Funding for Student Groups at MIT
The Graduate Student Council funds a large number of ASA-recognized graduate student groups through the GSC Funding Board for:
- Events benefiting the graduate community
- Capital expenses
- Cross-departmental socials
To find out whether your group is eligible for funding from the GSC, please check the eligible graduate student group list for eligible student groups. If your group is not on the list, please contact the GSC Treasurer.
Funding Guidelines
Funds for Summer 2013 have been allocated!
Allocation amounts for Summer/Fall 2013 Round I funding can be found here.
Note: Deadline for Summer/Fall 2013 Round I funding reimbursements is October 1, 2013.
Important Dates for 2013-2014:
Tentative Schedule: changes may occur and will be announced on this webpage and by email.
| Funding Cycle | Applications Open | Application Deadline | Funding Board Meeting | Cycle Start | Cycle End | Reimbursement Deadline |
| Summer/Fall Round I (Summer) | May 19, 2013 | June 2, 2013 | June 9, 2013 | June 15, 2013 | September 29, 2013 | October 1, 2013 |
| Summer/Fall Round II (Fall) | September 1, 2013 | September 15, 2013 | September 22, 2013 | September 29, 2013 | December 31, 2013 | January 2, 2014* |
| IAP/Spring Round I (IAP) | November 17, 2013 | December 1, 2013 | December 8, 2013 | December 31, 2013 | March 14, 2014 | March 16, 2014 |
| IAP/Spring Round II (Spring) | February 16, 2014 | March 2, 2014 | March 9, 2014 | March 14, 2014 | June 14, 2014 | June 16, 2014* |
| * Reimbursements will have at least a 2-business day grace period after the date of the event, but no later than the last day of the cycle. | ||||||
Reimbursement requests are processed at 5pm at the SAFO office, on the 5th floor of the student center.
If your group did not receive the email and has applied to the funding board in the past, or is eligible, please contact gsc-treasurer[at]mit[dot]edu ASAP.
Events Calendar and GSC Anno
To facilitate event planning and ensure that events sponsored by the GSC are open to all graduate students, please remember to add events to the MIT’s events calendar and the GSC Anno at least two weeks in advance, and include the GSC Funding Board as a co-sponsor. The calendar and anno listing is a required part of the reimbursement request.
Guidelines
Past Allocations
- Summer/Fall 2013: Round 1
- IAP/Spring2013:Round 1
- Summer/Fall 2012: Round 2
- Summer/Fall 2012:Round 1
- IAP/Spring2012:Round 2
- IAP/Spring2012:Round 1
- Summer/Fall 2011: Round 2
- Summer/Fall 2011: Round 1
- IAP/Spring 2011: Round 2
- IAP/Spring 2011: Round 1
- Summer/Fall 2010: Round 2
- Summer/Fall 2010: Round 1
- IAP/Spring 2010: Round 2
- IAP/Spring 2010: Round 1
- Summer/Fall 2009: Round 2
- Summer/Fall 2009: Round 1
- IAP/Spring 2009: Round 2
- IAP/Spring 2009: Round 1



