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Chapter 5: Funding Guidelines & Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

Student Organization Funding Sources

Primary Funding Sources

A primary funding board byline organization (composed of students partnering with a university advisor) serves as a primary funding source and governing body for a specific category of student organizations. Your funding source funds only expenses related to the organization's purpose as specified in its yearly registration. The funding source partners with Campus Activities in determining specific requirements to enable the organizations to function on campus. Requirements can be found here.

New for 2023-2024 - Automated allocations will be provided to each student organization based on spending caps/tiers. However, each primary funding board will also have an option for additional application-based funding. Additionally, each Primary Funding Board will have 1:1 consultants assigned to student organizations to assist with anything related to funding. Expand your primary funding board below to find a link to a list that will show you what consultant is assigned to your group.

Student Activities Funding Commission (SAFC)

Contact: safc@cornell.edu

Consultant List

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cornell_safc/

Website: https://cornell.campusgroups.com/safc/home/

Public Event Fund Application (only for SAFC-funded organizations): https://cglink.me/2ee/s73697

  • Eligibility requirements
    • Organizations must be registered within CampusGroups
    • Undergraduate student organizations only (that are not club sports or faith-based)
    • Good standing with Campus Activities and the University

Interfaith Council at Cornell (ICC)

Contact: interfaith@cornell.edu

Consultant List

Website: https://cornell.campusgroups.com/intfaithcoun/home/

ICC Collaborative Event Funding Request can be found here

  • Eligibility requirements
    • Organizations must be registered within CampusGroups
    • Good standing with Campus Activities and the University

Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Finance Commission (GPSAFC)

Contact: gpsafc@cornell.edu

Consultants are just members of the GPSAFC; please email the email above for questions.

Website: https://cornell.campusgroups.com/gpsafc/home/

  • Eligibility requirements
    • Organizations must be registered within CampusGroups
    • Good standing with Campus Activities and the University
    • Graduate & Professional organizations only

Club Sports Council (CSC)

Contact: clubsports@cornell.edu

Consultant List

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cornellclubsports/

Website: https://cornell.campusgroups.com/csc/announcements/

Tournament/Game Fund Application (CSC-funded organizations only)https://cglink.me/2ee/s76206

  • Eligibility requirements
    • Organizations must be registered within CampusGroups
    • Undergraduate student organizations only
    • Good standing with Campus Activities and the University
    • Complete all waivers and CSC training

Supplementary Funding Sources

A supplementary funding board byline organization (comprised of students partnering with a university advisor) serves as an additional funding source and programming body for qualifying student organizations and/or organizations that may fit within their mission—the funding source partners with Campus Activities in determining specific requirements to enable organizations to function on campus.

New for 2023-2024 - Automated allocations will be provided to each student organization associated with ALANA or HAVEN based on spending caps/tiers.

The rest of the supplementary funding sources are application-based funding.

ALANA Intercultural Programming Board

CU Tonight

Contact: cutonight@cornell.edu

Application for Funding: https://cglink.me/2ee/s91638

Gender Justice Advocacy Coalition

Contact: gjac@cornell.edu

Application for Funding: https://cglink.me/2ee/s91969

Haven: The LGBTQ Student Union

International Student Union

Departmental Funding Sources

A departmental byline is an organization (comprised of students and/or staff) that is affiliated with a university department or unit. The department or unit manages the allocated SAF funds for a specific operational reason that directly and positively impacts the undergraduate student population. The byline partners with Campus Activities in determining specific requirements to enable the organizations to function on campus.

Some of the below funding sources may not be associated with the SAF and may come directly from a department or unit.

Bartels Award

CPFB - Community Partnership Funding Board

OADI - Office of Academic and Diversity Initiatives 

Students Helping Students

Student Assembly Special Projects Fund