Decide Phase

Students will use this time to vote for their favorite proposals from within the app. The voting experience allows students to select multiple proposals to spend the entire PB Cycle budget in a way that makes sense to them.

Be sure to provide time for promotion and communication with the students and follow up before phase end to give them ‘one last chance’ to make their voice heard.

Here's how the voting ballot and results look like:

Minimum suggested time: 1 Week

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