OSA COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANT (CEG)
The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) plays a crucial role in enhancing the academic and community experiences of full-time MBA students. We strive to create an environment that fosters a strong sense of belonging, empowers students with agency, and encourages a collaborative approach in shaping their ideal MBA journey.
To support and partner with student clubs, OSA has established the Community Engagement Grant (CEG). This grant offers a unique opportunity for additional program funding. The primary objective of the CEG is to partner with student clubs to foster impactful community wide events inclusive for all CBS students. The maximum amount of funding that clubs may be awarded per application is $1,500 and the maximum amount of funding that clubs may be awarded per academic year is $3,000.
CEG applications are reviewed and approved by the CEG committee which includes OSA staff and club advisors.
Events funded through the Community Engagement Grant must be inclusive and open to all students, without restrictions limited to club members.
CEG REQUIREMENTS
- CEG events must be open to all CBS students.
- Clubs must provide complete documentation after the event, in advance of the deadline, to receive funding. These details will be shared in the decision email with each group.
EXPENSES NOT FUNDED BY CEG
- Alcohol
- Individual conference registration costs and/or student club sponsored conference expenses
- Travel and lodging expenses
- Honorarium and gifts
- Executive board dinners and/or club sponsored dinners that are not inclusive of the MBA student community
- Activities not occurring within the semester in which the award is requested
SUBMISSION PROCESS
- Complete event proposals must be submitted no later than four (4) weeks before the event.
- Decisions will be announced within one week of the application's date of submission.
- Spring Final Deadline: Friday, March 29, 2024
OSA COMMUNITY RESPONSE GRANT (CRG)
While the Office of Student Affairs encourages students to proactively plan events and community building opportunities, we recognize that there are times in which we must create spaces to respond to real-time world happenings that deeply impact our community. The CBS Community Response Grant serves as a method of providing funding for community events that encourage students to discuss, process or celebrate events that impact society on a regional or global scale.
CRG REQUIREMENTS
- Real time events: Over the past year we’ve seen many examples of when our community has wanted to come together to discuss a current event; examples include anti-Asian violence, the war in Ukraine, floods in Pakistan, and protests in Iran. A real-time event is something that cannot be predicted, but deeply impacts our community on a local, domestic or global scale.
- Funding: Each grant provides up to $500 in funding for a community event or program. Student organizations can also contribute funds from their budget or apply for additional funds from the Community Engagement Grant.
- Students without an affiliation: Only student organizations (not individuals) can apply for a Community Response Grant. If you have a community response event that you would like to hold but are not connected to a club, please meet with the Office of Student Affairs so that we can pair you with a student organization!
EXPENSES NOT FUNDED BY CRG
- Alcohol
- Conferences (funding will be given separately through OSA)
- Travel expenses
- Honorarium and gifts
- Activities not occurring within the semester in which the award is requested
SUBMISSION PROCESS
- Applications for the Community Response Grant will be accepted on a rolling basis. Clubs must submit a complete application including any supporting documentation.
- Funded activities must be completed during the semester in which the award is made. If awards given for a semester are not utilized, funding cannot be transferred to the following semester. All Columbia Business School policies must be upheld in the planning and execution of your project. These funds must be used for the purpose approved by the panel. Grant funding will be awarded in the form of a transfer to the club’s account.
OSA CASE COMPETITION GRANT (CCG)
The Case Competition Grant program enhances our robust slate of co-curricular activities by subsidizing participation in case competitions. The goal of the grant is to positively impact students with the added bonus of easing the financial burden Case Competitions can impose on students. Grant recipients must reflect academic integrity and dedication, and community citizenship.
CCG REQUIREMENTS
- Grants will only be awarded to teams comprised of students participating in Case Competitions. Grants will not be awarded to individual students.
- The maximum amount of funding that groups may be awarded per application is $1000.
- Absences from regularly schedule classes and/or exams due to attendance at grand-funded case competitions will not be considered excused.
- Groups must provide a detailed budget of the event, using the budget template found here: Budget Template
- If travel is required for a competition, it must be in accordance with University guidelines.
- Included Expenses
- Registration fee for Competition.
- Travel and lodging.
EXPENSES NOT FUNDED BY THE CCG
- Honorarium and gifts.
- Food and alcohol (this includes room service, mini bar, resort fees, upgrades, etc.)
SUBMISSION PROCESS
Complete project proposals must be submitted no later than two (2) weeks prior to the event. Decisions will be announced within one (1) week of the application's date of submission. Applications can be submitted starting on September 6, 2022 on a rolling basis throughout the year until April 1st, 2023. If you have any questions, please e-mail Haniya Rizwan, Assistant Director of Advising and Academic Success in the Office of Student Affairs at [email protected]. The CCG application can be found here on CampusGroups.