Student Services Fees
Student Services Fees are semesterly fees paid by all students at the University of Minnesota. Registered Student Groups and Administrative Units can request funding from this pool of money for the following academic year. Groups must present their request each February to the Student Services Fees Committee, providing reasoning and rationale for their request.
Voice Your Opinion
Voice your opinion about the Fees process using our online feed back form.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fees Requests
Student Fees Requests from Administrative Units and Student Groups for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 are now available.
Committee Initial Rationales and Recommendations
The Student Service Fees Committee initial recommendations and rationales for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 funding are now available for download.
- Initial Recommendations
- Initial Rationales for Admin Units
- Initial Rationales for Registered Student Groups
Final Committee Rationales and Recommendations
The Student Service Fees Committee Final recommendations and rationales for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 funding are now available for download.
- Final Recommendations
- Final Rationales for Admin Units
- Final Rationales for Registered Student Groups
These documents require a PDF reader such as the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you have specific questions, or if you require these documents in a more accessible format, please contact Erich Martin at marti351@umn.edu.
2009-2010 Fees Timeline
Please note that this timeline is subject to change whenever necessary to accommodate the number of individual students that have been called to serve on the Student Service Fees Committee.
- November 6, 2008
- Mandatory Meetings for Student Groups looking to apply for student service fees
- 4:30pm Underground Lounge in the St. Paul Student Center
- November 10, 2008
- Mandatory Meetings for Student Groups looking to apply for student service fees
- 4:30pm CMU 325
- November 13, 2008
- Mandatory Meetings for Student Groups looking to apply for student service fees
- 4:30pm CMU 325
- December 10, 2008
- Mandatory Meetings for Student Groups looking to apply for student service fees
- 4:30pm CMU 325
- January 23, 2009
- All Fee Applications due in electronic form with the pre established format to Erich Martin, 126 CMU, marti351@umn.edu by 3:00pm.
- January 31, 2009
- Group Presentations to Subcommittees
- Noon - 4pm 325 & 326 CMU
- February 6, 2009
- Group Presentations to Subcommittees
- 3 - 7pm 323 & 326 CMU
- February 7, 2009
- Group Presentations to Subcommittees
- 10am - 4pm 323 & 326 CMU
- February 15, 2009
- Initial student group full committee deliberations
- 10am 324 CMU
- February 19, 2009
- Groups will be notified of the initial recommendations.
- February 21, 2009
- Initial Administration deliberations
- 10am, CMU Presidents Room
- February 24, 2009
- Meeting request must be submitted by 4 p.m. if desired by group
- March 2, 2009
- Initial Results Published
- Student Groups public hearing
- 4:30 - 5:30pm St. Paul Student Center, Cherrywood Room
- March 4, 2009
- Administrative unit's public hearing (Mpls 60 min)
- 6pm Frasier Hall, Room 102
- March 5, 2009
- Student Groups public hearing
- 4:30pm Coffman Union, Mississippi Room
- March 5th - 8th
- Individual Meetings we be held at the request of groups submitted by February 24th deadline
- March 11, 2009
- Final Committee Deliberations
- 5pm 303 CMU
- March 25, 2009
- Final Recommendations Distributed
- March 27, 2009
- Written appeal of final recommendation due to Jerry Rinehart
- April 15, 2009
- Public hearing with Jerry Rinehart
- 3pm Coffman Union, Theater
- May Regent's Meeting
- Fees on Regent's docket for information
- June Regent's Meeting
- Fees on Regent's docket for action
