Community Leadership Development Program
Dates: September to March
Location: Fort Garry campus
Apply by: August 24, 2025
Program overview
Do you have ideas for how your minoritized, marginalized, or other underrepresented group at UM can grow as a community? Join the Community Leadership Development Program by applying for the Grow Your Community Fund and receive funding, mentorship, and training in community-building. Grants ranging from $500-$3,000 are available for you to implement the regular and ongoing or one time community building events that meet the needs of your community.
Successful teams will participate in weekly evening training sessions for support in developing, implementing, and reflecting on their proposed community building initiative. Each week you will take away a tangible skill or tool that you can use directly to implement your events while also learning how to work in ways informed by anti-oppression and EDIA values.
Topics for training include:
- Team building
- Promotion and registration
- Financial management
- Risk management
- and more!
Head to the Grow Your Community Fund website for more information on the eligibility criteria, the selection process, and how to apply.