GSSC Co-Sponsorship

The General Studies Student Council (GSSC) is proud to offer students and student groups the opportunity to partner in creating a thriving campus community in Morningside Heights. Through the co-sponsorship fund, all clubs at Columbia University (recognized and unrecognized) and students at GS are eligible to receive group or individual funding for events, travel to conferences or for other academic purposes, etc, subject to application and approval. 

Please read out the co-sponsorship bylaws to confirm you or your group’s eligibility to receive funding before filling out the Google Form to start your application. Governing boards should always be the first resource for club funding before reaching out for a GSSC co-sponsorship. Once your application is complete, email [email protected] as per the form’s instructions. A member of the Finance Committee will be in contact with you to schedule a presentation at one of our GSSC General Body meetings that meet on Tuesdays in the Satow Room on the 5th floor of Lerner at 8pm.

Funding can be awarded:

  1. Though direct purchase
  2. Internal / direct transfer (only applicable for recognized groups with a chartstring to provide)
  3. Reimbursement (discouraged)

 

For background, GSSC, in concert with the other three undergraduate student councils, wholly funds Funding at Columbia University (F@CU), which distributes funds to the six governing boards that represent all recognized student groups at Columbia University. Allocations clubs receive are already part of GSSC’s funding of campus life and your governing board should be your priority source of funding. The four council’s Vice Presidents of Finance also jointly chair the Joint Council Finance Committee (JCFC) that provides another avenue of funding to individual student groups. Please find additional sources of funding that may apply here.

Steps to apply for GSSC Co-Sponsorship:

  1. Read over GSSC Co-Sponsorship Bylaws
  2. Fill out GSSC Co-Sponsorship Form
  3. Submit a detailed budget copying this provided template. Once filled out, be sure to reach out to gsscfinance@columbia.edu before Sunday 7pm to be considered for presentation.
  4. Present to GSSC General Body
  5. If approved, list GSSC on all promotional materials as per the details in the award email
  6. Submit receipts in a timely manner after the event’s conclusion 

Types of questions the requesting organization should know the answer to:

1. Who is the bus charter?

2. How many students are going/went from GS of those who expressed interest?

3. What additional funding has been secured?

4. How much would it impact your mission going forward if we were unable to provide the full $1000? Ex: If we provided less, what does that do to your mission in the future?

Please email [email protected] or [email protected] (VP finance for the 2025-2026 year) for any and all questions as well as to share that budget request with us we have attached above.