge which will showcase projects and provide applicants the opportunity to make the case to receive full funding for their initiative. Up to $15,000 may be distributed among selected Mental Health Incubator Challenge winners.
Questions? Email studentaffairs@siue.edu
Apply today at https://forms.office.com/r/BxKBzVVHjG.
National Student Employment Week, April 14 - 18
National Student Employment Week is celebrated each year across the country in order to recognize and appreciate the invaluable service of both student employees and student employment professionals.
The National Student Employment Association (NSEA) has declared that the week of April 14th- 18th, 2025 will serve to celebrate those students who work with enthusiasm, dedication, and initiative to support their campus with a spectacular workforce.
The purpose of this week is threefold:
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To enhance awareness of student employment and its important role in higher education experience.
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To recognize students who perform outstanding work while attending college.
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To thank YOU, the employer, who hire students for part-time positions and make the student employment program such a success.
Show your appreciation for all the hard work and support your student employees provide for you and your office! We have provided a few printouts to show appreciation to your student employees during this week, or use your own creative ideas.
Ideas For Supervisors:
Below are some ways to celebrate your student employees
- Send personalized emails to each student employee in your department.
- Hold a meeting with your staff and student employees to speak encouraging words and praise to each student employee.
- Create a funny music video from your staff members to your student employees.
- Compile a video from you and your fellow staff members to each student employee.
- Write hand written notes and mail to your student employees.
- Select a date to host lunch for you and your student employees.
- Email an encouraging thought or attribute you admire about your student employee each day during National Student Employment Week.
- Design fun awards for each of your students: "Best Customer Service"; "Most Likely to Volunteer for Extra Shifts"; "Best Sense of Humor."
- Recognize your student employees in your department newsletter, website, or staff meeting.
- Create a “Compliment Jar” filled with notes from staff members expressing their gratitude
- Make a banner of appreciation to hang in the office.
- Create recognition posts on social media using #SIUENSEW2025 and #NSEW2025.
