UCLA Spark Application

Please complete the below form to submit your idea or project to be featured on Spark!
Please note that all fields are required.
If you have any questions before completing the form, please contact UCLA Spark at uclaspark@support.ucla.edu.

General Information

Name:
UID:
Title:
Department:
Contact email:
Office Telephone Number:
Mobile Telephone Number:

Project Information

Project Title:
Overview: Please explain the project purpose and why it will be compelling to an online audience)

Funding Information

Funding amount needed:

Suggested range is $5K-$25K

Projects must have attainable fundraising goals based on their social media and network capabilities.

Is the project funding urgent?

Yes No

If so, please explain immediacy of need:

If not, would you be willing to wait up to 3 to 6 months for it to be posted online?

Yes No N/A

Goals should be set to be achievable in 30 days.
If you do not reach the full goal during that time, are you prepared to explain how the funding received-to-date will be used?

Yes No

Budget Information

All applications require a project budget.
Please provide a detailed budget that breaks down the exact costs of your project or research and that clarifies your crowdfunding project's financial goals:

Media

Do you have images to include for the project?

Yes No

Do you have video on the project?

Yes No

If no, will you be able to provide a brief video to be posted on UCLA Spark?

This will need to be hosted on an additional web space.

Yes No N/A

Projects listed on UCLA Spark run for 30-45 days. You as the project leader will need to provide updates and remain actively engaged (new video, postings, using social media such as Twitter and Facebook as well as email. Are you committed to be available for the duration of the project posting?

Yes No

Successful projects typically have a large social media presence.
Please provide a list of your social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc) site links:

Perks/Giving Levels

Perks can be intangible ways to incentivize giving such as a Twitter Shout Out of downloadable photo of the project team, etc.

Giving levels are established incremental goals (e.g., $500 allows the project team to present our research at one local high school; at $1000, we can re-paint a local senior center).

Do you plan to offer perks or establish giving levels?

Yes No

Please include a list of the perks and/or giving levels you intend on providing your donors:

Fulfillment & Stewardship

Important: perks and goals must be fulfilled within a 90 day time frame after the completion of the project posting on UCLA Spark.

Are you capable of fulfilling perks or giving levels within that time frame?

Yes No N/A

Please list the individual(s) responsible for fulfilling the perks and/or giving levels:

Do you intend to work with your department development officer to help with this project?

Yes No

If yes, please provide:

Name:
Email:
Phone:

UCLA Spark Platform Terms and Conditions of Use

If selected, the project will comply with UC System policies, UCLA Administrative Policies and Procedures and UCLA Research and Compliance (if applicable).

By submitting this application, I agree to the best of my knowledge and abilities, the proposed project will NOT promote any illegal or undesirable activities that would cause damage and/or harm to the University, the community or the public at large.

I agree by these terms and conditions I do NOT agree by these terms and conditions

Please review your information very carefully before pushing the Submit button.
Once you have submitted, your application will be reviewed and you will be contacted with information on next steps.

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