Before applying for any of the funding sources listed below, clubs should first consult with the Associate Athletic Director for Recreation and Fitness.
Community Service Fund
The Community Service Fund (CSF) provides grants to University Community Service Recognized Student Organizations (CSRSOs) and to community service projects by Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs).
The CSF selection committee consists of 1 Student Government (SG) College Council member and 1 SG Graduate Council member and 4 other CSRSO and University Community Service Center (UCSC) representatives who meet twice per quarter to review funding proposals. For more information, visit the CSF or UCSC websites.
Student Creativity Grants
Student Creativity Grants provide students and RSOs with funding for generative creative projects that express the UChicago standards of excellence and critical inquiry. This grant supports work across the arts in general, with a slight preference for projects that show collaborative, cross-disciplinary, or community-engaged works.
These grants are offered to both support creative endeavors and to provide crucial real-life experience of a career in the arts. Applying to and reporting on arts grants is the lifeblood of any creative endeavor and understanding the grant process is often the deciding factor in an artist’s or organization's success.
In support of this, workshops are offered to students wishing to apply for these grants. The funding for these projects is highly competitive, and the training provided in the workshops will prove invaluable both in this process and in securing successful future grants applications. For more information, visit the Student Creativity Grants website.
Uncommon Fund
The Uncommon Fund is a pool of money allocated by Student Government towards innovative and impactful student projects and initiatives on campus. These projects and initiatives range from one-day events to large-scale initiatives or projects. The goal of the fund is to encourage students to take action on campus in innovative, impactful, and uncommon ways.
University of Chicago Women's Board
The Women’s Board raises substantial funds from its membership each year in its mission to serve the University of Chicago through active philanthropy. The Women’s Board selects diverse, critical projects to support from across the University through our Grants Committee. The Grants Committee is a diverse group of 15-20 women that convenes annually to meet for two days of intense deliberation on which projects to fund. The committee is appointed annually by the Chair of the Women’s Board to allocate all donations from Women’s Board members throughout the year. One hundred percent of Women’s Board members’ contributions go directly to support our annual Grants Fund. The committee hears proposals from across the University and decides where funding should be distributed based upon pre-set criteria. These projects, ranging from faculty research, student life, arts and cultural institutions and community outreach efforts, are integral to University life and would go unfunded without our support. For more information, visit the University of Chicago Women’s Board Grants Fund website.
