{"id":16039,"date":"2025-09-09T10:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/?page_id=16039"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:57:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:57:06","slug":"details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/innovate\/programs-competitions\/wellbeing-innovation-seed-grants\/details\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellbeing Innovation Seed Grant Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Eligibility<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants must be current BU degree-seeking students or a BU Class of 2025 graduate.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants are not required to have a fully formed plan to apply; any student with an innovative concept that is related to holistic wellbeing is welcome.<\/li>\n<li>Proposals do not need to involve technology or apps. In fact, innovations in extracurricular programming and student life are welcome!<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must commit to attending and participating in the Celebration &amp; Project Ideation workshop, Cohort check-in, and Report out meeting this academic year.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants are expected to be responsive to communications that will generally be sent by email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Project Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Proposals must be non-clinical concepts that support the holistic wellbeing of BU students, and draw from one or more of the seven dimensions of wellbeing. Non-clinical refers to ideas that do not rely on or involve health care providers like a physician, mental health counselor, or pharmacist.<\/li>\n<li>Proposals must be student-facing and action-oriented, meaning the end users are current BU students who \u201cdo something\u201d to learn how to support their own wellbeing (i.e., there is an educational activity or experience involved).\u00a0 This can also be a concept that supports regular engagement in the practice of wellbeing.<\/li>\n<li>Proposals must be original, innovative, and cannot replicate an existing resource or initiative at BU; however, they can seek to improve an existing program or process.<\/li>\n<li>Proposals should seek support from an administrative or academic partner that can help facilitate delivery and execution of the idea at BU.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Selection Criteria<\/h2>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Problem and Customer Identification<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Projects must focus on a problem related to the holistic wellbeing of today\u2019s student population, with an idea uniquely positioned to address that problem.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Alignment with mission of Student Wellbeing<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Action oriented, community focused and action-oriented ideas are welcome. Projects must communicate a message about implementing wellbeing practices into students\u2019 lives. Ideas should be designed with campus partners and stakeholder collaborations in mind to maximize impact at BU.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Feasibility<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>A clear explanation of how the idea can be brought to fruition through a combination of independent work and partnership with campus stakeholders is required.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Impact<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>Ideas with the potential to make a significant impact on the student body in a practical and sustainable way are welcome. The impact must be measurable at the community level, rather than just the individual. The idea must be scalable and able to be deployed on both BUCRC &amp; BUMC.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligibility Applicants must be current BU degree-seeking students or a BU Class of 2025 graduate. Applicants are not required to have a fully formed plan to apply; any student with an innovative concept that is related to holistic wellbeing is welcome. Proposals do not need to involve technology or apps. 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