Student Organization Funding Grants

UKSGA is proud to offer funding to registered student organizations through Student Organization Funding Grants. Organizations may apply for and receive a combined maximum total of $2,000 per fiscal year*. Please see the descriptions below to determine if your organization is eligible for these grants.

Registered student organizations can apply for our Student Organization Funding Grants through the form below.

*Funding from the K Week Grant will NOT count towards this $2,000 limit. K Week Form Closes 7/31/2026!

K Week Funding Application Link

ORGANIZATION FUNDING APPLICATION LINK

To be eligible for reimbursement the Student Organization must be approved by the UKSGA A&R Committee BEFORE purchasing items. The A&R Committee suggests submitting your application three weeks in advance of when you need to purchase items.

General Funding Grant

This grant may be used for any expenses, not prohibited by UKSGA Governing Codes, incurred by an RSO throughout the academic year. Funding may be used for, but is not limited to, events, programming, supplies, organizational resources, applicable registration fees, applicable travel expenses and/or lodging expenses. If the organization requests lodging expenses, UKSGA will only cover up to the per diem lodging rate of the city in question per person. Per diem rates can be found here: https://www.gsa.gov/travel/plan-book/per-diem-rates.

During the 2025-2026 academic year, both a Programming & Outreach Grant and a Competition Grant were available to RSOs. For the 2026-2027 year, this General Funding Grant shall encompass all funding requests from RSOs, excluding K-Week funding. An RSO may be awarded a maximum of $2,000 under this grant per fiscal year.

K-Week Grant

This grant may be used for any general expenses, not prohibited by UKSGA Governing Codes, incurred by an RSO for events, programming, and/or supplies utilized during K-Week. For the purpose of this grant, events and programming that take place on or between August 16th and August 23rd, 2026 shall be considered eligible for funding requests. This is a newly established grant for the 2026-2027 academic year and the maximum amount of funding an RSO may be awarded under this grant shall be no more than $500 total for K-Week 2026.

Timeline: Applications will open July 1st, 2026 and close on July 31st, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Funding is limited and applications will be considered in the order they are submitted
Applications should be submitted on UKSGA's Page on BBNvolved under Forms
Organizations MUST have current registration status with the SOA Office

Contact Appropriations & Revenue Chair, Jordan Stull (sga.funding@uky.edu) for questions or any information.

Reimbursement Policy

Student Government funds organizations by reimbursement only. All receipts must be submitted to the SGA office manager within 30 days of the approved event, project, or purchase. If receipts are not turned in within the 30 day window, the funding will be forfeited. Groups may apply for multiple grants to reach a combined maximum total of $2,000 per fiscal year (July 2026 - June 2027).

Prohibited Items

Student Government will not provide funding for the following items: subscriptions, taxes, management or consulting fees, organizational membership dues, personal gifts/t-shirts/donations/contributions that reach a monetary value of higher than fifteen (15) dollars per unit, financial aid or academic scholarships, expenses incurred prior to UKSGA approval, prizes, awards, trophies, grants which provide direct wages/stipends/other cash compensation to another University of Kentucky student for goods or services provided to a student organization.

Approval Process

All funding requests are considered at Senate Committee meetings. During the academic year, Senate Committees meet every other week on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Organizations will be notified at least 24 hours in advance when their funding request is scheduled to be considered and voted on by committee. All committee meetings are open to the public, and organizations are invited, but not required, to send representatives to these meetings to speak on their funding request.

Funding requests will be primarily considered by the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. In some cases, depending on the volume of requests or other circumstances, funding requests may be considered by the Academic Affairs Committee. Organizations will be notified in advance which committee is considering their request along with the meeting location.

Following consideration and a vote by committee, organizations will be notified of the status of their request. The next steps for the organization to take to receive their funding will also be communicated at this time.

Contact

Please direct all questions to Appropriations and Revenue Chair, Jordan Stull, via email at sga.funding@uky.edu

Student Government Office

160 Avenue of Champions, Suite A267

Lexington, KY 40506 - 0676