Student Activities and Resource Fee (SARF)

• Scope of impact on the student body
  • Number and diversity of students directly and indirectly impacted
  • Duration of impact on students
  • Plan for actively sharing information/opportunities with student body (advertising and reporting)
• Scope of request
  • Larger requests will be expected to demonstrate broader student impact
• Alignment with the mission of PLU and/or the University values of Diversity, social Justice, and Sustainability
• Level of student engagement in the request process
  • Collaboration among Clubs and Organizations
  • Methods for determining student need/desire for request
• Access to other funding sources
• History of previous SARF awards
  • A demonstrated ongoing need may be funded on an ongoing basis
  • It is important that SARF funds are distributed in a manner that provides opportunities for engagement by a variety of students

• Travel fees (including carbon offsetting measures) for service, professional, and academic trips that are not part of Study Away. Refer to the SARF Travel Requests document for additional details and guidance.
• Conference or event fees associated with conference attendance
• Publicity and Advertisement
• Funds needed for any on-campus events open to all PLU students
• Documentaries, Films, or Performances
• Speakers or educational events related to student programming
• Membership for a club to an external professional organization
• Fundraising events
• Student employment / pay hours for special projects
• Physical campus improvements that will positively impact students
• Purchase of equipment and/or resources to benefit students
• Reimbursement for programs that have already occurred will be considered on a case-by-case basis

• Personal Expenses
• Charity Events
• Funding to attend events that directly or indirectly support a political party or candidate
• Funding to support activities or events that in any way
  • Violate campus policy
  • Violate federal and/or local laws to which PLU is subject
  • Are counter to University mission and values
• Funding to support food or meals during approved travel. Refer to the SARF Travel Request document for additional details and guidance.

How and when an application for funding is reviewed is determined by the amount being requested and when the completed application is received. Smaller requests may be approved by a smaller portion of the Committee while larger requests require larger student representation for approval.

The Student Committee will plan to meet approximately every other week throughout the semester. Applications received during the last two weeks of a semester or academic break periods may not be considered until the next academic term begins. An interview with the Committee may be requested.

Ongoing Basis

• $ 1.00 – $ 249.00
  – Reviewed by 2 student committee members with one advisor
• $ 250.00 – $ 749.00
  – Reviewed by 3 student committee members with one advisor
• $ 750.00 – $1,999.00
  – Reviewed by 4 student committee members with one advisor
• $2,000.00 +
  – Reviewed by full student committee (quorum is >= 75%) with one advisor

The SARF Funding Request Process is closed for the summer. The Student SARF Committee will resume meetings in September. The Request Process has reopened with the earliest consideration of requests happening in the third week of September. 

Complete this application for consideration. If you would like to organize your responses prior to completing the application, refer to this list of SARF Application Questions.

If you have any questions or would like to consult regarding the process or opportunities, please reach out to AVP for Campus Life Tom Huelsbeck (tom.huelsbeck@plu.edu) directly.