Funding Criteria

CUTonight strives to promote inclusivity, cultivate community, and enhance the quality of student life on campus. Thus, we only fund events that align with our mission and match with our guidelines.

Application Validity

In order to be considered, an application must possess the following qualities:

Event is inclusive to all students.

Event is held between 7:00pm - 2:00am.

Event is held on campus between Friday-Sunday.

Events are submitted and approved through Scheduling@Cornell (25Live)

Ticket fees, if applicable, cannot exceed $3 for undergraduate students

Applications are submitted at least 2 weeks prior to event date.

Funding applications request up to $2,500.

Requestor must be an undergraduate group.

Event is marketed openly with the CU Tonight logo.

Raffle prizes and gift cards do not exceed more than 10% of what CU Tonight is funding.

Individual raffle prizes do not exceed $75 except Cornell Store gift cards.

Food and beverages do not exceed more than 25% of what CU Tonight is funding (we do accept exceptions in the funding application).

Want to Know More?

See our Funding Criteria and Spring 2023 Funding Guidelines for more detailed information about how we consider applications.