This section is a “one-stop-shop” for everything you need to apply for a group Dare to Dream award – from your application forms to templates for final reports once your project is completed.
To complete your group application and submit it to the Centre, just follow the 10 easy steps listed below.
Dare to Dream applications must be submitted to the Centre before 4:00pm on March 31st 2010.
Who counts as a group?
Groups of three or more youth who apply together for an award and who meet the Dare to Dream Criteria and Conditions are eligible for up to $5000 to help bring their mental health awareness projects to life.
Groups may request an honorarium of up to $200 from that $5000 as a "thank you" for all their hard work and commitment, or, if they prefer, they may use the full amount of $5000 to fund their project. (Applicants are asked to indicate whether or not they would like an honorarium in the Project Budget section of the Dare to Dream Application Form.) You will receive your honorarium after we receive your final report.
In schools, groups might include a classroom full of students, a student club or even a group of friends working together on a Dare to Dream project. In the community, groups may come from local youth-serving organizations (such as clubs, youth service agencies or community centres).
What do group awards fund?
- Supplies needed to bring a project to life (i.e. art supplies, production costs, food at events, prizes, equipment rentals, printing costs for promotional materials etc.).
- Honoraria for guest speakers at events (if they are not donating their time).
- The cost of training that is related to the project.
- For community programs: up to $800 of the budget may be allotted for additional staff needed to oversee a Dare to Dream project
What do group awards NOT fund?
- Capital expenses (i.e. heating, rent, hydro, phones, photocopiers etc.).
- Administration costs.
- Any budget items that appear to be inflated.
Your application in ten easy steps
Forms and Templates
 Dare to Dream Group Application Form |
Final Report Template |
| Mentor Application Form |
Accounting Summary Template |
 Sample Application Form |
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1. Read the Criteria and Conditions and General Guidelines before filling out the Application Form.
2. Make sure that you have a mentor who is experienced in child and youth mental health. (For more information on mentors, visit the mentor information section.)
3. Print out the application form.
4. When you have completed the applicant section of the application form, have your mentor complete the mentor section and sign where signatures are required.
5. Ask your mentor to review the entire application form.
6. Check carefully to make sure that you have filled in all required information.
7. Complete the Application Checklist (available on the last page of the form).
8. Contact the Centre (D2D@cheo.on.ca) if you have questions or are having difficulties completing the form.
9. Mail or hand-deliver your application package before the deadline. Please be sure to leave enough time for the mail system to deliver the application. We suggest mailing the application at least 1 week before the deadline.
10. Address your application to:
Dare to Dream Program
ATTN: Tammy Youssef
The Provincial Centre of Excellence
for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO
401 Smyth Rd.
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1
Successful applicants will be notified approximately five weeks after each deadline, at the beginning of May (for the spring competition) and December (for the fall competition).
