Director of Finance

Welcome to the homepage of Carnegie Mellon University’s Director of Finance. The Director of Finance is part of the Student Government Executive Board and their role is to supervise the JFC Budgeting process (the process through which student organizations are provided $2 million of funding), monitor the allocation’s proper usage, and support the financial well-being of student organizations on campus.

Joint Funding Committee

Generally known as the JFC, the Joint Funding Committee is a committee of 20-30 students that are responsible for allocating funding to student organizations. The JFC is funded by the Student Activities Fee, which is paid by each Carnegie Mellon student on the Pittsburgh campus - undergraduate students pay $154/semester and graduate students pay $122/semester. Most of the revenue generated by the fee, approximately $2 million, is given to the JFC, which then allocates the funds to the 300+ organizations on campus.

The JFC has a formal application process to determine the funding for the organizations. Details about funding and advisors will be provided during the spring semester, as Student Government is currently evaluating a potential re-organization of the funding system.

All final budgets recommended by the JFC are approved by the Undergraduate Student Senate and the Graduate Student Assembly.

JFC Membership and Applications

Who can sit on the JFC? All students who are passionate about and committed to shaping the student body experience are eligible to sit on the committee! We seek students from all backgrounds, levels (both undergraduate and graduate), majors, interests and more.

Applications to be a part of a JFC Member (also known as a JFC Financial Advisor) are currently closed, but will open in the spring.