The more detail you can provide will increase the chance of the Societies Board awarding grant funding whereyour request meets your societies aims and objectives. This form needs to be completed and filled in electronically by the President or the Treasurer.

Complete electronically and email to 9am Monday 12thFebruary 2018. Late applications will not be considered.

Your details – this should either be the President or the Treasurer

Society name
Name
Committee position
Telephone number
Student email

About your society

Please summarise your society’s aims and objectives.You can copy these from your Development Plan.
Please tell us how many members you have signed up to your society on the QMSU website. This information can be found using your website administrator access.
Have the society’s Principal Officers either registered for or previously attended compulsory induction training delivered by QMSU for the academic year 2017-2018?

Your idea

Please describe how you wish to spend the society grant, how your funding application links to your society’s aims and objectives and how it will benefit your members. Please provide as much detail as possible.

Your budget

All funding has to relate to your aims and objectives. You may apply for funding for the below:

  • Promotion (e.g. general society promotion, events promotion)
  • Affiliations and entries (e.g. competition entries, insurance, memberships to national organisations)
  • Events (e.g. speaker fees and hospitality, hiring venues, equipment)
  • Travel (e.g. coach hire, accommodation)
  • Equipment (e.g. new equipment, replacement equipment, repairing equipment)
  • Training and development (e.g. training for members)

The amount allocated is decided by the Societies Board. To see the maximum amount you can apply for please refer to the ‘Grant Funding Guidance’ document.

Activity / Funding requested / *When will the money be spent
e.g. Apr2018
Total funding requested

* Any money not spent by this date will be returned to the central grant funding pot for reallocation.

Additional questions

How much money does your society currently have in its subs account? This information can be found out from the Societies Team.
If you have money in your subs account, please tell us why this money cannot be used for whatever you are applying for. NOTE: If this section is left blank, your application will not be considered.
Have you allocated grant funding in this academic year before? (Yes/No)
If yes, how much funding did you receive?
If your society is organising or has already carried out any fundraising/sponsorship in addition to this funding request, please tell us here.

Safeguarding

If your project/activity involves working with children or vulnerable adults please indicate [X] which statement applies:

I need a DBS and have submitted my request
I have recently had a DBS check in the last 6 months and I consent to QMSU checking and recording my DBS disclosure number.

Signed

President or Treasurer’s name
President or Treasurer’s signature
Or sent from their email address / email confirmation
Date application submitted

Submitting this application

To submit this application, please email it 9am 26thFebruary 2018.

Late applications will not be considered.

The Societies Board willmeet the following week to make a decision regarding your application for funding. The applicant will be notified by email of their application’s outcome, usually within 48 hours of the meeting. Minutes from the meeting will also be available to view on the QMSU website.