PHSA Dean's Fund For Student Organizations
The Dean's Fund is intended to support special events and activities that promote collaboration, networking, and scholarship across all departments and individuals within the School of Public Health. Public Health student organizations can request up to $250 per semester per organization from the Dean's Fund to support events that will benefit the whole Public Health community. Student organizations wishing to request monetary assistance from the Dean's Fund for Student Organizations must complete and submit the Dean's Fund Request Form along with an itemized budget and list of other funding sources (as mentioned in the form), at least one week prior to the event date. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the Friday prior to the last full week of classes for the semester. PHSA will work to process all requests in a timely manner, however please anticipate at least 2 weeks of processing time.
Criteria for the Dean's Fund
The specific criteria that must be met before a Dean's Fund request can be approved are outlined below:
- Recognized Public Health Student Organization. To be eligible to receive Public Health Dean’s Funding, at least one member of the student organization must be a Public Health student in a leadership position and the organization must be listed as a recognized Public Health Student Organization on the School of Public Health website.
- Open to all. The event or activity shall be open to all students, faculty, and staff within the school. Enrollment for any event shall be open to all simultaneously. No pre-enrollment by members of a student organization is permitted. Events must allow at least 50 attendees.
- Advertised to all. The event or activity must be advertised to the School of Public Health Community. Please follow the School of Public Health’s communication suggestions.
- Promote Mission. The event or activity should promote the mission of the organization, and more broadly, the mission of the school itself:
"The University of Michigan School of Public Health seeks to create and disseminate knowledge with the aim of preventing disease and promoting the health of populations worldwide. We are especially concerned with health equity and thus have a special focus on disadvantaged populations who suffer disproportionately from illness and disability. We serve as a diverse and inclusive crossroads of knowledge and practice, with the goal of solving current and future public health problems."
- Outside of Normal Operations. The event or activity should not be a part of normal operations and regular meetings of a student organization.
- Multiple Funding Sources. Student organizations are encouraged and expected to seek out multiple funding sources, including individual fundraising. However, in the instance where an individual such as a speaker has donated his or her time to participate in the event, this donation of time shall be considered as an alternate funding source. The event or activity should not rely entirely on the Dean's Fund for support, aside from exceptional circumstances. The student organization will be expected to submit all other sources and amounts of funding when applying. In the instance an organization is partnering with PHSA for an event, the partnering organization would be responsible for submitting the Dean's Fund request.
‘If you have questions about applying to the Dean's Fund or if you are unsure if your event is consistent with the above guidelines, please contact the current Executive bBoard, (phsaboard@umich.edu)
PHSA Student Support Fund
Established under the 2021-22 PHSA Board, the PHSA Pilot Student Support Fund was designed to assist School of Public Health students who may be experiencing financial hardship with small expenses involving PHSA-related activities (such as apparel or ticket sales).
The fund is financed by fundraising events, donations, and student dues, and thus, we are limited in our capacity to support students. Please truly consider your needs before filling out the application and be truthful in any communications via the application form or email. View more information about the PHSA Pilot Student Support Fund Policies.