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TSG Allocations

Temple Student Government provides registered student organizations with the opportunities to apply for funding for programs and conferences.  The allocations guidelines can be found on TSG's website. You can also visit TSG Allocations Office Hours in HGSC 244 for personalized help with navigating Allocations. TSG Allocations can also be contacted via email at tsgabc@temple.edu

For further information, please refer to the 2023 - 2024 Allocations Guidelines.

Other Funding Sources

Temple University Alumni Relations Student Organization Grant Program

Temple-sponsored student organizations are eligible for up to $250 in grant funding annually to sponsor or support and event or program with a Temple alumni component and focus. The Alumni Relations Student Organization Grant Program supports student leaders who aim to connect and engage with alumni through volunteer efforts, panels, intentional networking events, community engagement workshops, and more.

How to Get Your Student Org an Alumni Grant

Temple alumni volunteers work with Alumni Relations, Student Activities, Undergraduate Admissions, and on the TUAA Parliament and their school or college alumni association boards. Below you’ll find various fun and meaningful ways to get involved. Student organizations must:

• Have FOAPAL to receive funds.
• Submit a recap of the event with an attendee list and photos.
• Review the Alumni Relations Student Grant Program presentation.
• Have a minimum of one STAR through Student Activities.

*If the event or program is canceled, student organizations are expected to return the funds to Alumni Relations within 14 days of the cancelation.

Fill Out Your Grant Form

Review this presentation with alumni information and grant form basics. Fill out your Grant Form here. Any quesstions, please reach our to Assistant Director, Student and Young Alumni Engagement, Cameron Kelly at cameron.kelly@temple.edu

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University Accounts

Student organizations may open university accounts or private accounts at local banks. Each option has its own advantages and disadvantages, so the decision is completely that of the student organization officers. Should a student organization want to open an account with a bank outside the University, it will not be able to utilize the University's Tax ID information or include the words "Temple" or "Temple University" in the title of an account.

To open a university account, student organizations can complete the Agency Fund Report Form. 

Using Your University Account

• Checking Balance- Organization treasurers should keep a log of all expenses and income. At any time during the year, student leaders can email Student Activities staff to verify your university account balance.  

• Deposit - First come to see Miss Chris in the Student Activities offices. After completing the paperwork, you may then go to the Bursar’s Office, Carnell Hall, First floor. You should make all deposits within 24 hours of receiving them.

• Withdrawal – Four ways to do so that all require different forms to be submitted to the Office of Student Activities, so remember to plan ahead!

  • Check Request – usually takes up to ten business days, used to:

    • Reimburse someone who has been authorized to make a purchase and has receipts as proof of said purchase OR

    • Pay a business for materials, equipment, etc for which your org was billed

  • Purchase order

    • Guarantee of payment to the vendor and a contract to your organization that you receive what you requisition.

    • You will need to present the following to the Office of Student Activities

      • The name, address, and telephone number of the company with which you are transacting business and the contact person at that company (if known);

      • What it is you wish to purchase and the quantity (if there is a catalog number, part number, etc., this must be included);

      • The total cost of the purchase, including shipping and handling charges (if known)

  • Petty Cash/Cash Advances

    • Fill out the Petty Cash Advance form and have signed by the Assistant Director of Student Activities

    • Take the signed form to the Petty Cash window in the Bursar’s office

    • Retain the Yellow copy of the form and all corresponding receipts

    • Submit receipts, Yellow form and the completed Deposit Reconciliation sheet to the Office of Student Activities

  • Journal Transfer of Funds (JET)– used for the transfer of funds from one University account to another

Forms Needed to Pay Vendors

• Independent Contractor Determination and Certification

• Independent Contractor Request for Payment

• Professional Services Agreement

• W-9 form

Fundraising

Some local businesses will ask for a tax ID (EIN) when setting up a fundraising campaign. Student organizations are not permitted to utilize the university's tax ID (EIN). Student organizations can apply for their own on the IRS website, free of charge. The process takes about 15 minutes and does ask the applicant to provide their SSN. Find a helpful guiding document for obtaining an EIN for your student org here.