Supplementary Funding & Bookmarks (Allocations Board)

Note: All Supplementary funding requests $500 and below as well as Bookmark Requests $2000 and below can be heard and approved by the TCU Treasurer during their Office Hours.

The Allocations Board (ALBO) is responsible for hearing weekly supplementary funding requests; its voting members are internally elected from within Senate and the board is chaired by the Treasurer. In the spring, each member is assigned a council and is responsible for budgeting all student organizations within it. 

ALBO MEETINGS: Clubs that submit submit a supplementary funding/bookmark request above $2000 will be scheduled for the next Allocation Board (ALBO) meeting.

WHAT TO EXPECT: During your time slot you'll meet eleven Allocations Board members from the TCU Senate who are responsible for hearing supplemental funding requests each week. It can seem intimidating when you arrive, but we promise it is pretty chill and we're excited to learn more about your club and the programming you're planning! 

WHAT TO PREPARE: We'll do a round of introductions, then you'll be asked to explain your request and any relevant details (for example, things like the date and purpose of the event/request, why this event is relevant and important to your club's mission, how many students are expected to attend, etc.). The Allocations Board may then ask you a few follow-up questions regarding the request, so it is important that whoever attends the meeting from your club is knowledgeable about the request and can answer questions about it.

AFTER THE MEETING: Once the Allocations Board finishes hearing requests for the evening, they will call the number listed on the original supplementary funding request form to inform you of the decision.

APPEALS: Any student organization that attends the Allocations Board meeting can appeal the decision made that evening. You have 24 hours to submit a written appeal to the TCU Treasury after hearing the decision on your request.

  • Once an Appeal is submitted to the TCU Treasury it is then reviewed by the TCU Executive Board.

    1. An appeal must be based on one or more of the following grounds:

      1. The existence of material new information relevant to the funding request that was not previously considered by ALBO and fundamentally changes the request and how one may vote;

      2. A proposed modification to the monetary amount or scope of the original funding request; or

      3. A material procedural error in ALBO’s consideration of the request.

  • The Executive Board shall review the appeal on its merits and determine, by vote, whether sufficient grounds exist for the appeal to be heard by the full TCU Senate at its Sunday meeting.

  • If the TCU Senate Executive Board votes in favor for the TCU Senate to hear the request then the TCU Treasurer will follow up with instructions for the student organization on next steps.