RESOURCES

Contact the Student Activities Grants Assistant with any questions. Student groups are encouraged to schedule a general advising meeting with their assigned Student Group Services Advisor for additional support.

Student Activities Office Grant policies have been updated this year. Groups should make sure their event, and event expenses, are compliant.

This flowchart gives an general overview of the Student Activities Office Grants process. Groups that are considering applying should take a look to see what they can expect at each point of the process.

Groups can use this checklist to stay on top of their responsibilities throughout the Student Activities Office Grants process.

This is a verbal and visual overview of the grants process, as well as recommendations while applying. The recording is just under an hour long.

Student Activities Office Grant deadlines are very firm. Failure to complete all responsibilities or communicate with saogrant@umn.edu prior to the deadline may result in grants being forfeited or a full reimbursement issued.

Groups can use this document to determine if their event, and their event expenses, are able to be funded by Student Activities Office grants.

While planning their event, groups should use this resource to determine which expenses can be covered by SAO Grants.

Student Activities Office grants are funded by 5 different initiatives. These 5 initiatives have different criteria for eligibility. If a group’s event qualifies for all initiatives, the maximum funding is $5500. The SEE Grant is given to one group a month and is in partnership with the Student Events and Entertainment team.

Groups should use this table while planning their event to know how much SAO grant funding the event is eligible for.

Prior to applying, the primary applicant of each grant must complete the Financial Management Training Course with a total score of 90% or higher and both quizzes complete.

These examples can be used as a guide while groups write their application.

RSOs that have not applied for a Student Activities Office grant before and are interested in applying, submit this form. Submitting it early will allow groups to receive funding as soon as possible. This only needs to be submitted once for each group with an up to date W-9.

Groups that have received a grant in the past but have had a name change, or would like to receive funds via ACH (direct deposit), submit this form with an updated W-9.

Groups that are new to Student Activities Office Grants, or have had a name change, will need to submit an updated W-9 with their application. This can also be done prior to applying with the ACH/New Group Set-up Form. Submitting their W-9 as early as possible will help groups avoid delays in receiving their funds.

After a grant award has been communicated, a Statement of Agreement must be submitted for each grant that your group receives. This includes information about the group as well as the amount they have been awarded from each initiative.

Within 30 days after the event date, this form must be submitted to the grants team at saogrant@umn.edu. It includes a completed post-event budget as well as attached receipts that must adhere to the Acceptable Forms of Documentation standards.

All receipts must be compliant with these guidelines. Submitting receipts or invoices that do not align with these standards will not be accepted. Failure to submit acceptable documentation will result in a reimbursement from the group to Student Activities Office Grants.

Before groups can apply for an SAO grant, you need to be registered with the University of Minnesota.

Coffman Memorial Union's second floor is now the host of the Student Group Resource Center. They are open to student groups an have an inventory that is available to student groups to rent for their events.