Update for Fall 2024: Due to unprecedented demand and a tight budget, regular funds have been exhausted. We hoped that this wouldn’t happen, but it did. The October funding round will only be for new GRSOs (that is to say, GRSOs that were being created this semester); the November and December funding rounds will not take place. The January funding round will take place as normal. Applications for that will open in December.
GRSO Funding provides financial support for meetings, events, and the general operations of a GRSO up to $2000 per semester. Examples of appropriate funding requests for this category include:
- A series of scheduled on-campus events or meetings (a speaker/lecture series, seminar, colloquia, club meetings).
- Food and non-alcoholic beverages for meetings and/or events.
- Meeting or event materials (food supplies such as napkins, plates, etc).
- Office/meeting space, office supplies, stationery, miscellaneous supplies, postage.
- Supplies needed for displays, pamphlets, journals, or long-term projects that cannot be printed at the GA office with justification included with application.
Important Information:
- View Funding Policies and Application for information on eligibility requirements, the application, and the reimbursement process.
- View Funding Deadlines for application and reimbursement deadlines for each Funding Category.
- Full details of the funding process are described in the 2024-2025 Funding Guide.
- Applications for all awards can be found on the GA Funding CalLink page. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the “Forms” section.
- For any other funding questions not answered in the funding guide, please email the funding officer (funding-ga@berkeley.edu)
GA Funding Forms & Resources
- 2024-2025 Funding Guide
- 2024-2025 Funding Guide Quiz
- Berkeley student org resources, including CalLink Finance Agent training
- GA CalLink Page
Other open funds (not run by the GA): None currently open.
GA Funding Types – a comparative guide
| GRSO Funding | Professional Development Award | Graduate Student Parent Travel Award | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Supports all activities organized by GRSOs | Supports all professional development activity | Supports graduate student parents attending conferences by providing funds for child travel, caregiver travel, and/or childcare | Supports DEI initiatives on campus that are not affiliated with an RSO |
| No. of application cycles per year | Approximately monthly | Rolling applications while funds last | Rolling applications while funds last | Rolling applications while funds last |
| Award cap (per group) | $2000/round | $500 per year, twice per career for PhD students and once per year for other graduate students | $500 per year, twice per career for PhD students and once per year for other graduate students | $1000 without matching funds, additional funds with matching dollars at the discretion of the FC |
| Period of utilization | Until December 31st for the fall Until June 30th for the spring | Until July 31 | Until July 31 | Until December 31st for the fall Until June 30th for the spring |
| Notification of award | End of 1st week of the month following application submission | End of 1st week of the month following application submission | End of 1st week of the month following application submission | End of 1st week of the month following application submission |
| Application Deadline | 3rd Monday of each month (except December, May-July) | Each month, applications submitted by the end of the 3rd week will be considered | Each month, applications submitted by the end of the 3rd week will be considered | Each month, applications submitted by the end of the 3rd week will be considered |