Student Activity Fee

Once your organization has completed the registration process with the Office of Student Involvement and you have attended a SAF-B workshop, you are eligible to apply for funding from university sources. Organizations must be in good standing with the Office of Student Involvement to receive funding. For Graduate Student Organizations, please visit the GOF page.

The major funding source for student organizations is the Student Activity Fee. Each quarter all full time undergraduates pay $25 that is held in a fund available to all registered undergraduate student organizations. Organizations may apply for the Student Activity Fee to help offset financial expenses to enhance the student experience at DePaul.

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SAF-B Hearing Application Steps

  1. Your student organization must be a registered student organization for 2010-2011 by the Office of Student Involvement.
  2. You are required to attend a SAFB workshop. Click here for the workshop schedules.
  3. Ensure that your request is s more than $750 and that you are requesting funding for an expense/program that is within the time frame listed on the Hearing Dates and Deadlines.
  4. Fill out the SAF-B application (available on OrgSync). Only the first 20 complete applications will be accepted. SAFB applications will only be granted access to individuals who have attended the SAFB workshops.
  5. Submit your application and budget planner.
  6. The Student Activity Fee Board will review your application the Friday following the application deadline. Your award letter will be e-mailed to the primary contact listed on the application.

All funding applications are due by 5 p.m. on the application deadline date. Please note: Only 20 complete applications are accepted per hearing on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please complete the application in its entirety and submit it by the dealine.

Events less than one month away from a hearing date are not eligible for funding. Please make sure to check the SAF-B Hearing Dates & Deadlines to ensure you are applying for the proper hearing date.

SAF-B Discretionary Funding Application Steps

  1. Ensure that your request is for $750 or less and that you are requesting funding for an expense/program that is within the timeframe listed on the Discretionary Funding Dates and Deadlines.
  2. Complete the SAF-B application & budget planner (This is the same process for organizations applying for SAF-B funds over $750.)
  3. Submit your application and budget planner by 5 p.m. on the Discretionary Funding deadline. Applications must be complete in order to be accepted.
  4. The SAF-B Discretionary Committee (Two advisors, one SGA chair and a rotating general SAF-B member) will review your application the Friday following the application deadline. Your award letter will be e-mailed to the primary contact listed on the application.

If you would like to re-allocate the funding you have received from SAF-B, please fill out the Reallocation Form.

Here are the steps:

  1. Fill out a Payment Processing Form
  2. Attach all original receipts, vendor invoices and any other relevant paperwork (copies of receipts are not accepted)
  3. Submit all of the above to either the Lincoln Park or Loop Student Involvement Office

These steps apply if using SAF-B funds or funds from your organization's account

For questions regarding payment processing, contact: Carrie Don, Office of Student Involvement Business Coordinator at cdon@depaul.edu or 773.325.7361.

Funding Contact: Student Activity Fee Advisor, Lauren Del Boccio, at ldelbocc@depaul.edu or 773.325.8227.

Graduate Organization Funding (GOF)

The Graduate Organization Fund (GOF) represents a source of financial assistance for graduate groups that plan on traveling and/or plan events in the DePaul community. DePaul's' Office of Student Involvement and Adult Student Affairs reserves funding for active graduate organizations and will be allocated by the Graduate Organization Funding Committee. It is the goal from the Office of Student Involvement and Adult Student Affairs to help support DePaul's graduate students in meeting their organizations mission and purpose during their co-curricular time at DePaul University.