Request Event Support

Event  Engagement Support is available to Teachers College alumni, academic departments, and administrative offices.

Funds may be provided to support engagement events at professional, research, and academic conferences, conventions, summits, colloquiums, symposiums, and similar events centered on education, health, and/or psychology. 

Engagement events include receptions, socials, mixers, dinners, lunches, and similar events to connect Teachers College community members. 

Expenses eligible for monetary support generally include event space rentals, audio/visual support, food and beverage, and event photography. 

Expenses ineligible for monetary support include but are not limited to membership dues, conference fees, travel, and lodging.

The following information must be provided to receive Event Engagement Support.

At least eight weeks before the event, the applicant(s) must submit the following:

• TC Alumni Relations & Annual Giving’s ’s Event Support request form
• Conference Name, Date(s), Website, Location
• Projected Attendance - indicated by past engagement, recent engagement survey, or list of TC community members attending the conference
• Engagement Venue, Venue Contact, Date, Time
• Engagement Co-hosts (if applicable)
• Estimated number of TC alumni in attendance (e.g., based on previous alumni participation). 
• Promotional requests (e.g., graphics, social media promotion) via Marketing and Communications project request form

Within 48 business hours after the engagement, applicants must submit:

• RSVP and Attendance lists using TC registration form
• Invoice 
• Event Photos 
• Post-Event Feedback Form

Please note that failure to provide this information to the Office of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving after an event may affect your eligibility for future requests for support.

Requests for conference engagement support must be submitted at least eight weeks before the conference dates. 

An award determination will be sent to each applicant approved for Event Engagement Support within two weeks of their request.

Once the applicant has been notified of financial support, the applicant will handle all billing through Unimarket or ChromeRiver and the Office of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving team will provide our index for the allotted amount.

Teachers College Office of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving can provide event promotion via event invitations sent to alumni residing near the conference location and sharing information about the event on social media. 

Teachers College Office of Alumni Relations & Annual Giving can provide TC swag for the projected number of attendees.

These are estimates based on past event attendance and cost. Teachers College may provide support, which differs from the chart below. 

Funding may also be influenced by conference location, considering areas of high concentration of TC community members, especially alumni– will be given priority.