2024-2025 COGS GSO Event Funding
In an effort to increase awareness and diversity of the graduate community at MSU, COGS provides funding to graduate student organizations for the hosting of events. Two streams of event funding are available – single host event funding and collaboration event funding. Please read the Event Funding Guidelines document which pertains to both streams of funding before applying. **Applications are online only and must be filled out completely to be considered eligible.**
Must be a Registered Student Organization with a University Account (assigned to YOUR organization) to receive funds. We are no longer able to process funds to a departmental account number for GSOs that are not registered. If you are wondering how to register, please visit: Registered Student Organizations
Single Host Event – A GSO can apply for a maximum of $1,500 over the course of an academic year. This money can be divided across any number events over the course of the year (even those held during summer), but a unique application must be submitted for each additional event. These funds are awarded based on a first-come first-served basis during the COGS legislative session for fall and spring semesters. Once funds allocated for funding requests are depleted, no more requests will be granted and applications will be closed. NOTE: Funds for summer events through June 30th should be applied for no later than March 27th of that same year. Funds for summer events from July 1- August can be applied for too, but only after the new FY applications are posted, and will not be reviewed until the fall. Funding is only approved while full council is in session (Sept – April).
Collaboration Event Funding – A GSO can apply for funding for an event hosted in collaboration with 2 or more additional GSOs. All GSOs listed on the application must be Registered Student Organizations (via Involve@State through the MSU Office of Spartan Experiences) in order to receive the funds. The maximum funding that can be provided for a collaboration event is $500 per collaborator (e.g. 3 collaborators can apply together for up to $1,500). Only one application should be filled out for the event, with information about each graduate student organization contributing. A GSO may apply for collaboration funding with the same or different collaborators a maximum of 3 times across an academic year. These funds are based on a first-come first-served basis every semester. Once funds allocated for funding requests are depleted, no more requests will be granted.
GSO Support Funding – This fund is for the purpose of supporting the efforts of a registered Graduate Student Organization (GSO) with initiatives that either: Contribute to the organization’s establishment or long-term stability, or, promote a sense of graduate and/or professional student belonging within their given department or community. Maximum Award Amount: $150 per Fiscal Year. For more information or to apply, please go here. Again, groups must be registered as a student organization on Involve@State and have their own University Account.
NOTE: Your event funding application must be approved by the Financial Committee and Full Council before your event takes place.* See the table below for specifics about application deadlines. *EXCEPTION: Late summer/early fall events may be subject to retroactive funding if it takes place before the finance committee has started their sessions for the year.
MISC. RESOURCES FOR STUDENT ORGS
COGS LENDING LIBRARY – (*COMING IN JANUARY 2025): COGS is making some of our own special events equipment available to graduate & professional student organizations to borrow for their special events. If your organization would like to borrow some of our large (lawn type) games or misc. items for use at your event, please fill out the form and we will contact you with availability. You will need a University Account Number to reserve the items. As long as the items are returned on time and undamaged, there will be no charges due.* (*A late fee of $1.50 per item, per day will be assessed for each day past the due date not returned. If damaged, your org may be subject to replacement charges.)
- Take a look at the inventory list here: INVENTORY
- COGS Lending Library Guidelines here:
- FILL OUT AN INQUIRY FORM
MSU UNION – Meeting Space for Grad Student Orgs: The MSU Union is making certain rooms available for student groups to reserve for FREE. To check availability and to reserve, contact: Amy Williams, will1760@msu.edu or call 517-432-2446.
STATE AFTER DARK – Funding Program is an award program granted by University Health and Wellbeing’s Health Promotion, Engagement, Accessibility and Accommodations (HPEAA) and collaborative partners that provides up to $1,000 of funding per event to interested registered student organizations, campus departments, colleges or affiliated groups. Learn more and apply here.
OISS STUDENT GROUP FUNDING: The Office of International Students & Scholars encourages international student organizations to share their culture as a way to contribute to the internationalization of MSU and the community of Greater Lansing. To support international student programming on campus, international student groups can apply for funding to support culture sharing events. Learn more about OISS Funding Here.
2024-2025 DEADLINES: (Due by 5 pm est on the stated due dates):
Notifications of funding approval/status will go out AFTER the full council meeting date (immediately) following the deadline for which you applied. Please allow up to 5 business days from that full council date for that notification to be received.
| Your Event Date: | Application Due by 5pm: | COGS Full Council Date for Event Review: |
| 7/1/24 or later | August 29, 2024 | September 18, 2024 |
| 9/1/24 or later | September 26, 2024 | October 16, 2024 |
| 10/1/24 – or later | October 24, 2024 | November 20, 2024 |
| 11/1/24 – or later | November 25, 2024 | December 4, 2024 |
| 1/1/25 or later | January 6, 2025 | January 22, 2025 |
| 2/1/25 or later | January 30, 2025 | February 19, 2025 |
| 3/1/25 or later | February 27, 2025 | March 19, 2025 |
| 4/1/25 – 6/30/2025 | March 27, 2025 | April 16, 2025 |
Note: Applications for SPRING SEMESTER events will NOT be considered once application is closed or after March 27th, whichever comes first. * Please apply for FS25 events after July 1, 2025 when the new application will be posted.
