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Funding is provided to affiliated societies from the Students' Association in the following ways:

Funding League

This is funding which is distributed automatically at the beginning of every academic year, each society is judged based on how well they performed the previous academic year in the following areas:

1st Registered for the coming year by the deadline

2nd Society Pack submitted by the deadline

3rd All Committee members attend Committee Training 

4th Evidence of Self Funding

5th  At least 3 events created on the Students’ Association website

Societies will receieve the maximum amount available by performing well in each of these areas, the actual figure of funding changes each year and is dependant on the number of societies and overall budget. 

Dragons' Den

The Dragons’ Den fund is a pot of money for societies to apply for, this is for a specific event or product the society currently requires. There is an initial application and then a presentation to societies council. 

Dragons Den 2023 TBC. 

You can find more guidance >>HERE

Apply here >>HERE

Start up Funding

When a new society affiliates, they are automatically awarded a grant from societies council.

Other Opportunites:

There may be other opportunities to gain extra funding throughout the year such as the GCU Common Good Fund or Go Green Week, when these opportunites are available. The Societies Coordinator will let you know.

For more info on the above, you can contact:

Emma Duffy Societies Co-ordinator
Visit NH221 (Students' Association Building, Level 2, room 21)
societies@GCUstudents.co.uk
0141 331 3497

All students at Glasgow Caledonian University are automatically members of GCU Students' Association.
This membership is free for current GCU students.

 

      

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