• Every year, the GA awards thousands of dollars to graduate student groups in the form of funding and grants.
• The initial process is time consuming, and includes several processes.
• All money is given through a reimbursement process.
  

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SEVEN STEPS to get GA money for your graduate student group!

1. Meet GA graduate student group eligibility requirements. To apply for graduate student group funding, the GA defines graduate student groups as its members containing at least 2/3 registered graduate students. Additionally, your graduate student group officers are graduate students registered with the Campus Life and Leadership Office (CLL). This step is required for all funding categories except the Travel Award. (If you are applying for the Travel Award complete the application here)
   
   
• To Register your graduate student group with the Campus Life & Leadership (CLL) office (formerly Office of Student Life) click here
  
  
2. Have a club officer of your graduate student group attend a mandatory GA Funding Workshop and Review the 2007/2008 Funding Guide.
   
   
3. Your group MUST have a GA Delegate or a member whose department has at least one Delegate. Too see the current list of Delegates click here.
   
   
4. Establish what the money will be used for, i.e. meetings, supplies, an event, or grant project. Start planning your event dates and review respective funding deadline dates!


5. Apply for funding through the GA     make sure to get a receipt!
   
   
6. On the notification dates listed in the funding application, the funding report is available. Your student group will be notified via email, informing you of the Funding Committee's and Delegate's decision. The funding report will also be posted online and available at the GA. It is your responsibility to check your actual allocations on the notification date before you begin spending. You only have 5 BUSINESS days to appeal this report.
   


• After reviewing the funding report, purchase approved items via cash, check, credit card. Contact the Business Office regarding the use of a Purchase Order (PO) or a Personal Service Agreement (PSA). A Personal Service Agreement (PSA) is the only method to issue Honoraria.
  
  
7. Submit the original itemized receipts and one copy of the itemized receipts attached to the Expenditure Reimbursement Form (ERF) within 30 days of your event or by the receipt due date (whichever is first). Note: For Graduate Events and Grants funding the event/meeting advertisement must also be attached to the Expenditure Reimbursement Form (ERF).

PS - We also HIGHLY RECOMMEND signing up for the GA's funding newsletter. You will be responsible for updates made in the funding process.

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