Where does the money come from?

We get a budget from the College Union as part of their obligation to fund non-academic activities in college. It allows sports and societies to pay for things like equipment, league fees, speakers etc.

The Senior Treasurer of the College Union is Dr Thompson. He has the ultimate say over what gets allocated to individual societies and also what gets paid out.

As the Junior Treasurer of the College Union, it’s my job to process requests and claims from both the JCR and the MCR.

What’s the catch?

Because the money comes from College – a registered Charity – there are a few restrictions on what the money must be used for. The most relevant of these is that money cannot be allocated for, nor spent on, alcohol.

You also need to make sure that you submit receipts or invoices for every claim you make. I cannot (and will not) sign cheques when I don’t have a receipt in front of me. No exceptions will be made for any society, irrespective of size.

How can we request money?

To request a budget for the 2011/12 Academic Year, go to http://www.qjcr.org.uk/jcr-treasury/ and make your request before Midnight on Wednesday 12th October 2011 (the end of week one).

The more detail you give about what the money will be used for (proving you haven’t just plucked the figure out of nowhere), the more favourably the request will be considered.

If you don’t currently have access to the society that you want to submit a budget for, you can request to be added. I’ll try to approve these as soon as possible but please don’t leave it to the last minute!

What happens next?

Based on what has been requested, the total amount allocated to us by college and previous years budgets, the Senior and Junior Treasurers will make allocation decisions. It’s normally not possible to give every society all the money they request but we’ll try our best. We aim to notify everyone of the allocation by the 22nd October 2011.

How do we make a claim?

To make a claim, please put the receipt / invoice in my pigeonhole (Scott, W J) with a note explaining:

• Your Name
• The Society
• What category the money should come from
• Who needs to be paid? Am I paying the invoice off for you or do you want reimbursement for it?