The Central Executive Board for Student Organizations (CUOS)

What is the CUOS?

The Central Executive Board for Student Organizations (CUOS), established in 2005, is the overarching organ for the facilitation of student organizations. CUOS has an advisory role towards the Board of the University concerning the university’s policies on the area of student organizations. CUOS is also responsible for the funding of student organizations and the providing of housing for these organizations.

If you have any questions, you can contact the CUOS through cuos rug.nl and via 050-363 4657. CUOS is a part time board, so if you want to be sure you can make an appointment. Our office and postal adress is located at Pelsterstraat 23, 9711KH.

How to navigate the CUOS website?

Below you can find a short description of what information you can find on the different parts of the website.

Current Board - As the name says, you can see who is currently on the Board of CUOS, who holds which portfolio and how you can contact us

Former Baords - A short introduction of all former Boards of the CUOS

Good to know - Here you can find the CUOS annual schedule with the deadlines of all subsidies, upcoming decision making meetings or information meetings

Annual plans, Annuals Reports & Long-term vision - Each year, the Board of CUOS write an annual plan where they lay out the objectives and goals for the year. At the end of the year, the policy will be evaluated in the annual report. The long-term vision provides a bit of an overview for the upcoming year and long-term goals of the CUOS

Decisions - Here you can find the decisions that have recently been made regarding the allocation of different subsidies, as well as the Board grants. You can also find the minutes of the decision making meetings here

Regulations & Applciation forms - This page offers an extensive overview of all Regulations for subsidies, as well as the CUOS regulations and all Application forms that need to be used for applications. Don't worry, the individual regulations and necessary forms can also be found on the seperate pages for each subsidy

The Graduation Fund - Probably one of the more difficult things that the CUOS does and very important for all organisations: the Board grants. On this page you can find all the information on the different requirements, deadlines, application forms, how to fill them in and any other necessary information

Tuition free Board year - Here you can find all the information on a tuition free Board year. Who is eligible and who isn't? How do you apply and what documents do you need?

Activities subsidy & Housing - All the information regarding the Activities subsidy and Housing, the regulations, forms and any other useful information

Campaign subsidy - All the information regarding the Campaign subsidy, the regulations, forms and any other useful information

Formation Grant (OIS) - All the information regarding the Formation Grant, the regulations, forms and any other useful information

Internationalization and Inclusion subsidy (IIS) - All the information regarding the Internationalization and Inclusion subsidy, the regulations, forms and any other useful information

WBTR-subsidy - All the information regarding the WBTR-subsidy, the regulations, forms and any other useful information

Frequently asked questions - A small colelction of frequently asked questions on all differen topics that are covered by the CUOS