Donations

All UTGSU Members are eligible to submit requests for monetary donations from the UTGSU towards events and/or initiatives which enhance the University of Toronto graduate student experience. Please note that the primary contact must be a UTGSU member for all donation requests. Furthermore, eligibility does not guarantee that a donation request will be approved, as all donation requests are subject to review and approval by the UTGSU Finance Committee. All inquiries concerning UTGSU Donations Requests should be submitted to finance@utgsu.ca.

While the UTGSU Finance Committee makes every effort to ensure that donation requests are processed in a timely manner, all donation requests should be submitted a minimum of two (2) weeks prior to the start date of the event/initiative in order to ensure that a decision can be reached in advance of said date. Please note that the UTGSU Finance Committee reserves the right to request additional information after the submission of the application form before deciding. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.

How to apply?

Complete the application form and complete and upload the Donation Budget Template in the application form. The UTGSU has recently moved to Hello Rubric for all financial grant applications. Moving forward, payments will be primarily issued via Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT). Please ensure you input the accurate organizational name, institution number, transit number and account number associated with your organizational bank account.

Note: As per the UTGSU donations policy, if an initiative is being organized by one of the following, the initiative may NOT be funded by a donation from the UTGSU:

Donation Form Budget Template

Applying via HelloRubric

In order to apply for the grant, your student group needs to create a Student Club account via Hello Rubric. Please sign up for a Student Club account with your organizational email.

  1. Visit portal.hellorubric.com/
  2. New clubs can register right away and select ‘University of Toronto’ from the university dropdown.
  3. Select the club category to the best of your ability (if unsure, select ‘academic’)
  4. Verify your account

The UTGSU is still finalizing the campus groups portal on Rubric, so please check back in during the Summer 2025 for more Rubric campus club onboarding documents and how to fully set up your student group account.