ASSU Grants (Annual/Standard) | Varies | Application, interview, and student body approval required. ASSU should be the last source of funding after VSOs have exhausted all other on-campus funding sources. |
Bechtel International Center's Billie Achilles Fund | Up to $1,000 per event or up to $3,000/year | Requirements: Registered VSO with an international focus (fostering cultural exchange). Open to the entire campus. |
Bingham Fund for Student Innovation in Human Biology | $100 - $3,000 per project | For HumBio majors only for student-led projects. |
Black Community Services Center | Varies | Supports activities that touch on the African-American Diaspora. Contact the Asst. Director or Director. Click this link to complete the funding request form. |
Dialogue Grant Program | Up to $500, Maximum of $20 per person based on attendance estimate. | Requirements: Must be a project led by Stanford community members involving a dialogue (two-way transfer of knowledge) on exploration related to identity, diversity, inclusion, belonging, equity, and the lived experience of Stanford community members. |
DIF: Diversity and Inclusion innovation Funds | UP to $5,000 | DIF is a program that supports Stanford graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the development of a project that will advance diversity within those populations. |
Neighborhood Funding | Varies | A dorm RA or neighborhood council representative must submit proposals. |
Haas Center: Cardinal Commitment Grants | Varies. Please refer to this website. | For community service groups and individual service commitment projects. Please refer to this link for further information on how to apply to Cardinal Commitment Grants. |
Haas Center: Event Co-Sponsorship | $250 - $500 | Must align with Haas Center's mission: to realize a just and sustainable world through service, scholarship, and community partnerships. Only funds one-time events related to community service. Contact Pete Cerneka for advising and more details. |
Hillel @ Stanford | $0 - $180 | Events must relate to Jewish religious/cultural life or interfaith work. Contact Asst. Director |
Hoover Institution | Up to $5,000 per group per year | Open to undergraduate students for policy-oriented programming that aligns with the mission of the Hoover Institution. |
Human Centered Artificial Intelligence Student Affinity Groups | Up to $1,000 per year for quarterly or bi-weekly gatherings | Requirements: Groups must have a faculty member and students from two or more disciplines with a shared interest in a topic related to human-centered AI. |
Mel Lane Student Grants | Grants typically range from $500 to $1,500 with a maximum of $3,000 | Funds projects that offer a measurable impact on an environmental issue through direct activity - including educational activities - or applied research. |
Native American Community Center | $50 - $100 | For educational and cultural programming. Support from additional sponsors is a plus. |
Office of the Vice President for the Arts | $250 - $5000 per year for VSOs. $150 - $300 per year for individual students | Requirements: For VSOs, the project must be led by at least one student and registered/approved on CardinalEngage. For individual students, this project is extracurricular and does not fulfill academic requirements. |
Other VSOs | Varies | Collaborate with related student groups for cosponsorships. Contact OSE or consult the VSO roster for leadership information. |
Queer Student Resources | Varies | Activities must help LGBTQ students thrive at Stanford. Contact QuEst at queerstudentresources@stanford.edu. |
School of Engineering | Up to $5,000 per group per year | Open to student groups with Engineering focus |
SPICE: Student Projects for Intellectual Community Enhancement | Up to $5,000 | SPICE funds support graduate students' efforts to build and expand their intellectual communities at Stanford. |
Stanford Concert Network | Up to $1,500 per quarter for one VSO | Co-sponsors events and concerts. Provides limited but affordable technical services. Please click this link to apply. |
The Stanford Fund Partnership (TSF) | Ranges. Max of $10,000 | Application requests are submitted to OSE through GrantEd. VSOs are expected to participate in various volunteer opportunities developed with the Partnership Program Coordinator once funding is received. |
Stanford Speakers Bureau | $1,500 per VSO per quarter, up to $3,000 per group per year | Co-sponsors speaker events, funds used for speaker honoraria. View more information here. |