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STUDENT AFFAIRS DIVERSITY FUND
Student Affairs
306 Memorial Hall
Athens, GA 30602
(706)-542-3564 | askstudentaffairs@uga.edu

The Vice President of Student Affairs has established a fund for campus diversity initiatives. The goal of the diversity fund is to support initiatives that promote understanding, inclusion, and acceptance within the University of Georgia community. Campus departments and student organizations may request money from the fund in order to support these initiatives. Representatives from the Division of Student Affairs Student Advisory Board administer the fund and review requests for funding.
โขย Complete theย Diversity Fund Applicationย to be considered for funding. **Incomplete requests will not be considered.
โขย Initiatives shall include, but are not limited to, cultural celebrations, educational speakers, diversity awareness campaigns, advancement of underrepresented populations, cultural collaborations, and other collaborative events.
โขย The UGA student body must be the primary audience of these diversity initiatives.
โขย The fund is open to initiatives by any student organization or campus department.
โขย Proposals should be able to demonstrate that the initiative will benefit the campus community.
โขย The fund is intended to be used toward essential costs of the initiative including but not limited to honoraria, speaker travel costs, initiative-specific printing costs, and space reservations.
โขย Unintended uses of the fund include, but are not limited to, continuous operating expenses (printing, regular meeting room reservations, etc.), gifts, awards, member recognition events, and events that are not open to all UGA students.
โขย Maximum amount awarded per initiative is $500 (average award $400-$500).
โขย Exceptions to requests for more than $500 may occur on a case-by-case basis.ย If you request more than $500, provide a supplemental statement with justification of request for more than maximum amount.
โขย The Student Affairs Diversity Fund is fully funded by Student Activity Fees and all initiatives and expenses must comply with the Student Activity Fee General Guidelines.
โขย Only 20% of Student Activity Fees may be expended on food.ย Please make sure that if this request is for food, that you stay under the 20% of your initiativeโs budget.ย Requests for food purchases should be made only when food is an essential component of the program.
โขย Student Activity Fees cannot be used for a charitable event and/or fundraising project.
โขย Considerations for each proposal may include prior requests, availability of funds, compliance with guidelines, overall benefit to student body, and relation to pertinent campus or current issues.
The application period for the 2021-2022 school year is now closed. Please visit this page again in August 2022, when committee meeting dates for the 2022-2023 school year will be announced.
Note:ย If approved, you will receive email notification of the amount funded and the specifics of how to access these funds.ย NO FUNDS WILL BE REFUNDED BACK TO STUDENT ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS.ย Any monies not utilized from the award will be returned to the diversity fund account.ย Approval needs to be given before the organization can access the awarded amount and before the initiative occurs.ย The funds must be spent in accordance with the approved proposed budget.
All receipts/invoices should be sent toย Michelle Lubeski, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, 221A Memorial Hall, 101 Sanford Dr. Athens GA, 30602 within one week of the initiative.ย Additionally, theย online Diversity Fund Post-Event Assessment formย must be completed within one week of the initiative.
If proper procedures are not followed correctly and in a timely fashion, payment of invoices and reimbursements will be delayed. These delays will be weighed heavily toward future requests.
Useful Links
Click here to go to the Diversity Fund Post-Event Assessment.
Contact Us
Michelle Lubeski
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
221A Memorial Hall
101 Sanford Dr.
Athens GA, 30602
michelle.lubeski@uga.edu
706-542-5683