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ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø's Sustainability Fund

Overview: 

ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø offers a Sustainability Fund to support ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø students, faculty and staff to engage in educational activities and projects to advance the actions and strategies of its Sustainability & Climate Action (S&CA) Plan. This funding aims to support projects led by individual members of the ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø community (up to $500) or by groups (up to $2,500). Collaborations between students and faculty/staff are encouraged in creating and implementing S&CA projects.

Eligibility of Applicants: 

Current members of the ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø community are eligible to apply to this Fund, including ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø graduate students (currently registered in an ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø program), ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø faculty, ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø staff (with manager's approval), and ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø sessional lecturers (currently teaching at least 1 course at ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø). Group applications are encouraged (the Lead applicant must be a current member of the ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø community.) Graduate students applying for individual projects will be asked to provide an academic reference of an ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø professor.

Project Eligibility:

Funded projects must:

  • be initiated and led by current members of the ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø community
  • be awarded funding through an application and adjudication process 
  • support and enact at least one of the actions and strategies of ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø’s Sustainability & Climate Action (S&CA) Plan Strands
  • involve and positively impact the ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø community
  • adhere to the Sustainability Fund guidelines, as well as to existing ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø and University of Toronto policies, principles and practices

Funding can be used for the following:

  • Projects that plan & implement ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø educational campaigns, programs and/or events for the ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø community related to S&CA  (i.e. speakers’ fees for public events, promotional costs, catering costs, materials, resources, etc.)
  • Projects that deepen awareness of S&CA at ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø (e.g., developing educational resources related to S&CA)
  • Projects that encourage/enable community behaviours that reduce ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø’s carbon/ecological footprint (e.g., water, waste & energy reductions or conservation)
  • Projects that bring S&CA to ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø’s practices and spaces through individual and community behaviours and choices
  • Projects that mobilize/share knowledge & research around S&CA (e.g., events, lectures, resource development)
  • Conference registration fees for ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø graduate students to present on S&CA research (up to a maximum of $200)
  • ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø students’ work on S&CA events, programs or projects (hourly rate for ÃÈÃÃÉçÇø students’ time on a funded S&CA project up to a maximum of $500)

Funding cannot be used for the following types of projects:

  • Projects that duplicate another project, program or service currently being offered
  • Retroactive funding for costs incurred before the application submission
  • Course development
  • Students’ work for which they receive course credit (e.g., coursework or course assignments)
  • Cost of alcohol or cannabis served at any event
  • Fundraising events for individuals, groups or donations to charities
  • Administrative or operating costs of an organization or company
  • Travel expenses associated with projects, events or conferences
  • Conducting research for faculty, staff, sessional lecturers or graduate students (e.g., literature reviews, data collection or analysis) 
  • Compensation for staff or faculty

Conditions:

  • Projects will be considered only if a full Sustainability Fund Application Form is submitted by the deadline (applications will be reviewed by the Sustainability Fund Adjudication Committee as soon as possible)
  • Funded projects must be completed within one year of receiving the funding.
  • The Project Lead must submit a one page final report within 30 days of the project end-date, outlining the project’s outcomes, impacts, and future potential of the project
  • A Sustainability Fund Reimbursement Form must be completed within 30 days of the project end-date to access funding.

How to Apply:

 The fund application period (October 1 - November 29, 2024) is now open.  Consider downloading the  for reviewing & preparing the info required in advance of completing the official application. Then use to complete and submit your application.

 

Questions?  Reach out to the SCAN Team at oise.scan@utoronto.ca

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