Budget Request Processes
Organizations are encouraged to complete and submit a Budget Request via LUCommunity to be considered to receive funding from the Student Activities Fund (SAF). These requests must be submitted during the Budget cycles, and will be reviewed by the SGLC Allocations Committee.
Please note that submitting a request does not mean that funds will be fully granted. The Allocations Committee consistently receives requests for more money than they are able to allocate. Please review the Allocations Guidelines for the expectations for funding and eligibility criteria.
Submitting a budget request
- Log in to LUCommunity using your Loyola UVID and password.
- Navigate to your Organization on the menu bar at the top of the screen, by clicking "Groups" and searching or selecting the organization that you are submitting a request for.
- On the admin side of the organization, select the "Budget" icon - you may have to scroll down to find it.
- If you do not have access to the Admin side, please make sure you are listed as an Officer of the organization. Should you have any issues with this, please email lucommunity@luc.edu.
- In the budget tab, make sure that you are under the correct cycle that you are hoping to submit a request for using the dropdown menu, and ensuring that the budget is currently on the "Budget Submission" step.
- Click "Create Budget Request" on the top right of the screen.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to ensure that everything is submitted properly.
- Give the budget request a name, likely what you will be calling your proposed event (e.g., “Pizza Club Guest Speaker"), and a description of what the event/program will entail.
- If you are requesting more than one event, please make sure to select the order of priority in which you want the events to be considered.
- When filling out the line-item information, please make sure to utilize one "Item Type" line per vendor. That is, if you are requesting supplies from Amazon, submit one line-item with the total (e.g., Amazon=$237.50), as opposed to individual line-items for each supply (e.g., Tablecloths=$17.99, Spoons=$7.98, etc.). If you are requesting food from different "Food Vendors", please make sure to submit them as separate line items.
- Fill out the "Budget Request Supplemental Information" questions as they relate to your event or program. Please make sure to answer ALL OF THE QUESTIONS to the best of your ability, to ensure that your event qualifies for funding.
- When filling out the documentation portion of the budget request, please follow the instructions closely to ensure that your submission can be properly reviewed by the committee.
- Make sure that documentation is up to date, clearly legible, and that all items being requested are visible on the documentation.
- Make sure to review all of your information before submitting. You can "Save" your request and make edits before the deadline.
You can review our Budget Request Guide for additional information and visuals.
Organizations are encouraged to complete and submit a Budget Request via LUCommunity to be considered to receive funding from the Student Activities Fund (SAF). These requests must be submitted during the Budget cycles, and will be reviewed by the SGLC Allocations Committee.
Please note that submitting a request does not mean that funds will be fully granted. The Allocations Committee consistently receives requests for more money than they are able to allocate. Please review the Allocations Guidelines for the expectations for funding and eligibility criteria.