Who Is Eligible to Receive Funding?

• Student Organizations
  
• Individual student(s) [graduate or undergraduate]
  
• Administrative Offices
  
• Academic Departments
  

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Types of Programs Eligible

• Programs that are open to the University community, held in the McFarland Student Union and support its mission are eligible to receive individual grants.
  
• Programs must be student centered and involve student attendance and/or participation.
  
• Programs are not to be profit driven. Fund-raisers must provide the campus community with opportunities for attendance/participation and funds generated must be used for the benefit of the entire community.
  

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Grant Awards

• Groups requesting funds are eligable for up to $250.00 per event, per year.
  
• Programming funds will be considered on a matching basis up to 50% .
  
• For example: If the total costs of Group ABC's program is $400 then they would be eligible for a $200 grant; If the total cost of their event is $800.00 then ABC group is eligible for the maximum grant of $250.00.
  
• All funds allocated must be used in adherence to the University's collection and accounting policies.
  

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Funding Process and Policies

• Groups requesting a grant must demonstrate a clear need for consideration of funding.
  
• Priority will be given to groups sponsoring programs that:
  
  
  • are held on Thursday, Friday or Saturday evenings
    
  • support and promote cultural diversity
    
• Grant money must be directly related used for the production of the program: honorariums, travel expenses, publicity, production, refreshments, etc.
  
• Requesting groups must fill out an application and a complete budget outline and submit it to the Student Union Operations Office (274 McFarland Student Union). A copy of any pertinent contracts and price quotations must accompany budget outlines.
  
• A request for funding must be submitted approximately 4 weeks in advance of the anticipated program.
  
• The McFarland Student Union Advisory Board will review grant requests at monthly board meetings.

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