Student Life

To be eligible for CNS registration, your org must first be registered with Student Activities and the majority of your membership (over 60%) must be undergraduate students majoring in a discipline housed in CNS. 

You do not need to re-register if your org was previously registered with the college,

If your org has not been registered with CNS before, please fill out the CNS New Organization Registration Form and email cnsstudentlife@austin.utexas.edu after submitting it.

CNS Student Life helps to fund many aspects of events for registered CNS Student Organizations during the fall and spring semesters. 

1. If your CNS student org is hosting an event that needs funding, please complete the request form by our deadlines below. Events must have a minimum of 50 expected attendees and your request must be submitted at least 2 weeks from your event date. If your event is in the Spring but you want to request funding now, you can! We award funding on a case-by-case basis after review.
2. Please email cnsstudentlife@austin.utexas.edu as soon as you submit your funding request. You will hear from our office within 3 business days of your email.  
3. Fall Request Deadlines
   • First round of requests are due Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
   • Second round of requests are due Friday, November 1, 2024.
4. Spring Request Deadlines
   • First round of requests are due Sunday, February 9, 2025.
   • Second round of requests are due Sunday, March 9, 2025.

During the fall and spring semester, the leaders of our registered student organizations are invited to a semesterly lunch with our CNS Student Dean and the CNS Student Life team. These lunches are a great way for organization leaders to connect with each other as well as college administration. We will also invite student organizations to chat monthly with our CNS Student Dean for afternoon sweet treats and Boba tea.

We want to know what your organization is up to and so do our students! To have a large event be considered for placement in the CNS Student Dean's weekly student newsletter, please email cnsundergraded@austin.utexas.edu Thursday at 10am (to be added to next week's newsletter) of each week to be included in that week's newsletter to Texas Science students. Other ways to spread the word are here.

Student Activities Center FAQ: Official UT Student Organization information (making reservations for events, travel guidelines, resources, etc)

Leadership and Ethics Institute – Open Virtual Workshops: Free, virtual leadership workshops for student leaders (open, on-demand, and advanced workshops)

Event Planning Resources: Official UT guidelines and policies for student organization meetings and events

Campus Services: Links, hours, and operations for various UT facilities and services (Center for Students in Recovery, CMHC, UHS, etc)

Longhorn Resources: Virtual platform for students with academic support resources, financial aid information, career guidance, and virtual campus resources

Leading Successful Organizations: Resources/information for student organization leaders on various topics (building constitutions, officer transitions, goal setting, recruitment, elections, etc)

Student Activities Center Resources: Art supplies, poster printing, storage space, west mall rally space, permits and forms

Funding requests for events and needs may also be submitted through the following:

• University Unions Student Event Center Events Cosponsorship Committee 
• The Texas Exes Student Opportunity Fund 
• Student Organization Funding Sources
• Texas Parents Student Organization Grants 
• University Co-op 
• CNS Dean’s Office Student Resource Requests are infrequently given with oversight from Senior Assistant Dean Melissa Taylor for amounts of $1,500 or less where there is a one-time need and where students can clearly articulate a benefit to the college that benefits more than one individual. Decisions are made semesterly with deadlines of Sept. 15, Feb. 1 and June 1. To submit a request use this form.

Some companies offer profit sharing or donations to student organizations. 

• Jason’s Deli may give 15% back; it will usually only approve events expected to have 50+ participants - must show proof of 501(c)3 tax exemption
• Plucker’s (2222 Rio Grande St. Ste 116) offers profit sharing. Contact manager by phone (512) 469-WING or in person
  • Best to go in person during non-meal times when they are less busy
  • Does not include alcoholic drinks
  • Sign-up for a Wednesday Trivia Night and Plucker's will allow teams to sign-up under your organization - charge $5 per person per team and triple your profit!
• Panera Bread throws out their leftover baked goods for the day at their closing hour and will sometimes give them out to students!
• Chipotle has a donation form you must complete 12 weeks in advance.  
• HEB has a form you must complete 8 weeks in advance. Must show proof of 501(c)3 tax exemption
• Central Market has a form you must complete at least 8 weeks in advance; click here fill out a Community Partnership application online, or you can do so in person at the store 

The following work with CNS student organizations:

• Austin Screen Printing
• Aztec
• Texas Custom Apparel (UT student-run business)