Campus Life Grants

COVP Campus Life Grant | RCO Toolkit & RCO ZotGear Application opens for a limited time each quarter. In Fall 2024, the application opens on Monday, November 4th, and closes on Sunday, November 17 at 11:59 PM PT. No exceptions! The specific dates for application periods in Winter 2025 and Spring 2025 will be announced in the future. An RCO can apply for Campus Life Grant | RCO Toolkit & RCO ZotGear once each quarter. COVP’s Campus Life Grant | RCO Toolkit & RCO ZotGear provides a maximum of $200 per RCO per year to cover the following items. Applicants may select items from both RCO Toolkit and RCO ZotGear, which add to the $200 funding limit.

COVP’s Campus Life Grant | RCO Toolkit funds essential items for RCO fundraising and recruitment tabling opportunities:

1. Canopy (10 x 10, fire rated)
2. Canopy weights (40 lbs per leg)
3. Folding table
4. Chairs
5. Ice chest
6. Wagon
7. Utensils
8. Gloves
9. Wastewater bucket
10. Water jug with spigot
11. Paper towels
12. Hand soap

The Campus Life Grant | RCO Toolkit does NOT provide funding for other tabling items, such as food or Bluetooth speakers.

RCO Toolkit Additional Criteria/Deadlines:

• After your application is approved, you have 30 days to make your purchases and submit your reimbursement request

COVP’s Campus Life Grant | RCO ZotGear provides funding for RCO-branded items from a certified licensed vendor that can be used at your events and tabling opportunities:

1. Branded table cover
2. Branded pop-up banner
3. Branded flag marker
4. Branded banner

The Campus Life Grant | RCO ZotGear does NOT provide funding for branded items from other certified or non-certified vendors, nor branded items not listed. The vendor we are working with is I.D. Me Promotions.

RCO ZotGear Additional Criteria/Deadlines:

• Upon initial application approval, your RCO has at most 30 days to attain a second round of approval. Your RCO must be in contact with our approved licensed vendor for the design of your items. The licensed vendor will work behind the scenes with Trademarks & Marketing to ensure all designs are appropriate. The second approval is provided after the designs are accepted.
• After the second approval of your designs, you are eligible for reimbursement of your items. After the second approval, you have 30 days to make your purchases and submit your reimbursement request (30 days starting at the day your design is approved, disregarding the time it took to attain the second approval)

COVP Campus Life Grant | Anteater Events Application is open on a rolling basis for the 2024–2025 academic term. The application closes in May 2025 (exact date TBA). Campus Life Grant | Anteater Events provides a maximum of $200 per RCO per year to cover the following for their events.

COVP’s Campus Life Grant | Anteater Events provides funding for the following expenses:

1. Venue costs with Student Center & Event Services
2. Venue costs with Bren Events Center
3. Catering and food from UCI Dining

The Campus Life Grant | Anteater Events does NOT provide funding for event costs at the Barclay Theater or other off-campus venues, food costs from other dining locations, alcoholic beverages, decorations/props, awards, activity costs, or guest speaker fees.

Anteater Events Additional Criteria/Deadlines:

• Must be ON CAMPUS
• Campus Life Grants will not fund alcoholic beverages, nor will they be provided for events in which alcohol will be served.
• Open to all UCI students (not just your RCO members)
• The majority of attendees must be UCI students
• A promotional graphic for the event must be shared in this application
• The attendee list must be provided after the event. An expected number of attendees is required in the application
• Your application must be submitted at least 30 days before your event. Your application will be approved no later than 10 business days. EXPECT APPROVAL DELAYS DURING HOLIDAYS/BREAKS.
• After your application is approved, all reimbursement requests must be submitted within 30 days following your event.