Grants & Funding

Purpose	Each year, the GAPSA General Assembly utilizes a $25,000 discretionary fund to support academic and social enterprises that will benefit Penn’s entire graduate student population. This falls in line with part of GAPSA´s mission to encourage students from all corners of the student body to get together, learn together, and have fun together.
Funding	Varies
Notes	The endeavor should (a) improve graduate and professional student life at Penn and (b) be interdisciplinary.
Deadline	On-going review process
Application	Please read this document for more detailed application instructions and submit via email a brief summary of and estimated budget for your event.
Contact	Vice Chair for Finance, gapsa.finance@gmail.com

PLEASE NOTE: We encourage applicants to first pursue the other primary funding sources (for research students, professional students, or students groups). In addition, GAPSA offers supplemental funding through the Discretionary Fund with the caveat that all applicants must make a brief presentation in front of the GAPSA General Assembly to be considered.

2011-2012 Discretionary Funded Initiatives

During the 2011-2012 academic year, over $25,600 was awarded to various community, academic and social initiatives hosted here at Penn.

Average Award Amount = $756
Academic $576 – Community $841 – Social $825
*Note: An additional $16,000 was awarded to 2011-2012 Academic Events by the GAPSA Research Student Council.
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Award Date	Initiative Name	Type
10/6/2011	Islam in America	Community
10/6/2011	My So-Called Enemy Screening at Penn	Community
10/20/2011	Housing is Health: Ending Homelessness & HIV in Philly	Community
10/20/2011	4th Annual Diwali Night	Community
11/1/2011	Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies Colloquium	Academic
11/2/2011	PennDesign MONUMENTAL! Symposium	Academic
11/16/2011	School of Medicine Winter Formal	Social
11/16/2011	Civic Responsibility in Middle-High Schools	Academic
11/16/2011	PENNergy Trip to DC	Academic
11/30/2011	Wharton Crew and Rowing Club	Community
11/30/2011	Ondontoblast Dental Formal	Social
1/18/2012	Modern China Wharton Perspective – Photo Exhibition	Community
2/1/2012	United Community Clinics: Bike Rodeo	Community
2/1/2012	Night for AIDS Orphans in South Africa	Community
2/15/2012	Date a Doctor	Social
2/15/2012	PennDesign Beaux Arts Ball	Social
2/29/2012	GAPSA Social Affairs Committee	Social
2/29/2012	Immigration Symposium	Academic
2/29/2012	Penn Hillel Shabbat Dinner	Social
3/28/2012	Psychedemia Conference	Academic
3/28/2012	International Veterinary Students Dodgeball Tournament	Community
3/28/2012	2012 Special Species Symposium	Academic
3/28/2012	Ernest E. Just Biomedial Society Spring Seminar Series	Academic
3/28/2012	Penn Graduate Women in Science & Engineering (PGWISE) Alumnae Luncheon	Community
3/28/2012	Healthcare Quality Improvement Career Fair	Community
3/28/2012	Penn Medievalists	Community
3/28/2012	Wharton Greater China Club	Community