Student Organization Funding Opportunities

• Read the Funding Guidelines before applying to make sure your event, trip, and requested expenses are eligible.
• Itemize your budget by listing each item or purchase separately.. Break down each expense individually instead of grouping multiple purchases together and provide links to the items you want to purchase whenever possible.
• Provide as much information as possible. Clearly explain what you are purchasing, how much it costs, and how it will be used for your event or trip.
• Include supporting documentation whenever possible, such as quotes, price estimates, conference information, or event details.
• Apply early within the 2–8 week funding window. Funding is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Be accurate and honest. Make sure all information provided in your application is complete and accurate. Providing false, misleading, or inaccurate information may result in your funding being revoked or forfeited

Before starting your application, please read the USG Student Organization Funding Guidelines in full. Do not submit an application without reviewing the guidelines first.

Applications can only be approved when submitted 2–8 weeks before the requested event or trip. Funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis, so organizations are encouraged to apply as early as possible within this window. The application may close early if all available funding has been distributed.

USG can fund eligible expenses that are necessary for an approved event or trip, subject to the requirements in the Funding Guidelines. Depending on the request, eligible expenses may include food, approved speaker or entertainment costs, facility and equipment rentals, consumable supplies, and eligible travel expenses.

Funding eligibility varies by expense, and not every expense within these categories is fundable. Organizations should review the USG Student Organization Funding Guidelines for the specific requirements and restrictions before submitting an application or making purchases.

USG travel funding is intended for student organizations attending professional conferences and academic experiences. Trips must be professional conferences or structured academic experiences related to the goals and purpose of the organization

For an academic experience, the trip should have a specific area of learning connected to an academic subject represented by degrees or majors offered at the University. Simply traveling as a student organization does not automatically make a trip an academic experience.

Travel funding is limited to $125 per traveler, and international trips are not fundable.

No. Delivery fees and taxes on food orders are not eligible for reimbursement. Only the eligible cost of the food itself can be reimbursed.

Some common non-fundable expenses include reusable items, prizes and giveaways, gift cards, payments to students for services, certain speaker travel expenses, alcohol, and expenses associated with non-fundable programs.

Certain types of programs are also not eligible, including sport club events or trips, organization recruitment programs, organization recognition programs, fundraisers without other programmatic elements, corporate recruitment programs, member-only events, member retreats, cultural or social trips, competition trips, big little events and other programs identified in the Funding Guidelines.