Become a recognized ASUM student group:
Request money for your group:
Groups needing more information about special allocation, spring budgeting for student groups and sports and music union budgeting, STIP and travel allocations please read below or contact:
Micah Nielsen, ASUM Business Manager
Phone: 406-243-2704
E-mail: asum.businessmgr@mso.umt.edu
If your organization went through the budgeting process but wants to request funds for a project that you were not previously denied during that process, you need to fill out a special allocation form. This form will ask for several things: a thoughtful explanation of your request, an explanation of alternative funding being sought, how your request 
will benefit the students or the campus, an itemized list of expenditures planned with an allocation, and an itemized statement from the current reporting period of expenditures and income. Remember, the more detailed you are on your request, the more consideration it will be given.
Special allocation can not be used to fund events that have previously been funded during spring budgeting.
The special allocation fund is set aside each year as an account that can be used to help groups that are hosting major events or meetings on campus or in the Missoula area.
To request money from the special allocation fund, groups will need to turn in a request form to the ASUM business manager. The request should include a cover sheet that includes the purpose of the event, the details of the event, and how the event benefits your group and/or the university.
The request will then need to be presented to the Board on Budget and Finance at a Tuesday night meeting, and then the ASUM Senate at the Wednesday night meeting.
The ASUM Spring Budgeting session is a time when our student groups are able to request funding for an operating budget to be used the following year. Operating budgets often include funding for printing, supplies, advertising, and entertainment, as well as other items.
After submitting a budget proposal, as well as an outline stating specific details about what is being requested under each line item, a member, or members of your group, will present the request to the Senate. This is a time when you can introduce your group to Senate members, outline your request, and let the Senate know where your funding priorities are for the following year. This is the formal period of Spring Budgeting. You will sign up for a time when you submit your budget to ASUM.
Each night after formal lobbying, there is also an informal lobbying period where groups are allowed to come and speak with individual Senators on a more personal level about what their funding concerns are.
The STIP funds must be used for one-time improvements. They must be on campus, benefit a large cross-section of students, and have long-term benefits. The STIP fund is an account that ASUM reserves for capital improvements with a 
long-term value. This means the money can be used for equipment your group purchases to be used by the group for a number of years.
STIP funds may be requested at any point during the year by filling out a request form and submitting it to the ASUM business manager. In order to fill out the request form your group will need to obtain three (3) price quotes of the same item you wish to purchase from different vendors, or of similar items.
The request will then need to be presented to the Board on Budget and Finance at their Monday night meeting and the ASUM Senate at their Wednesday night meeting.
The travel fund is a pool of money set aside for the use of assisting groups who are attending conferences, or going on trips that will enhance their experience as a group member. Travel allocations are available at the beginning of each semester for recognized ASUM groups.
To request money for travel, groups should fill out a travel allocation form stating where the travel will take place, how many members will be attending, the purpose of the travel, and the details of the trip costs.
The request will then need to be presented to the Board on Budget and Finance at a Tuesday night meeting, and then the ASUM Senate at the Wednesday night meeting.
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