Faculty may request funding from the department for course-related expenses, such as printing, specific equipment, student support, etc. The sponsorship/event request form is accessible from our website. You may also request funding from ER&M for departmental events, honoraria for speakers, travel-related expenses for your guests, and AV support for talks on campus. You are also encouraged to use this form to request event promotion and support from our staff for your events. Please put these requests in as soon as possible, prior to the start of the term, so we can plan ahead.
We require that all requests from university members external to our department use this form as well, including students and faculty, for funding requests as well as staff support and ER&M promotion of events.
Please note that external requests for funding or event support, including event promotion, that are not directly hosted or endorsed by an ER&M faculty member, will not be approved.
For university events that are funded by multiple sources, the expectation is that the primary sponsor of the event will handle all administrative tasks for the event, even if the host is an ER&M faculty member. This includes staff time and efforts including processing of financial transactions (honoraria, reimbursements, transfers), event promotion and advertising, and all logistics including travel accommodations, lodging, space reservations. This also includes any after-hours staff needs with IT and AV support, catering, etc. If the primary sponsor is not ER&M, please be sure to check with the primary sponsor before planning your event, to ensure that we are able to provide sufficient administrative support.
· If you are planning an ER&M event that requires staff support, be sure to submit your request through our sponsorship form (even if you are not requesting departmental funding) as soon as possible. If your event requires staff support, such as event coordination and/or financial transaction processing, your request will be reviewed by our Chair and Operations Manager before approving.