The 
Intercultural 
Fund 


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It 
shall 
be 
the 
mission 
of 
the 
Intercultural 
Fund 
to 
enhance 
the 
student 
life 
at 
the 
University 
of 
Pennsylvania 
by 
supporting events 
that 
break 
boundaries, 
celebrate 
our 
diversity, 
and 
provide 
forums 
for 
underrepresented 
communities 
to 
express 
themselves. 


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1. 
Email 
the 
application 
to 
interculturalfund@gmail.com 
3 
weeks 
prior 
to 
the 
event. 
a. 
The 
ICF 
Board 
will 
inform 
the 
contact 
person 
whether 
or 
not 
the 
application 
will 
move 
on 
to 
the 
interview 
stage, 
within 
10 
days 
of 
submission. 
b. 
The 
ICF 
Board 
will 
invite 
the 
contact 
person 
to 
the 
mandatory 
interview. 
Interview 
dates 
are 
generally 
held 
every 
other 
week. 
For 
the 
fall 
semester 
of 
2008, 
they 
are: 
October 
20, 
November 
3, 
November 
17, 
and 
tentatively 
December 
1 
at 
8:00pm. 
2. 
Present 
the 
ICF 
funding request 
before 
the 
ICF 
Board 
at 
the 
interview. 
a. 
The 
ICF 
Board 
will 
deliberate 
on 
the 
funding requests 
immediately 
following the 
interview(s); 
once 
decided, 
the 
ICF 
Board 
will 
forward 
its 
recommendation 
to 
the 
VPUL. 
The 
VPUL 
is 
then 
responsible 
for 
notifying 
the 
ICF 
board 
of 
each 
decision 
regarding all 
recommendations 
within 
1 
week 
of 
receiving the 
decision. 
b. 
The 
ICF 
Board 
will 
inform 
the 
contact 
person 
approximately 
1 
week 
after 
the 
interview 
on 
the 
application’s 
approval, 
the 
method 
of 
allocating funds 
and 
other 
logistics. 
(Please 
read 
Section 
VI 
of 
the 
ICF 
Constitution 
for 
further 
important 
information 
on 
funding allocation.) 
3. 
Submit 
all 
receipts 
to 
the 
ICF 
Board 
no 
later 
than 
1 
week 
after 
the 
event. 
Otherwise, 
the 
funding will 
be 
rescinded. 
All 
expenses 
must 
be 
accounted 
for 
with 
valid 
receipts. 
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The 
Intercultural 
Fund 
aims 
to 
foster 
cross-community 
building through 
collaborations 
between 
student 
organizations 
affiliated 
with 
the 
Campus 
Resource 
Centers. 
The 
focus 
and 
content 
of 
such 
collaborations 
should 
be 
diverse, 
attracting audiences 
that 
would 
not 
naturally 
associate 
with 
each 
other. 
Collaborating organizations 
are 
expected 
to 
be 
equal 
partners 
in 
the 
planning of 
the 
programming. 
Co-sponsorship 
in 
name 
only 
does 
not 
indicate 
significant 
collaboration. 


Among the 
collaborating organizations 
there 
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student 
groups 
that 
are 
collectively 
associated 
with 
at 
least 
two 
different 
cultural 
centers. 



The 
Intercultural 
Fund 
highly 
considers 
the 
originality 
and 
creativity 
of 
a 
proposal 
during 
its 
review. 
However, 
already 
existing events 
that 
fosters 
intercultural 
collaboration 
congruent 
with 
the 
ICF 
Mission 
will 
also 
be 
considered. 


The 
Intercultural 
Fund 
considers 
the 
content, 
scope 
and 
impact 
of 
a 
proposal 
during its 
review, 
specifically, 
how 
these 
factors 
directly 
relate 
to 
the 
student 
community. 
Furthermore, 
simple 
preference 
is 
given 
to 
large-scale 
events. 


The 
Intercultural 
Fund 
reserves 
the 
right 
to 
review 
line-item 
budgets 
of 
all 
submitted 
proposals 
and 
to 
include 
this 
review 
in 
its 
decision. 
Budget 
items 
will 
be 
reviewed 
for 
"need" 
versus 
"want" 
status. 


All 
publicity 
and/or 
programming materials 
for 
the 
event 
(co)sponsored 
by 
the 
Intercultural 
Fund 
must 
bear 
the 
Intercultural 
Fund 
name 
and 
logo. 


Intercultural 
Fund 
does 
not 
fund 
events 
at 
which 
alcohol 
is 
present, 
sectarian 
activities, 
or 
fundraising events, 
as 
appropriate 
with 
VPUL 
guidelines. 


Intercultural 
Fund 
does 
not 
fund 
retroactively. 


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If 
you 
have 
any 
further 
questions 
or 
comments 
regarding the 
Intercultural 
Fund 
or 
your 
ICF 
funding application, 
please 
email 
interculturalfund@gmail.com. 


The 
following are 
the 
Campus 
Resource 
Centers 
and 
the 
respective 
Coalitions 
to 
which 
the 
guidelines 
refer: 


• 
The 
Greenfield 
Intercultural 
Center 
– 
the 
United 
Minorities 
Coalition 
(UMC) 
• 
La 
Casa 
Latina 
– 
the 
Latino 
Coaltion 
(LC) 
• 
Lesbian 
Gay 
Bisexual 
Transgender 
Center 
– 
the 
Lambda 
Alliance 
• 
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the 
Black 
Cultural 
Resource 
Center 
-UMOJA 
• 
Pan 
Asian 
American 
Community 
House 
– 
the 
Asian 
Pacific 
Student 
Coalition 
(APSC) 
• 
Penn 
Women’s 
Center 
– 
the 
Penn 
Consortium 
of 
Undergraduate 
Women 
(PCUW) 
The 
following are 
the 
ICF 
Board 
members 
for 
the 
Fall 
Semester 
2008: 


• 
Anthony 
Leem 
(APSC) 
• 
Baylee 
Feore 
(Lambda 
Alliance) 
• 
Daniel 
Patton 
(UMOJA) 
• 
Paola 
Barranco 
(LC) 
• 
Rich 
Cesar 
(UMC) 
• 
TJ 
Davis 
(PCUW)