GSAB is funded by the activity fee paid by each graduate student. GSAB is allocated half of the fee ($15 per student each fall and spring semester).
15% of this allocation goes to the GSAB General Fund which is used to support initiatives and opportunities available for the graduate student body as a whole (ex: Dew Drop Bop, Emergency Grants, Adopt-A-Family program, Food Shelf, etc.). These funds are spent based on a vote of the GSAB at a regularly scheduled board meeting.
The remaining 85% is allocated by academic departments based on student enrollment. The more students enrolled in a program (and therefore paying an activity fee), the more funds allocated to that program. These funds are separate from the budget for the academic department budget and are overseen by GSAB. These funds are spent based on approval from the academic program representative(s) from each program and must follow the funding guidelines on file for that program. Funds will not be spent without written approval of the academic program representatives. Funding guidelines for each academic program are reviewed each fall. If a program does not have representatives actively participating in GSAB or fails to submit reviewed/updated funding guidelines by the deadline, the program's funds are frozen until these criteria are met.
All funding requests should be sent in writing to gsab@stkate.edu. Please review below to make sure that you understand the funding request process, appropriate documentation, and approval process.