The Committee on Ethnic Programming: Undergraduate students (individuals or organizations) may apply for funding of projects that support ethnic diversity on campus by enhancing the retention and advancement of historically excluded populations who are currently underrepresented as defined by the UC Office of the President (African Americans, Chicanos, Latinos, American Indians, Filipinos and Asian/Pacific Islanders). This form is fillable online via Adobe Reader, which is available on all Student Media Press Center computers.

Student organizations registered with SOAR (Student Organization Advising and Resources), OPERS (Office of Physical Education, Recreation and Sports) or Student Media may apply for funding to support their student initiated events, activities, and projects. Core Council funds on-campus activities with consideration to the number of UCSC students who will benefit directly from the activity, among other criteria. This year, Core Council funds will be available directly through government bodies. Please contact the college government (or respective College Program Coordinator) that you would like to apply and ask for information on their processes.

Student Organizations representing undergraduate students may apply for funding for events and activities which support the diversity, retention, academic and/or programmatic goals consistent with the colleges. Please contact Andrew Miller if you have any questions ammiller@ucsc.edu.

The role of the Campus Sustainability Council (CSC) is to provide funding to registered UCSC Student Organizations for programs and events that create, implement, and monitor environmentally sound practices on campus as established through the protocol outlined in the Blueprint for a Sustainable Campus. These organizations additionally facilitate greater collaboration between students, the administration, staff, faculty, and the community.

The Alumni Council is a volunteer board supporting the UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association. The Alumni Council is piloting a program for students and student organizations who are focused on creating events, projects, and/or activities to support career success initiatives for both students and alumni. Students can apply for funding from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

Registered Student Organizations (RSO’s), other student groups recognized by the University (SUA, GSA, SFAC, SVC, College Governments, etc.), other student groups or student-initiated events sponsored by Campus Departments. RSO’s, other student groups recognized by the University, other student groups or student-initiated events sponsored by Campus Departments: funding is administered through a transfer of funds to a university FOAPAL. The Division of Student Affairs and Success (DSAS) requires that funding requests be made no less than 3 weeks in advance of when funding is needed. While the three-week lead time is internal to DSAS, please be mindful of any other timelines that are internal to your sponsoring organization (for instance SOAR timelines) and the time that you will need to process things like travel, set up contracts for services, etc.

The Student Union Assembly’s Bylaws permit that we can only fund Registered Student Organizations (RSO) in order to promote a successful academic and social experience at UC Santa Cruz. You can find the full length version of our Constitution and Bylaws under the About tab on this website. You can also access some basic information about our funding process here.

For information and deadlines of College funding opportunities visit that College’s webpage (found at the bottom of the page linked above).