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Funding Request

Budget Committee for Student Organizations (BCSO)

Rules and Regulations for Supplemental Funding

To be eligible for funds, student organizations must have a minimum of one representative at the monthly open forum SGA meeting. The representative must be someone other than an SGA member.
Applications can be found on the Student Organizations section of the Lourdes homepage. Applications may be submitted electronically to SGA@lourdes.edu or dropped off at the SGA office.
A representative from the organization, other than an SGA member, must attend the next SGA meeting to answer any questions regarding the application. Advisors are also encouraged to attend.
The Budget Committee will make a decision soon after the aforementioned meeting. All organizations will be notified of the Committee’s decision via the organizations e-mail address.
- For approved requests:
  1. Funds will be transferred to the organization’s account within 72 business hours. (Note: these funds are NOT transferrable to any other account or organization.)
  2. Copies of all receipts are required to be returned to the SGA treasurer within one week of the completion of your event. ANY UNUSED FUNDS MUST ALSO BE RETURNED AT THIS TIME.
  3. All organizations are encouraged to attend the following SGA open forum and briefly summarize their event.
- For denied requests:
  1. Each organization has the right to appeal the Committee’s decision. The appeal must be in writing and submitted to the SGA treasurer within 30 days of the original denial.

Please Note: This funding is meant to assist student organizations with hosting events, sponsoring special programs, or offering other activities that benefit members of the organization and the student body as a whole. It is not intended to cover expenses of the organizations routine activities. All organizations are encouraged to pursue other means of fund raising to cover these expenses.

For more information about supplemental funding, please contact sga@lourdes.edu.