<aside> ⚠️ Programming fund requests are made by navigating to your group’s page on DukeGroups, selecting Money → Budgeting → Create Budget request
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The Student Organization Finance Committee works to support the needs of 350+ student organizations in a way that prioritizes efficiency and equity. In this guide, you can find SOFC's funding policies and procedures. It is our hope that this guide will not only promote transparency but also serve as a useful guide for student organizations when requesting University student activities funds.
Please note that eligibility for funds depends on 1) Group Type (see Chartered v. Recognized) and 2) Fund Type (see Annual Budget vs. Programming Fund). Different group types have access to different funds and different funds support different types of expenses.
All SOFC funding decisions are made with the line item policy in mind. In other words, requests are reviewed based on their line items, independent of the group that submitted the request.
While SOFC strives to support as many student organizations as possible, we are a subsidizing body with limited funds and, thus, we cannot fund all events fully. We do the best we can to balance the needs of individual organizations with the needs of the entire student activities ecosystem.
We encourage student leaders to attend our training, office hours, and drop-in hours to ask questions about policies and procedures as well as get feedback on requests in advance of a hearing. This information can be found on our website.
We are committed to supporting, developing, and funding all student organizations, while respecting each organization’s values and identities. We embrace the diversity of student organizations and the value they bring to the Duke community. SOFC supports the curiosity, interests, and educational aims of Duke’s student organizations as they relate to enhancing the undergraduate experience. SOFC encourages the unique perspectives brought forth through student events.
Given that Student Organization Finance Committee funds are collected from the undergraduate Student Activities Fee, all requests must be accessible, open, of direct benefit to, and free to all Duke undergraduates. Additionally, Duke undergraduates must be able to access information about your event and feel welcomed in accordance with the university nondiscrimination statement.
SOFC has worked with the Duke Disability Alliance to develop a guide to help student groups make their events more inclusive and accessible. Duke Disability Alliance is a student organization whose mission is to make Duke more inclusive and accessible by fostering conversations about disability issues, expanding accessibility on campus and in the community, encouraging positive perceptions and full appreciation of people with disabilities, and promoting their legal rights.
We echo DDA’s mission which aims to engage the entire Duke community to make Duke a better place for those with and without disabilities.
Here’s how you can make your events more accessible: