Student Technology Fee Open Forum Funding Request
Open Forum Overview
The Student Tech Fee is transitioning to quarterly meetings for funding requests to be presented and voted on. These meetings will be held publicly to increase student involvement and consolidate funding requests into a single time frame for easier budgeting. Since these meetings will only occur once per quarter, a form is available to submit a funding request. Each requester or a representative of the requester is required to appear at the public forum to speak on their proposal.Winter 2026 Event Details
Location: SURC Pit (100C) [Zoom is available upon request]
Date and Time: February 25th, 2026 1pm-2pm
Funding Request Form and Decision Criteria
The Funding Request Form is comprised of three sections.- Purpose of the Funding Request. This will outline the general challenge that you are attempting to resolve with the student experience as it relates to technology.
- Required Resources of the Funding Request. This will outline any additional funding sources explored, cost of the product or service, and whether this product or service has been funded by the Student Technology Fee in the past.
- Usage Metrics of the Funding Request. This will outline the product or service's actual or expected usage metrics, the marketing strategy to be employed, and more.
Winter 2026 Funding Application Link
The Student Technology Fee Committee considers feedback from student attendees at the public forum and follows the attached weighted decision matrix to grade and compare funding requests objectively.
New Requests Weighted Decision Matrix
New requests are weighted on six categories. Cost, the dollar amount requested for the proposal. Prospective student usage numbers, how many students are expected to use the service. Deployment time, how many days from approved funding would the service go live. Universal Access Services, is this service available to online students. Likelihood of STF reinvestment, the likelihood of student tech fee continuing to approve funding for the service. Confidence in marketing strategy, how well the marketing strategy of the proposal is expected to work. The weights of these categories are shown in the table below.
| Request Criteria | Weight (%) | Score (1-10) |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | 40% | 1-10 |
| Prospective Student Usage | 20% | 1-10 |
| Deployment Time | 15% | 1-10 |
| Universal Access Services | 10% | Yes or No |
| STF Reinvestment | 10% | 1-10 |
| Marketing Strategy | 5% | 1-10 |
| Weighted Approval Score | 100% | 1-10 |
Renewal Requests Weighted Decision Matrix
Renewal requests are weighted on five categories. Cost, the dollar amount requested for the proposal. Student usage numbers, how many students are using the service. Universal Access Services, is this service available to online students. Likelihood of STF reinvestment, the likelihood of student tech fee continuing to approve funding for the service. Confidence in marketing strategy, how well the marketing strategy of the proposal is expected to work. The weights of these categories are shown in the table below.
| Request Criteria | Weight (%) | Score (1-10 Scale) |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | 45% | 1-10 |
| Student Usage Numbers | 30% | 1-10 |
| Universal Access Services | 10% | Yes or No |
| STF Reinvestment | 10% | 1-10 |
| Marketing Strategy | 5% | 1-10 |
| Weighted Approval Scores | 100% | 1-10 |
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