Campus Mental Health Strategy grant program adjudication criteria

Please use the following questions and criteria to guide your written application

1. Project Alignment with the Campus Mental Health Strategy (25%) 

  1. How well do the goals and objectives of the project align with the goals, objectives, and values of CMHS?
  2. Which recommendations in the CMHS does the project specifically target?
  3. Does the project address mental health and wellbeing for campus community members (i.e., students, staff, academic staff, post-doctoral scholars)?
  4. What are the expected outcomes of the project? Are they clearly outlined?


2)    Project Impact and Sustainability (35%)

  1. What is the potential impact of the project at the University of Calgary?
  2. Does the project target a large group with low impact or does it target a smaller group with large impact?
  3. Is the project evidence-based or based on best practices? Was this described?
  4. What is the sustainability of this project beyond the funding expiration?
  5. What is the plan for disseminating project outputs or sharing knowledge gained through the project?
     

3)    Project Evaluation (20%)

  1. Is the project being evaluated? Is there an outlined evaluation procedure?
  2. Is the evaluation procedure appropriate for the project? Will the evaluation tools assess project objectives and outcomes?
  3. If ethics approvals are required, are there plans to obtain approvals and through which department/unit?


4)    Project Budget and Timeline (20%)

  1. Is the budget for the project realistic? Are specific quotes and justifications provided? Does the budget contain only allowable expenses as per the ‘Travel and Expenses Handbook’ through Finance??
  2. Does the budget address the activities/initiatives in the project?
  3. Is the timeline realistic for the activities/initiatives in the project?