Request General Request Funds Form - fill out form completely and send to VP Finance

What kind of events are sponsored by the General Request Fund?
The GSA tries to sponsor academic and cultural events of interest to grad students, as well as interdepartmental social activities. Some events we've sponsored in the past: CSE Grad Enrichment Seminars, Cog Science Weekly Social, Visual Arts Open Studios, Teknika Radica, Neurosciences in The Cinema, Bioengineering Breakfast with Industry, SIO Geoscience Tea Time, and the New Music Forum. We have also supported graduate student run publications such as the Human Condition and Scale Magazines.

Who may request funding?
Any registered graduate student may request funds, and requests may list up to two students as requestors. Requests from registered student organizations must be submitted by at least one graduate student who is a member of the organization requesting funds. Requests from graduate departments must be submitted by at least one of the department's regular representatives to the Council. Requests from other organizations must be for events that are of interest to and/or benefit graduate students, and it is recommended that a graduate student be at least one of the requestors.

When are requests due? When is money from this fund available?
Monies from this fund can be requested between the first finance committee meeting of the year (Oct. 19, 2007) and the second to last finance committee meeting (TBD) Any requests for reimbursement regarding money allocated from this fund must be turned in by May 30th.

What are the criteria used by finance committee toin determining to fund a request?

1. The event should primarily benefit graduate students as participants;
2. If graduate students are not the overwhelming majority of the beneficiaries, other sources of funding should contribute appropriate shares of the cost;
3. If the request is for a continuing project, publication, or program, graduate students should be the primary beneficiaries and they should be the principle members of the decision making production staff;
4. The event should be open to ALL graduate students;
5. The request must fall within the University's legal guidelines for funding activities with student activity fees. (Refer to UCSD Policy and Procedure Manuals, Section 350 & 365);
6. No retroactive funding requests will be considered;
7. Any event or organization funded by the GSA must include acknowledgment of GSA sponsorship as part of its publicity for the event or organization. The acknowledgement must be present on all flyers. Letterhead, and any other printed, online, or broadcast media used to promote the event or organization. A copy of the acknowledgement must be sent to the GSA office for verification and filing;
8. The approval or denial of the request is contingent upon a simple majority vote by the representatives to the GSA Council at a regularly scheduled meeting. This completed form must be submitted by noon on the Friday prior to the meeting at which it will be considered.
9. After submitting this form, you will be asked to meet with the Finance Committee for a review of your request. Failure to meet with the Finance Committee may result in a delay of your funding. The criteria used by Finance Committee are available in the GSA office and in the GSA Financial Bylaws:

The Graduate Student Association, UCSD
Student Center A, Room #132,
Phone: 858.534.6504

Request General Request Funds Form - fill out form completely and send to VP Finance