Funding Track

Funding Track FAQs

1. Does the track apply to GPSAFC organizations? No, the funding track is only for UG organizations. For graduate and professional organizations, please email GPSAFC@cornell.edu.
2. What is the purpose of the funding track model? Student leaders and staff created the track over a few years and conducted benchmarking with other universities. The Funding Track was designed to ensure organizations are on track to receive funding from a Undergraduate Primary Funding Board (SAFC, ICC, or CSC). Many of the requirements are already requested as a part of being a registered/recognized student organization. You will see there are some new requirements. After the pandemic, there was a high turnover of student officers within organizations and a clear need for an officer transition binder/manual/document. Many organizations already have transition guides to ensure a smooth organizational and institutional knowledge flow. Additionally, you will see the requirements of the Leadership Workshops Series. The series allows student leaders to choose their organization's most beneficial development and resources. The more money your organization has access to, the more developed your organization must be. Finally, on a campus with many clubs, we want our organizations to collaborate and work together to build a sense of belonging. 
3. What is our funding tier for AY24/25? All funding placements have been shared with SAFC, CSC, and ICC organizations. If you have any questions about where your organization is at, please email the groups below directly.
   1. SAFC@cornell.edu
   2. Clubsports@cornell.edu
   3. Interfaith@cornell.edu
4. Do we automatically move up a track if my group fulfills the Funding Track requirements? No. The Track requirements mean your organization is on track to receive funds. The Primary Funding Boards may consider a few other factors and parameters. The ultimate decision of assigning a particular track, especially an increase, belongs to the primary funding board and is not guaranteed by the completion of track requirements.
5. Does my group need to submit anything to show we have completed the requirements? Yes, each organization will complete a Funding Track Progress Form that will be shared out in Spring 2025.
6. Does my group need to fill out the track requirements to remain within our funding track? Yes. Groups not fulfilling their funding track requirements will be moved to a lower funding track unless the primary funding board specifies otherwise. 
7. What constitutes a service-based program? A service-based program can consist of community service or philanthropy. Community service includes unpaid work that benefits an organization, cause, or community. Philanthropy is the promotion of the welfare of others, often through donating money to good causes. Remember that no donations can be made directly with funds from primary or supplementary funding boards. Examples include a handful of members/officers volunteering their time or collaborating with another organization (which could count towards the collaboration requirement in Tracks 3 and 4) to support a cause. The goal is to give back to a community in a positive way. 
8. Can my group move up a track this year? Yes! 2024-2025 academic year undergraduate student organization allocations will be made based on 2023-2024 funding track progress form submissions. To be considered for a move-up for the 2025-2026 AY, all requirements outlined in the 2024-2025 funding track must be completed this academic year.
9. Can my group apply for more funding this year even though we can’t move up a track? Yes. All primary funding boards have some form of flexible funding that can be allocated to groups and will unlock additional funding. Please reach out to your primary funding board for further details. In addition, groups can reach out to supplementary funding boards for more funding opportunities.
10. Can my group move up multiple tracks in one year? No. Groups can only move up one track each year.
11. The funding tracks may have a range; how is it decided what track our organization is in? Your group’s primary funding board. Club Sports Council, Interfaith Council, and Student Activities Funding Commission all have different levels of tracks. See the image below.
12. How up-to-date do my group’s constitution and bylaws need to be? We required the constitution and bylaws to be updated this past year in order to be successfully approved for the 24-25 AY and recommend maintaining and up to date document every two years. Check out the example template for more resources on the constitution's requirements.
13. When are Leadership Workshop Series sessions being held? You can find the dates for the LWS posted online in the Leadership Workshop Series section under the campus activities page or by following this link.
14. If a student is an officer of two groups, does their attendance count for the groups they are a part of? Yes, but this has to be shared with Campus Activities and the primary funding board during the funding track progress form submission for each organization.
15. If an officer/student leader recently transitioned out of an organization, does their previous attendance in the LWS still count for the group's requirements? Yes.
16. How do I check to see what LWS I have credit for and review my completion of other funding track requirements? Please utilize the instruction guide, which will walk you through checking all of your group's requirements.