GRSO Funding provides financial support for meetings, events, and the general operations of a GRSO. These funds can be spent on items such as food, beverages, serving supplies, and/or other meeting supplies. 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, up to a maximum of $20.00 per graduate student attendee and $1.00 per non-graduate student attendee.
- 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 2022-2023 Funding Guide.
- Applications for all awards (for both RSOs and individual graduate students) 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
- 2022-2023 Funding Guide
- 2022-2023 Funding Guide Quiz
- CalLink Finance Agent Training
- GA Callink Page (Student Group and Travel Award Funding Applications)
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) | $1200/round | $900 during a student’s time in a particular degree | $900 during a student’s time in a particular degree | $1000 without matching funds, additional funds with matching dollars at the discretion of the FC |
| Period of utilization | Until June 30, 2023 | Until July 31, 2023 | Until July 31, 2023 | Until June 30, 2023 |
| 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 |