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 |