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Benefit-cost analysis of becoming certified pollinator friendly

  • Louisiana State University (LA)
  • The Ohio State University (OH)

Despite significant drop in pollinator abundance, no studies exist on the benefits and costs of pollinator conservation in the public domain. An in-person survey was conducted at three large, public ...

  • Posted June 15, 2023
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Valuation of student-led agricultural activities at university: comparison of willingness to pay with inferred values

  • Ritsumeikan University

Agricultural fields in university campuses can improve urban nutrition security, increase greenery, and provide opportunities for students to grow crops and enhance self-management skills. We conducted student surveys among freshmen ...

  • Posted June 15, 2023
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Alternative Energy Initiatives

  • University of Idaho (ID)

This $1.75 per full time student, per semester fee provides funding to innovative student-led campus projects relating to alternative energy and green infrastructure to further the university's goal ...


Student Green Energy Fund

  • University of South Florida (FL)

The Student Green Energy Fund was launched in 2011 to support the University of South Florida's commitment to reduce and eventually eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from the Tampa campus ...


ÉTS Student Association Sustainable Development Fund (FDDAÉÉTS)

  • École de Technologie Supérieure (QC)

The objective of the FDDAÉTS is to contribute to the financing of projects carried out by members of the ÉTS community that promote the integration and application of the principles ...

  • Posted March 31, 2022
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Sustainable Initiatives Fund (SIF)

  • Mohawk College (ON)

The Sustainable Initiatives Fund is an ancillary-fee based project fund which is jointly administed by the Sustainability Office and the Mohawk Students' Association. 4$ is collected each semester from every ...

  • Posted March 10, 2022
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Student Sustainability Fund

  • University of Maryland, College Park (MD)

The Student Sustainability Fund supports student, staff, and faculty proposals that improve the environmental performance of campus, create opportunities for student engagement with sustainability, and/or are research proposals that ...

  • Posted March 10, 2022
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Sustainability Engagement & Enrichment Development (S.E.E.D.) Fund

  • University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)

UMass Lowell’s S.E.E.D. Fund provides funding for projects that promote environmental sustainability and positively impact and enhance the student experience at the university. The S.E ...


Sustainability Fund

  • Prescott College (AZ)

Students pay $50 per semester as a fee which contributes to the Sustainability Fund. Originally, this fee was voluntarily created by students for the purpose of pooling resources that are ...


Green Initiative Competition

  • University of Miami (FL)

The Green Initiative Competition was launched by the Student Government ECO Agency to incentivize sustainability innovation among students. The prizes are funded by ECO. In 2008, UM students decided to ...


Sustainable Advancements Funding Endeavor (S.A.F.E.)

  • Southwestern University (TX)

Sustainable Advancements Funding Endeavor (S.A.F.E.) projects can be proposed by students, faculty, and staff, with priority given to student proposals and to projects having no other funding ...


Green Fund

  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)

$12/ year of student segregated fees is allocated to funding sustainable initiatives on our UWSP campus and field stations (Central Wisconsin Environmental Station, Treehaven, and Schmeekle Forest Preserve). The green ...


Democratizing Campus Sustainability Through Student Empowerment

  • University of Kentucky (KY)

The University of Kentucky Student Sustainability Council was established in 2009 to steward the Green Fee collected annually from students. By bringing together student leaders from many disciplines and backgrounds ...

  • Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Empowering and Transforming Universities through Sustainable Grant Projects

  • University of Northern Colorado (CO)

This session is for university affiliates looking for ways to create a more sustainable campus through capital projects. For the past three years, I have served on my university's ...

  • Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Catalyzing a Culture of Sustainability at McGill University with the Sustainability Projects Fund

  • McGill University (QC)

The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) is a crown jewel of McGill's sustainability efforts and a best-practice model for universities. The SPF's main goal is to build a culture ...

  • Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Green Student Initiative

  • Oklahoma State University (OK)

In the spring semester of 2010, the student body of Oklahoma State University had the option to vote on a referendum attached to the elections ballot for Student Government Association ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Green Engagement Fund

  • University of Southern California (CA)

The University of Southern California Green Engagement Fund (USCGEF) was created in 2014 to fund student-driven, innovative projects aimed at increasing sustainability at USC while increasing awareness in environmental stewardship ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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LUCC Environmental Project Fund

  • Lawrence University (WI)

All project proposals must be for infrastructural changes, defined as physical facilities or installations contributing to the operation of the university, that have a positive financial return of better than ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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SUSTAIN Supporting UTSA Sustainability Through Action, Initiatives and Narratives

  • University of Texas at San Antonio (TX)

Funding provided by UTSA based on 3% of semester credit hour or generally $5 per student per semester for Fall and Spring, and $2.50 for Summer sessions. The funding ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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ASWC Green Fund

  • Whitman College (WA)

The purpose and chief goal of the Green Fund shall be to transform student sustainability policy initiatives into realities that enrich the campus in practice and principle.

Policies of the ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Green Fund

  • University of Wisconsin-Platteville (WI)

Formerly referred to as the Campus Sustainability Fund, this competitive grant program distributes $15,000 each year to UW-Platteville Students, Faculty, and Staff to support projects that enhance the sustainability ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Renewable Energy Fee Fund

  • Hope College (MI)

As the costs associated with purchasing renewable energy certificates (REC) have come down over the years, surplus funds from the Renewable Energy Fee have become available to students via the ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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The Green Initiative Fund

  • University of California, Davis (CA)

The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF), a campus program hosted by the Office of Sustainability and supported by student fees, offers students the opportunity to develop and launch innovative sustainability projects ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Student Sustainability Fund

  • University of New Brunswick, Fredericton (NB)

The UNB Student Union and UNB Sustainability have partnered to develop the Student Sustainability Fund (SSF) following a successful referendum during the Student Union elections in the spring of 2019 ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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SGA Green Fund

  • Susquehanna University (PA)

The SU SGA Green Fund is a way for students around campus to find funding for their sustainability project ideas. The green fund is funded through an allocation from the ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Sustainability Action Fund

  • University of Guelph (ON)

The Sustainability Action Fund seeks to fund projects which advance campus sustainability and climate action at the University of Guelph. All student contributions are matched dollar for dollar by the ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Student Sustainability Fund

  • HEC Montréal (QC)

HEC Montréal Student sustainability fund was created in 2019 in agreement between student association and school direction. The fund is funded by student contribution of 0,1$ per course credit ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Sustainability Fee

  • State University of New York at Oswego (NY)

With each semester, students are billed for a sustainability fee. This fee goes towards expanding sustainability efforts on campus as well as supporting student workers in the Office of Sustainability ...

  • Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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USG Sustainability Committee Fund

  • University of Denver (CO)

The Sustainability Committee, known as SusCom for short, is dedicated to motivating and activating the student body toward a more sustainable lifestyle by providing funding for various sustainability- and environmentally-related ...


Funding Campus Sustainability through a Green Fee—Estimating Students’ Willingness to Pay

  • Manhattan College (NY)

Many higher education institutions promote sustainability by instilling environmental awareness within college students, the innovators of the future. As higher education institutions face budgetary constraints to achieve greener campuses, green ...

  • Posted April 23, 2021
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Environmental Improvement Initiative/Sustainable CU

  • University of Colorado Boulder (CO)

In the spring of 2005, students voted to dedicate a portion of student fees to implement on-campus projects incorporating renewable energy, energy efficiency, recycling and waste reduction, and other innovative ...


Green Fee Fund

  • Purchase College - State University of New York (NY)

The Green Fee Fund was established in 2012 and sustains through annual Mandatory Student Activities Fees (MSAF) as part of Purchase Student Government Association (PSGA). The purpose of the fund ...


Green Fund

  • Mississippi State University (MS)

The Green Fund is a program at MSU that gives students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to contribute to a fund that is specifically allocated for sustainability projects, student involvement ...


Sustainability Initiatives Fund

  • Johnson County Community College (KS)

The Sustainability Initiatives Fund is a made possible by a $1 per credit hour contribution by JCCC students. The fund was born in fall 2009 when a team of JCCC ...


Sustainability Fee

  • Drury University (MO)

The Student Government Association of Drury University implemented a student sustainability fee to help increase importance of taking a leadership position in sustainable efforts in the Springfield and global community ...


Student Bus and Bike Programs Fee

  • University of Colorado Boulder (CO)

Allows students unlimited use of public transportation (Student RTD Pass) including light rail in Boulder County, Broomfield, Westminster, and Denver; includes SkyRide to Denver International Airport (DIA). Does not includes ...


Green Fee Fund

  • Lewis & Clark College (OR)

The Green Fee Fund was established by student legislation in order to allocate a surplus in the green fee used to purchase renewable energy certificates (REC) for the Green Power ...


REFund Grant Program

  • Northland College (WI)

The REFund, formerly called the Renewable Energy Fund, is a student-administered grant program that funds projects designed to enhance sustainability and increase energy efficiency on the Northland College campus. The ...


Green St. Mary's Revolving Fund

  • St. Mary's College of Maryland (MD)

The Green St. Mary’s Revolving Fund is a revolving loan fund that supplies money for green projects at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. When GSMRF funds a sustainable ...


Green EDGE Fund

  • Oberlin College (OH)

The Green EDGE Fund finances environmental projects on the Oberlin College campus and occasionally in the Oberlin community. The Green EDGE Fund is financed by fees from the student body ...


Student Sustainability Fee Fund

  • University of Alaska Fairbanks (AK)

In the Spring of 2009 the students of UAF voted to have a $20 fee levied upon all students in the interests of sustainability. The fee is what is now ...


Campus Sustainability Fund

  • Hendrix College (AR)

The goal of the Campus Sustainability Fund is to empower students and the Hendrix community to invest in creating a more sustainable and environmentally responsible campus by funding projects and ...


Green Fee

  • College of William & Mary (VA)

In the fall of 2008, the College of William and Mary (VA) implemented a $15 per semester green fee. The green fee, initially proposed by the Student Environmental Action Coalition ...


Green Fund

  • Centre College (KY)

In 2007, in a student-initiated ballot, 82% of the student population voted for the adoption of a Green Fund, which requires each Centre student to pay a $20 surcharge on ...


Green Fund

  • Southern Oregon University (OR)

The Green Fund is a self-imposed student fee of $10-$15 per term paid by each student. While some of the money is used to support large campus projects the ...


Renewable Energy Fee

  • Western Colorado University (CO)

Optional fees include Mountaineer Field House ($200), Renewable Energy ($30) and Scholarly Activity ($20).


Student Green Energy Fund

  • University of South Florida (Tampa) (FL)

Currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff are invited to turn your brilliant ideas – small or large – into formal proposals for outcome-driven projects to help our Tampa campus conserve energy, reduce ...


Campus Sustainability Fund

  • Paul Smith's College of Arts & Sciences (NY)

Every PSC student contributes an annual $30 fee which goes directly into the fund! PSC students, faculty, and staff develop projects and apply for Campus Sustainability Fund Grants. The Sustainability ...


Green Action Fund

  • Kansas State University (KS)

The Green Action Fund is a joint project of the Office of Sustainability with the Student Governing Association to fund projects that enhance the sustainability of the K-State campuses.


Student Campus Greening Fund

  • Green Mountain College (VT)

The Student Campus Greening Fund (SCGF) is a student-run program designed to help put greening initiatives into action that increase awareness about sustainability issues, decrease the school’s ecological impact ...