The purpose of the SGA Student Educational Lecture Grant is to encourage student organizations to bring distinguished speakers to our campus and enrich the medical student learning experience with educational, motivational, and inspiring lectures. The money awarded from this fund can be used towards honorarium and speaker fees, travel and hotel for the speaker(s), speaker gifts, and other expenses related to the speaker. A total of $2,000 per year will be allocated towards these grants.

Criteria for the Student Educational Lecture Grant:
 1. A minimum of 3 student organizations must be co-sponsoring and actively involved with organizing the lecture/speaker event.
 2. Lecture/speaker must be approved by Student Government.
 3. Lecture/Speaker must be made available to all students, even if all do not use it or participate, sponsored programs cannot be limited to a certain group of individuals (ex. Only members of a particular club)
 4. Student Government will match the total amount of funds that student organizations contribute towards the lecture/speaker up to a maximum of $500 (this amount precludes any outside source of funding that they     receive, funds must be coming directly from the organization’s account). For example, if 3 organizations each contribute $100 towards their speaker and they receive another $80 from another outside organization towards 
 the event, Student Government will only match up to $300 in funds. Student Council will not match funding that is external to Rowan-Virtua SOM student organizations.
 5. The $500 maximum match from Student Government may be exceeded in select circumstances at the discretion of the Student Government.
 6. Grant funds cannot be used towards expenses incurred for hosting the event, which include but are not limited to: food, drinks, tableware, event venue expenses etc.

Instructions: 
1. Complete SGA Funding Request form by 5pm the Wednesday before the SGA meeting. The form must be received by this deadline to be considered at the next SGA meeting.
2. In order to receive reimbursement, “Student Reimbursement Request Form” a copy of the credit/debit card (if used), and original receipts must be submitted to Stephanie Levin upon completion of the event. Forms can be found on the SGA website.
3. Students are required to present this funding request (3 minutes maximum) to the council at the monthly SGA meeting. If the student is unable to attend, he, she, or they must inform the SGA Secretary, SGA Treasurer, and SGA President at least 48 hours prior to the SGA meeting to set up an alternate means of presenting the request.

Note: This form is specifically for educational lecture grants!