Applications will be accepted twice a quarter starting Fall 2018. Please submit an application and the VP of Finance will contact you to set up a meeting time to pitch your idea to the AGS Funding Committee. Application forms will be due by 5pm on the deadline stated and will be considered by funding committee. Past events are not eligible for funding. Funding is not guaranteed and we strongly encourage you to apply far enough in advance to secure external funding if needed.

Guidelines

The funding committee considers each application on a case-by-case basis with the intention of selecting projects which will contribute the most to extra-curricular graduate student life. It does operate under a set of general guidelines, however, in order to ensure fair and equitable access to funding:

• Projects tend to be funded at between $5 and $10 per graduate student attendee.
• We seek to give money to many different groups so that nearly all or all graduate students benefit from AGS funding.
• Academic departments on campus are not eligible for project funding. Groups comprised of students from one department are still eligible.
• Costs of education that students normally should pay for are not eligible for funding (i.e. fees, rent, costumes, books, travel, etc.).
• Projects which form a central part of degree projects, such as those required for thesis, dissertation typing, plays, sculpture, etc. should not be funded unless there is a clear demonstration that there is a benefit for the graduate population at large (i.e. advertising events).
• Project funds are intended to improve the social and academic environment of the UCI campus for graduate students.
• Groups which have a proven track-record of hosting successful events will be given preference over those which do not, especially for larger grants.
• Projects which receive AGS funding are expected to be advertised widely to the graduate student body at UCI.
• Past projects are not eligible for funding.