SA Allocations Information Session

Allocations Overview Student Association will devote over $200,000 to funding for events and travel organized by chartered student organizations this year You can be awarded funding for your organization through either event sponsorship or travel allocations Important Note: The Business Office will not accept any receipts that are older than 30 days for reimbursements

Event sponsorship Apply for funding on a per-event basis, or as an event series Applications (found at must be submitted by the date of the event, and no sooner than eight weeks before the date of the eventwww.utulsa.edu/sa Exceptions to the eight-week rule are granted at the discretion of the Financial Appropriations Committee (FAC) Two interviews are then conducted by FAC and senate

Event sponsorship At the discretion of FAC, applications totaling $200 or less may be waived from FAC and senate interviews, and applications totaling $500 or less can only be waived from the Senate interview ▫Applications totaling $200 or less are still obligated to conduct an interview with FAC ▫Organizations are still encouraged attend both FAC and Senate meetings

Event sponsorship An event hosted by multiple organizations shall be considered a single event, and both parties should disclose the joint nature of the event when applying Level 1: -- Up to $5000 annually for three events -- May be used for three events or one large event -- Apply on a per-event basis Level 2: -- Up to $3000 annually for six events -- Apply on a per-event basis

ES Funding caps Food: $7 per unique person Advertising: $30 per event Entertainment: $1000 per event Décor & Dinnerware: $75 per event Security: $200 per event Miscellaneous: $500 per event *Adjustments may be made to the final total at the discretion of the Senate

Event series You can apply for funding for multiple events as one “event” (subject to the same funding caps), provided that: ▫-- All events in the event series demonstrate a “cohesive, unifying theme or purpose” ▫-- All events take place within a two week period (e.g. Chess Club Tourney Week) OR ▫-- All events share a common format (e.g. Chess Club Weekly Meeting)

Catering If your organization uses university funds to purchase food from anywhere other than a Sodexo vendor, you must submit a catering exemption request form at least ten days before the event Catering exemption request forms can be found here: on-campus/dining/forms.aspx on-campus/dining/forms.aspx If you are spending under $100 on food, your request will be automatically approved, but you must still submit a request

We cannot fund… Non-consumable goods (i.e., shirts, video cameras, books) Events that are not open to all TU students (an admission fee may be charged only for events that give 100% of proceeds to charity) Alcoholic beverages Events that are not advertised Events that require overnight lodging Events held off campus without advertised, university-approved transportation available to all students to and from the event (at the minimum, events held off campus must be advertised on digital signage for at least three days before the event takes place, including the day of the event) Gifts, awards, or prizes Retroactive expenses Operating expenses

Travel allocations Senate funds both conference travel (CT) and non- conference travel (NCT) Funding for NCT is highly discretionary Up to $1000 per organization for one academic year CT bills must be introduced in senate before the conference begins so don’t wait too long to apply NCT applications must be submitted to sa- at least two weeks before the beginning of the tripsa- Cannot fund expenses of an individual who is not a student of the University of Tulsa

Travel Funding caps Registration or entrance fees: maximum of $150 per person Lodging: maximum of $40 per person and night Transportation: maximum of $200 per person Food: maximum of $15 per person per day Miscellaneous: maximum of $250 The above categories determine eligibility For CT bills: you may receive either 50% of the amount you are eligible for, or $80 per person (whichever is greater) *Adjustments to the final total may be made by the Senate

Questions??? more information in the ‘Organizations’ tab