GSA

Funding and Forms

All submissions must be typed, hand-written submissions will not be considered for approval! Thank you for your compliance with typed submissions. [Documents are either in Adobe PDF or MS Word format]

Budgetary Guidelines and Regulations (Word)

To fill in pdf format documents, you may use the typewriter feature of Adobe Acrobat. All public computing site cybrary workstations have this ability and any computing consultant can show you how to use it. The image below shows you where to find the typewriter feature in Adobe Acrobat Professional 7. Click on the image to see all of the screenshot.

Funding Opportunities for GSA Clubs

Scholarly Publication Funding Application (Word / PDF): This fund exists to support original and scholarly academic publications such as journals of varying periodicity and media or the formal proceedings of graduate student conferences.

Special Activities Funding Application (Word / PDF): This fund was created to promote activities which will be of benefit to a large number of graduate students.

Graduate Symposia Application (Word / PDF): A graduate symposium is a formal meeting for the discussion of subjects of academic interest. The GSA funds the symposium so as to give graduate students the opportunities to prepare and present research papers to their peers.

Non-Profit Outreach Application (Word / PDF): This program was created to promote service to local non-profit agencies for the betterment of humanity and to encourage graduate student organization involvement in the community.

Programs That Directly Benefit Graduate Students

Conference Funding Application (Word / PDF): There is a limited availability of funds to assist graduate students in presenting and attending research work at conferences. As of Fall 2003, the new GSA Officers have instituted a fund change for student conferences. Ph. D. students, remaining at the university longer than Masters students, will recieve $400 toward conferences and Masters students will recieve $250. As of February 2006, students who are attending a conference, but not presenting, are now eligible for $150. This amount will come out of the total $250/$400 each student is eligible for throughout their graduate career.

Conference Grant Agreement.

Child Care Scholarship Application: The GSA has a limited amount of funds with which to fund graduate students with children. These scholarships are based on financial need and are offered once each semester, however, students can receive only one scholarship per academic year. Please note that if both parents are graduate students who pay the mandatory student fee, one parent can apply in the Fall and the other can apply in the Spring.

GSEU Student Employee Health Insurance Program.

Mark Diamond Research Fund

The Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF) gives grants to graduate students for research expenses related to their thesis or dissertation. PhD students may apply for up to $2,000 and Master's students for up to $1000. The MDRF grant is only for University at Buffalo graduate students in programs participating in the Graduate Student Association and who have not waived the student activity fee. Applicants should be in the latter stages of research.

• Grant Application Instructions.
• Grant Application Form (Microsoft Word/ PDF).
• Encumbrance Form.
• RF Encumbrance Form (PDF).
• Mileage Reimbursement Form (PDF).
• Certificate of Understanding & Acceptance.
• Receipt for Services.
• Transcription Receipt.
• Subject Expense Log.
• Reimbursement / Advance / Payment Form.

Application deadlines for 2007-2008 are:

• Feb. 22nd 2008, 3pm for research to be conducted between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009.
• May 22nd 2008, 3pm for research to be conducted between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.

If you have any questions, please contact MDRF Director John Heberger at gsa-mdrf@buffalo.edu. MDRF office hours are on Tuesdays from 12:00pm to 1:30pm and Fridays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

MDRF Workshops Coming Up!

January 21, 2008 - 2:00 p.m. in Room 330 Student Union

January 29, 2008 - 7:30 p.m. in Room 145A Student Union

 

Important GSA Forms

Encumbrance Form.

Receiving Form.

Club Data Form .

Officer Election Verification Form

Senate Election Verification Form .

Important Graduate Forms

Application for Candidacy.

Other Graduate Forms.

Student Activity Fee Waiver

Fee Waiver Application.

GSA Election

Election Rules and Regulations.