PAF Governance Committee
The Governance Committee is responsible for setting the PAF Mandate, funding envelopes for each category of PAF, and for final approvals for certain categories. They approve a final report of PAF which is circulated to the Dean's Student Advisory Council (SAC), a group consisting of elected EUS executives, program club presidents, department/program heads, associate deans, and the dean.
Engineering Design Teams, and Professional Development Opportunities
Applications will be accepted from the first day of the term until May 31st every year, and approvals will be granted on an ongoing basis. Applications will be reviewed every 2-3 weeks by the PAF Funding Committee, with an expectation of 15 application reviews per meeting.
Travel & Conferences
Travel & Conferences are assessed on a rolling basis, and as such are adjudicated by a much smaller group: the EUS VP Finance and a staff member from APSC's Professional Development Office. Applications will be reviewed every 2-3 weeks. Applications for events in the current PAF fiscal cycle are accepted Sept. 1 – Aug. 15 to allow for time to review, reimbursement submissions, and final report submission before the end of the PAF fiscal cycle (Aug. 31).
Annual Faculty Requests
Annual Faculty Requests are directly sent to the Governance Committee, usually in the fall semester. This generally includes funding for EGBC student membership, Industry Night support, the Engineering Mentoring Program, and funding for the staff support of the PAF program and PD initiatives.
PAF Funding Committee
- The Associate Dean, Education and Professional Development (ex-officio, co-chair)
- Three Applied Science Faculty members appointed by the Associate Dean, Education and Professional Development
- The EUS President (ex-officio)
- The EUS VP Finance (ex-officio, co-chair)
- Two students-at-large, to be appointed by the EUS
- The PAF Coordinator (non-voting)
- Manager, Experiential Learning and Professional Development (non-voting)
Co-chairs may appoint designates.
Diversity of experience is considered when appointing members to the funding committee. Proxies may be sent in the case of absence. All decisions of the PAF Funding Committee shall be made by a majority (50%+1) vote and require a quorum of three, including at least one faculty member (can be Dean or Associate Dean) and one student.
Decision Making
Funding for Projects is to be awarded by the PAF Funding Committee, based off the restrictions and guidelines outlined in the PAF Mandate, as well as any superseding policies.
Decisions will be communicated to applicants no later than 30 business days following the application submission. The committee reserves the right to modify requests at their discretion, seek additional information as needed, and mandate resubmissions to ensure all changes are properly documented.
Decisions may be made via email vote if an in-person meeting is not possible for the Governance or Funding Committees. Email votes must be open for at least one week. Non-replies shall count as abstentions.