Speakers Board
Funding request are being excepted for events between July 1, 2021 and May 15, 2022 from student-fee funded departments only.
The Speakers Board disperses grants funded by student fees. We consider requests for funds from student fee funded departments that bring speakers or performers of educational importance to Portland State. The parent committee that oversees the Speakers Board is the Student Activities and Leadership Programs Advisory Board.
The Speakers Board has a budget of approximately $10,000 for 2021-22 and average proposals typically fall in the range of $500- $2500. The most successful proposals secure financial support beyond the Speakers Board funds. No one event will be given more than $5000 per event (this would be with multiple groups). No group or department will be allocated more than $2500 per academic year.
This will be the last year of Speakers Board funding.
Follow the steps below to apply for Speakers Board funds:
Read through the guidelines to make sure you are eligible.
Review what the grant will pay for.
Submit your proposal at least six weeks before your event (eight weeks if it is an international speaker)
Once you have been approved, there are a couple more important steps.