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Overview: 

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

Project Eligibility:

Funded projects must:

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

Funding can be used for the following:

• Projects that plan & implement С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ educational campaigns, programs and/or events for the С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ 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 С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ (e.g., developing educational resources related to S&CA)
• Projects that encourage/enable community behaviours that reduce С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ’s carbon/ecological footprint (e.g., water, waste & energy reductions or conservation)
• Projects that bring S&CA to С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ’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 С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ graduate students to present on S&CA research (up to a maximum of $200)
• С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ students’ work on S&CA events, programs or projects (hourly rate for С»ÆÊéÊÓƵ 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 (March 15 - May 15, 2025) has opened.  Consider downloading the  for reviewing & preparing the info required in advance of completing the official application. The online official Application Form is .

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