SOFAC Timeline

August - September, 2024: Annual Registration

Student Organizations must re-register their organization through the Annual Registration process in order to receive SOFAC funding. For more information about Annual Registration check out the Office of Student Engagement website.

 

February 3 - 14, 2025: Budget Proposal Workshops

The Budget proposal workshops are mandatory sessions to be attended by the President and/or treasurer of the organization. This session will review the SOFAC process as well as how to properly complete/submit the SOFAC General Budget Proposal. If you do no attend the meeting you are no eligible to apply for funding. The sign-up link will be emailed to all registered student organization presidents, treasurers, and advisors. All sessions will be held in the Office of Student Engagement lounge (PSU 127) unless otherwise stated. In the event of office closures, sessions will be cancelled. Students who signed up for cancelled sessions should sign up for another session via BearLink. Individual session dates and times are listed below:

Dates/Times TBD

 

February 28, 2025: Budget Proposals Due

The General Budget Proposals for Full Year 2025-2026  an be found on the SOFAC website under the Budget Proposal Forms section. Student organizations must submit their completed budget proposal by February 28 at 5pm to be considered for SOFAC funding. LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. General Budget Proposals should include any request for funding for dates between July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026. Budget Proposals submitted before Budget Proposal Workshop meeting attendance will not be accepted. 

 

March 3 - 14, 2025: SOFAC Council Review Meetings

SOFAC Delegates may contact organizations if they have questions or need clarification about a submitted proposal. If the organization is contacted regarding questions or concerns about their budget proposal and we do not hear back from them before March 14, 2025 at 5 PM, SOFAC delegates are within their right to deny funding to the organization.

 

March 31, 2025: SOFAC Award Letters Posted

SOFAC Award Letters will be posted to the BearLINK pages of receiving organizations under Documents. Only registered officers of your organization can access the award letter by navigating to the Admin Dashboard on BearLINK.

 

April 4, 2025: SOFAC Appeals deadline

Organizations that wish to appeal SOFAC's award decision may do so by signing up for an appeal hearing. Submissions for an appeal will be accepted until April 4, 2025, at 5 pm. Late submissions will not be accepted.

April 7 - 11, 2025: SOFAC Appeal Hearings

Organizations seeking to appeal their SOFAC award will be expected to submit documentation to the SOFAC council defending their case and will have the opportunity to present their case in front of the council.

April 7 - 17, 2025: SOFAC Payment Meetings

As a recipient of SOFAC funds, it is MANDATORY your organization send either the President or Treasurer to attend one of the meetings listed below. During the meeting, representatives will learn how to access the funds allocated to their organization through direct payment and reimbursement requests.

In order to attend a SOFAC Payment Meeting for the 25-26 Fiscal Year you must RSVP at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting. The meetings are scheduled for:

Dates: TBD