a proposed change to the OUSA grants system for cultural groups

If elected as your International Students' Representative I plan to propose to the OUSA Exec for a fairer grants system for affiliated clubs & societies.

Of course, I will also work with the Finance & Services Officer, Clubs & Socs Rep., and the OUSA Clubs Development Officer to see if this plan is feasible.

I propose that the grants funding pool be divided into two separate pools of equal amounts - one for sports-based events, and the other for cultural events/ events for affiliated societies.

I believe that this is necessary as the needs and goals for the cultural groups or societies differ from those of the sports clubs on campus.

A sports club may be able to represent the university at a national level and a cultural group may not but a cultural event that it organises in Dunedin might have an overall positive effect on the local community which in turn must be a good thing for OUSA's image and name.

I can't promise to make more changes but I can promise to table it to the Exec and work on it.