Events/organizations that bring together students from a variety of graduate and professional schools

Events/organizations that affect graduate and professional relations with administration and the media

Events/organizations that build relationships with the local and/or global community outside of Yale

Generally, we aim to fund $5.00 per Yale graduate/professional student event attendee. This allows us to fairly distribute money received from schools to their constituents.

The cap that the Senate Funding Committee can award is $1500.

If your event requires more than $1500 from Senate, your event must first be reviewed by the Funding Committee before it is brought before the general senate assembly.

Strong advertising: This will help ensure the success of the event and make sure our limited funds are well spent.

Shop around: Your application is much more convincing if you can show the Funding Committee that you have looked for the best price on food/flyers/location. You can often work out deals with caterers and venues. Detailed budgets are also extremely helpful.

Get funding from other sources: It is critical that you apply for funding from other sources. Here are some potential funding sources:

1. The McDougal Center (for groups and events including graduate students)

2. The Yale College Council (for groups and events including undergraduate students)

3. The Office of International Students and Scholars (for multicultural groups and events)

4. Academic / administrative departments, offices, and programs applicable to your group or event

5. Alumni of your group

6. Businesses that have an interest in your group or event, or would like to advertise at your event

7. Outside organizations, universities, clubs, etc. who have an interest in your group or event, or whose members are invited to participate in your group or event

The Funding Committee operates on an appeal system, where they make funding decisions which may be appealed by the requester of funds.

Please refer to this page regularly to ensure your group is operating with up-to-date information and request forms, which are subject to change.*

The Funding Committee will resume hearings following the first Senate meeting annually and operate through May.

Please submit your funding request as early as reasonably possible, as the current funding committee meets monthly. If the funding request is for an activity that is less than 2 weeks before your proposed event, your right to appeal a funding decision may be waived.

The GPSS treasurer will be notified of all approved funding as well as any stipulations to these amounts (i.e. $200 for food, $50 for flyers). He/she will reimburse your applicable receipts/invoices up to the amount of GPSS funding allowance by Venmo (check available upon request).

Note that all reimbursement request forms must be received within 30 days of the proposed event. Late requests will not be accepted. All reimbursement checks must be cashed within 60 days after the check has been issued. All checks will be canceled after 60 days and late checks will not be reissued.