Temple-sponsored student organizations are eligible for up to $250 in grant funding annually to sponsor or support and event or program with a Temple alumni component and focus. The Alumni Relations Student Organization Grant Program supports student leaders who aim to connect and engage with alumni through volunteer efforts, panels, intentional networking events, community engagement workshops, and more.

How to Get Your Student Org an Alumni Grant

Temple alumni volunteers work with Alumni Relations, Student Activities, Undergraduate Admissions, and on the TUAA Parliament and their school or college alumni association boards. Below you’ll find various fun and meaningful ways to get involved. Student organizations must:

• Have FOAPAL to receive funds.
• Submit a recap of the event with an attendee list and photos.
• Review the Alumni Relations Student Grant Program presentation.
• Have a minimum of one STAR through Student Activities.

*If the event or program is canceled, student organizations are expected to return the funds to Alumni Relations within 14 days of the cancelation.

Fill Out Your Grant Form

Review this presentation with alumni information and grant form basics. Fill out your Grant Form here. Any quesstions, please reach our to Assistant Director, Student and Young Alumni Engagement, Cameron Kelly at cameron.kelly@temple.edu

OwlCrowd is the official crowdfunding site for Temple University. Projects from students, faculty, or staff at the university in need of funding are featured on giving.temple.edu/OwlCrowd and with support from the Office of Annual Giving fundraise to meet their goals. Projects are featured at the discretion of the Annual Giving staff in conjunction with staff from other Temple departments. We expect each campaign to run for a total of 30 days. 

Modeled after GoFundMe and other popular crowdfunding sites, OwlCrowd is designed to give donors a way of making gifts that will have the biggest bang for their buck. It puts front and center grassroots, out-of-the-box projects at Temple that make an incredible difference – projects that may fall under the radar of traditional funding streams or major gift donors. OwlCrowd ensures they can continue to exist, thrive, and grow. 

If selected for an OwlCrowd microsite, your project will be given a web presence that can be shared with your networks and will also be promoted to the Temple alumni base via email at least twice during the campaign. 4 

For your project to be eligible for OwlCrowd you must be Temple affiliated and have a financial account through Temple where the gifts can be deposited. If you do not have an account (FOAPAL), check with your advisor. If you are an established student organization, chances are you may already have one. 

Temple University and the Office of Annual Giving reserve the right to refuse donations and contributions from any crowdfunding effort hosted on any platform other than the Owl Crowd Platform. Temple University does not currently accept payments from services such as Apple, Google, PayPal, or Venmo, and payments from those and similar third-party payments. Gifts through Owl Crowd are tax deductible if made under Temple University's tax-exempt status and if they otherwise qualify for a tax deduction. 

We strongly encourage you to reach out to schedule a consultation meeting before submission. To do so, or for other questions, please contact Laura Wernsdorfer, Assistant Director, Annual Giving Programs, and Initiatives. 

For more information about OwlCrowd, check out giving.temple.edu/owlcrowd or reach out to owlcrowd@temple.edu. 

Student Activities oversees a fund that subsidizes the cost for student organizations, fraternities, and sororities to host events in the Temple Performing Arts Center (TPAC). Applications are currently closed and awardees have been selected for the 2023/2024 academic calendar. 

Student organizations may open university accounts or private accounts at local banks. Each option has its own advantages and disadvantages, so the decision is completely that of the student organization officers. Should a student organization want to open an account with a bank outside the University, it will not be able to utilize the University's Tax ID information or include the words "Temple" or "Temple University" in the title of an account.

To open a university account, student organizations can complete the Agency Fund Report Form. 

Using Your University Account

• Checking Balance- Organization treasurers should keep a log of all expenses and income. At any time during the year, student leaders can email Student Activities staff to verify your university account balance.  

• Deposit - First come to see Miss Chris in the Student Activities offices. After completing the paperwork, you may then go to the Bursar’s Office, Carnell Hall, First floor. You should make all deposits within 24 hours of receiving them.

• Withdrawal – Four ways to do so that all require different forms to be submitted to the Office of Student Activities, so remember to plan ahead!

  • Check Request – usually takes up to ten business days, used to:

    • Reimburse someone who has been authorized to make a purchase and has receipts as proof of said purchase OR

    • Pay a business for materials, equipment, etc for which your org was billed

  • Purchase order

    • Guarantee of payment to the vendor and a contract to your organization that you receive what you requisition.

    • You will need to present the following to the Office of Student Activities

      • The name, address, and telephone number of the company with which you are transacting business and the contact person at that company (if known);

      • What it is you wish to purchase and the quantity (if there is a catalog number, part number, etc., this must be included);

      • The total cost of the purchase, including shipping and handling charges (if known)

  • Petty Cash/Cash Advances

    • Fill out the Petty Cash Advance form and have signed by the Assistant Director of Student Activities

    • Take the signed form to the Petty Cash window in the Bursar’s office

    • Retain the Yellow copy of the form and all corresponding receipts

    • Submit receipts, Yellow form and the completed Deposit Reconciliation sheet to the Office of Student Activities

  • Journal Transfer of Funds (JET)– used for the transfer of funds from one University account to another