Activities & Organizations

Student Organizations/SOURCE

Funding

Student Organization Funding

Registered student organizations are eligible for up to $200 in operating funds and up to $2000 or $3000 in programming funds depending on status. Only those registered student organizations whose presidents, treasurers, and advisors have completed their respective training sessions may be eligible to receive CSA funding. Please review the student organization guidelines for complete information on fundable and non-fundable expenses.

Treasurers may access the online request forms here:

Funding Request Forms

The new fiscal year (FY) for student organizations begins on July 1, and all funding availability starts over. If an organization does not utilize all of its programming or operating funds for the current academic year, money does not roll over to the next year for the organization.

Deadlines for FY 2009 and FY 2010

Below is a list of future programming fund deadlines:

July 24:  Fall 2009 (part 1) events (occurring September 20 - October 31)

October 2: Fall 2009 (part 2) events (occurring November 1 - January 3)

October 23: Winter 2010 events (occurring January 4 - March 28)

February 5: Spring 2010 events (occurring March 29- June 20)

These dates are applicable for undergraduate, graduate and professional students. Those organizations, which operate on a semester system, should plan on applying for their events according to the dates above.

Audits

All organizations who receive operating funds in 2008-2009 must turn in an audit by June 1, 2009. Organizations that fail to turn in their audits by this time will forfeit funding for their organizations in the future.

Programming audits are due within 30 days after the event. Organizations that were approved for programming funds will be reimbursed after submitting their audit, including original itemized receipts, according to the Student Organization Guidelines regarding fundable expenses.

Audit forms should be turned in to the Information Center at the Ohio Union at the Ohio Stadium. Audit forms can be found here:

Operating Audit Form

Programming Audit Form

Please contact Jeff Pelletier at pelletier.12@osu.edu with questions.

Council on Student Affairs

The Council on Student Affairs (CSA) is a Subcommittee of the University Senate. It serves as the link between the student governments, the faculty and the administration. It also is serves as the advisory body to the Vice President for Student Life. For more information about CSA, please visit their website at studentaffairs.osu.edu/csa.asp.

CSA Allocations

CSA Allocations is a subcommittee of CSA made up of students, staff, and faculty working together to determine how Student Activity Fee money and some Student Life money is allocated. In the case of student organizations, this group decides funding issues and reviews program proposals.

For more information on both CSA and CSA Allocations, please visit their website at studentlife.osu.edu/csa.asp.

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