Any recognized student organization which is chartered with a constitution, active with Student Leadership and Involvement for at least four months,and is within good disciplinary standing is eligible for contingency funds through the Student Government Association. Contingency is money from student fees that is given to recognized student organizations for internal organization use OR for a campus-wide program or event. If you need help starting a new event or fundraising is not covering all of your costs, you can apply for contingency. Organizations must also show they have exhausted all forms of fundraising. Recognized student organizations can apply for up to $3,000 for the academic year.
Contingency funds can pay for:
- Registration fees/conference fees
- Supplies that can be reused for later events
- Performers/speakers
- Advertisement
- JMU registered vehicles
- Rentals and gas
- Food/dietary requests
Contingency funds cannot pay for:
- Reimbursements (no funding purchases made before the application is submitted)
- Honorariums
- Costumes/makeup
- Requests that make any type of revenues
- Any requests that generate a net profit (directly or indirectly) for any JMU club/organization, to fund loans, or to pay a debt or reimbursement
- Decorations
- Hotel costs
- Airfare or train tickets
Applications can be found on the SGA website: https://www.jmu.edu/sga/funding/index.shtml
If you have any questions, please contact Student Life at beinvolved@jmu.edu.