Funding Request Tutorial 

Procedure

 

 

  • AB allocates funds on a semester basis (Fall & Spring).
  • During the semester before, AB would host mandatory Treasurer and President trainings. Failure to attend would cause failure to be eligible for funding in the following semester.
  • AB members will email student organizations and post on Instagram (@allocatebu) informing them of the deadlines to submit budget requests.
  • Club orgs will submit funding requests by set deadline through Terrier Central (see our guide to submitting a Semester Budget (SB) request here.
  • AB members would host asynchronous hearings for semester budget requests during the school holidays (summer and winter break). During these hearings, we allocate all of our funds from BU for the following semester (fall and spring).
  • Special initiative and New Org Budgets submitted in the beginning of the fall semester will also be reviewed and have funds allocated during the fall semester.
  • After we make our decisions, you will be able to see our funding decision on Terrier Central.
  • If you’d like to ask questions about our decision, reach out to your advisor via email or schedule an office hour with them.

Core Changes (2025-2026)

AB’s primary source of BU funding, the Community Service Fee (CSF) fund has been reduced by BU, hence, so is AB’s capacity to fund in parallel. Hence, for SB 2025, AB was not able to fund Event Request 3. We apologize for this inconvenience, and hopefully, we will be able to achieve more in the future.

Why Are Some Requests Denied?

Every year we deny many funding requests because the item/event is ineligible for AB funding, so is very important that you look at our guidelines before creating a semester budget request. Be sure to provide as much detail as you can in the budget request. Writing a thorough budget request makes the difference between receiving funding and being denied!

Key Funding Facts

  • Groups will only be awarded funds if they are in good financial standing. Meaning, no deficits. If you are in a deficit, please contact SLIC to get it sorted.
  • Provide as much detail as possible in your semester budget requests. Make sure to state relevancy of items to your events. For example, if you are requesting funds for food, you must explicitly state why the food is culturally significant or unique and how you will educate attendees at your event of the significance of your food.
  • AB will not publicly post all funding decisions for everyone to view as our decisions are also affected by need-based, involving student groups’ treasuries.
  • AB will take into consideration a group’s account balances and past year funding allocations (E.g. Costumes, props, etc.) when reviewing funding requests.
  • If org’s fail to use past allocated funds by AB, it may negatively impact your funding decisions.
  • Under the funding tab, you will find more information about the funding process and how to request funds. Please take a moment to look at these resources and to review our Handbook before creating a semester budget request.