Applying for Funding 

EVENTS and funding generally

For any inquiries pertaining to funding or event planning for student groups, please see Student Affairs’ guidance for event planning and funding applications, linked here. Note: you will have to sign-in with your PennKey to access this page.

Applying for CSR Funding

The 2024-2025 CSR Budget Application is open through Monday, September 23, and is available at this link here.

If the link is not working, try copying and pasting this URL into your browser:

https://upenn.zoom.us/j/4657305624?pwd=N1JuOXNTYTg0TE02bFZTcWRmZzFUUT09&omn=99565029370

Key Dates and Deadlines (2023-2024)

Funding application for academic year 2023-2024 open for submission - Monday, September 16

Funding application office hours - Tuesday, September 17 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (Zoom); Wednesday, September 18 from 1 to 2 p.m. (Zoom); and Thursday, September 19 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. (Zoom).

Funding application due - Friday, September 23 at 11:59 p.m.

Funding awards sent to groups - At latest by Monday, October 7.

Appeals due to CSR - TBD

The appeals form can be accessed here

Appeals heard and decided upon - TBD

Please reach out to CSR Treasurer, Paul Welfer (email), with any questions on funding policies.

PRO BONO GROUPS

CSR funding is allocated only to support student groups/events that are open to all community members (even if not all students go). For pro bono project groups, TPIC offers funding for costs directly related to the service projects – such as transportation costs or necessary technology – but does not have funding available for food for regular meetings or trainings.

Instead, TPIC offers snack packs for those types of meetings and has full funding available for groups’ activities/events during Public Interest Week. This system allows TPIC to allocate funds equitably across all of the different project groups and prioritizes expenses related to the service work itself. We will be providing small and equal amounts of CSR funding to all pro-bono, as was our policy last year.

Application Questions

SECTION 1

  1. Name of organization

  2. Group mission/purpose/goals

  3. Organization president name

  4. Organization president email

  5. Organization Treasurer Name (or de facto equivalent person who will be in communication with the CSR Treasurer)

  6. Treasurer Email

  7. Organization Membership Size (total # of students in the organization, not just event attendance)

  8. Approximate Student attendance at most widely attended events

SECTION 2

  1. Budget Information

  2. Budget Amount Requested

  3. Budget Request Breakdown (e.g. $300 on food/drink for a welcome back party; $50 on stickers; etc.)

  4. Did your organization receive funds from CSR last year?

  5. How much funding did your organization receive from CSR last year (if you are new organization enter $0)

  6. Do you have additional outside club funding (e.g. law firm grant; support from a larger parent organization - basically any funding you are not getting from CSR)

SECTION 3

  1. Amount of Additional Funding Expected (how much have you applied for/hope to receive from non-CSR sources)

  2. List all additional funding sources, amount, and status (projected/attempted/obtained)

  3. How much non-CSR funding did you receive in the 21-22 budget (if you’re a new organization write $0)

  4. Do you have any reason to believe your outside funding will change this year and why?

SECTION 4

  1. Any other comments/concerns/information you would like considered in your budget request?

Questions? Email Treasurer Paul Welfer