Funding We Support

SPFA oversees Required Student Fee funding through Student Senate and the Pepsi Program.

Student Senate

Required Student Fees (RSF) serve campus and promote the needs of students. Revenue from the Required Student Fees totals around $24 million each fiscal year. The RSF budget is set in the spring of each year for the next fiscal (academic) year. Student Senate authorizes the Required Student Fees listed in their constitution to be assessed by the University against each student for each semester they are enrolled in courses on the Lawrence Campus and Edwards Campus. The rate of each Required Student Fee shall be recorded for each fiscal year in the Student Senate Budget Book.
The RSF funds:
Student Senate Activity Fee
Wednesday Night Fund
Line Fund
Block Fund
Community Development Fund
Educational Opportunity Fund

Student Senate

Student Senate Activity Fee

Student Senate uses RSF revenue from the Student Senate Activity fee for the purpose of supporting registered student organizations, long-established programs and initiatives, and departments at the university. Organizations seeking funding must be registered with the Student Engagement Center.

Wednesday-Night Funding

WNF supports student organizations and can be applied for throughout the academic year. Allocations are made by Student Senate Councils and the Student Senate Assembly.

Line Funding

Line Funding supports student organizations and must be applied for in Spring. Line Funding is allocated following the Required Student Fee process by a Student Senate Committee and can only be spent in the following academic year.

Block Funding

Block Funding supports long-established programs and initiatives and must be applied for in Spring. Block Funding is allocated following the Required Student Fee process by a Student Senate Committee and can only be spent in the following academic year.

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Required Student Fee Funds Allocated by Student Senate

Community Development Fund

Student Senate uses RSF revenue from the Community Development Fund fee for the purpose of supporting registered student organizations who promote community life and intercultural education at the university.

CDF is allocated by a student committee and can be applied for throughout the academic year and through Line Funding. Organizations seeking funding must be registered with the Student Engagement Center.

Educational Opportunity Fund

Student Senate uses RSF revenue from the Educational Opportunity Fund fee for the purpose of supporting university departments, units, or affiliated organizations to support students enrolled in courses on the Lawrence Campus or Edwards Campus.

EOF is allocated following the Required Student Fee process by a Student Senate Committee and can only be spent in the following academic year. Allocations are administered by the receiving department.

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Pepsi Program

The Pepsi Program is to be used for university programs that benefit a significant portion of the KU student community (current KU students, faculty, and staff), promote a sense of community life at KU, promote academic life at KU, and support new programming. The Pepsi Program includes Pepsi Funding and Pepsi Product requests.

Pepsi Program