Green Funds
Introduction
The Green Funds database aims to be a comprehensive listing of green and revolving funds for higher education institutions across the globe.
At a Glance
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Energy Revolving Fund
- University of Vermont (VT)
In February 2012 the University of Vermont became the thirty-fourth college in the nation to commit to the Sustainable Endowment Institute’s Billion Dollar Green Challenge, agreeing to establish a ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Revolving Sustainability Fund
- University of Victoria (BC)
The Revolving Sustainability Loan Fund (RSLF) provides $250,000 to fund conservation projects on campus that provide a return on investment. The loans are paid back with the savings from ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Campus Sustainability Fund
- University of Victoria (BC)
Building on the success of the Revolving Sustainability Loan Fund (RSLF) the Campus Sustainability Fund empowers members of the university community to create stakeholder-driven projects that further the Sustainability Action ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Husky Green Award
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
In support of the University of Washington’s long-standing commitment to sustainability, the Husky Green Awards recognize exemplary achievement of an individual or team from the UW community who have ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Environmental Sustainability Fund
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (WI)
The Environmental Affairs Committee oversees the Environmental Sustainability Fund.
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Green Fund
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
The UW–Madison Green Fund supports student-initiated projects that reduce the environmental footprint and operating costs of on-campus facilities in the areas of solid waste, energy, and water conservation. The ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Green Revolving Loan Fund (GRLF)
- Vermont Law School (VT)
The VLS Green Revolving Fund has been established with an anonymous donation of $200,000, as well as, a $50,000 contribution from the Vermont Law School Board of Trustees ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Green RFP Program
- Virginia Tech (VA)
The Request for Proposal for Sustainability Initiatives by Student Organizations (Green RFP Program), was established in 2010 to give students an opportunity to help make Virginia Tech a national leader ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Kreitler Environmental Fund
- Virginia Theological Seminary (VA)
The Kreitler Environmental Fund's mission is to empower clergy and the church with a strong environmental ethic in order to help conserve and preserve the environment. Once fully funded ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Class of 1957 Green Fund
- Wellesley College (MA)
The Class of 1957 Fund was established by the Class of 1957 to provide funding for initiatives designed to enhance sustainable practices at Wellesley, to reduce Wellesley's environmental impact ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Green Fund
- Western Kentucky University (KY)
Contributions to the fund will provide support in three principle areas: Green campus initiatives are physical projects and operational improvements to reduce the ecological footprint on campus. Curriculum redesign includes ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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WMU Green Revolving Fund
- Western Michigan University (MI)
Western Michigan University has designed an innovative “Quasi-Revolving Fund” model that demonstrates the institution’s full commitment to incorporating sustainability into campus operations. The Quasi-Revolving Fund recaptures money from cost-savings ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Sustainable Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
- Whitman College (WA)
The Whitman Sustainable Revolving Loan Fund (SRLF) is a $50,000 line of credit designated for campus improvements that significantly benefit Whitman's sustainability efforts by conserving resources and improving ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Social Choice Fund
- Williams College (MA)
The Williams Social Choice Fund invests its gifts to the College in accordance with strict social and environmental investment criteria. Income generated from SCF investments provide unrestricted support for the ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Class of 1980 Student Project Fund Awards
- Yale University (CT)
The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Class of 1980 has received the Association of Yale Alumni's School Volunteer Engagement and Leadership award for two funds that have ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Sustainability Microloan Fund
- Yale University (CT)
The Sustainability Microloan Fund was created to encourage members of the Yale community — students, staff and faculty — to come up with creative ideas that will make the campus a little ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Green to Gold Fund
- College of William & Mary (VA)
The Green to Gold Fund is a green revolving fund established in 2016 to reduce William & Mary's impact on the environment and to improve efficiency in ways that ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Sustainability Action Fund
- Babson College (MA)
Donations to support sustainability and climate action on campus.
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Clean Energy Revolving Fund (Inactive)
- Macalester College (MN)
The fund, active from 2006-2010, was one of the first funds of it's type in the country.
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Green Fund
- College of Lake County (IL)
Established in 2017 with incentive rebates from the utilities for retrofitting light fixtures to LED and HVAC improvements.
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Eagle Fund
- Culver Academies (IN)
Student-managed Green Revolving Fund established in April 2018. Culver Academies is a college-prep high school in Indiana
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Green Revolving Fund
- Drew University (NJ)
Grant from Jesse Ball duPont fund provided seed money and was matched by Drew for a total of $150,000 to start the fund. The green revolving fund provides a ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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CSB Green Fund
- College of Saint Benedict (MN)
The CSB Green Fund is an annual fund that serves as a resource to support sustainability initiatives generated by students, faculty, staff, and the monastic community, benefiting the campus and ...
- Posted Feb. 7, 2019
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Carver and DeLaney Sustainability Endowment
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
The Carver and DeLaney Family Environmental Studies Endowment seeks to encourage and support student sustainability projects on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges and/or the local community ...
- Posted Nov. 26, 2019
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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 ...
- Posted Aug. 11, 2021
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UQAM Fonds Vert (Green Fund)
- Université du Québec à Montréal (Québec)
The University's Green Fund aims to financially support the initiatives of members of the university community in the area of eco-responsibility. Goals
This fund makes it possible to encourage ...
- 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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Green Reinvestment Fund
- Vassar College (NY)
The Green Reinvestment Fund (GRF) is an internal revolving loan fund for Vassar’s energy efficiency projects. Cost savings from projects funded through the GRF are repaid to the fund ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Sustainability Project Investment Fund (SPIF)
- University of the Pacific (CA)
The University of the Pacific established a fund to support projects that contribute to advancing sustainability-focused practices and learning opportunities at Pacific.
Goals of the SPIF fund are to: Support ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Equity and Environment Fund
- University of Virginia (VA)
The Equity and Environment Fund, supported by the Civic Engagement Subcommittee, is available for students/student groups for community-based initiatives or projects that sit at the intersection of equity, justice ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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GIFT GRANT
- University of Virginia (VA)
The GIFT (Green Initiatives Funding Tomorrow) Grant is funded by the Student Council’s Sustainability Committee with assistance from the Office of the Dean of Students. GIFT has provided tens ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Student Sustainability Innovation Fund
- Keene State College (NH)
The Student Sustainability Innovation Fund provides up to three rising Juniors or Seniors a financial award of $500 toward a project that supports student-centered programs of the Office of Sustainability ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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The Student Sustainability fund
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
Each year Sac State Sustainability funds small scale student projects that make the campus more sustainable. Project funding typically ranges from $100 - $2,000 and focuses on renewable energy, energy ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Sustainable Development Fund
- Messiah University (PA)
Messiah College’s Sustainable Development Fund (SDF) is an opportunity for the College to invest financial resources outside of normal operating budget into sustainability practice and education. The SDF advances ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Student Sustainability Fund
- HEC Montréal (QC)
HEC Montréal Student sustainability fund was created in 2019 in agreement between student association and school direction. The fund is funded by student contribution of 0,1$ per course credit ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Sustainability Scholars Fund
- Kenyon College (OH)
The Sustainability Scholars Fund exists to provide material and financial support for a student/faculty team conducting sustainability/climate action work on campus. Projects range from refining our understanding of ...
- 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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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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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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Delongchamp Family Grant Fund
- Bentley University (MA)
The Delongchamp Family Endowed Fund supports undergraduate professional and co-curricular activities associated with studying sustainability and the triple-bottom line: people, planet, and profit. The fund was designed to allow students ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Student Green Innovation Fund
- Yale University (CT)
The goals of the Student Green Innovation Fund are: To invest in innovative, student-led projects that result in direct energy use reductions on campus and/or projects that broadly impact ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Greening Haverford Fund
- Haverford College (PA)
The fund is designed to assist students, faculty, and staff in raising environmental awareness and enhancing environmental practices at Haverford College. The scope of the Fund is broad, and includes ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Sustainability, Innovation & Engagement Fund (SIEF)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Established in August 2013, the fund fosters a strong culture of sustainability on our campus by providing financial support to students, faculty, and staff with green ideas. Any student faculty ...
- 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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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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Student Climate Action Grant
- Barnard College (NY)
The Student Climate Action Grant is designed to support student(s) or student group(s) in developing and implementing a project relating to sustainability, climate action, or human interactions with ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Green Campus Fund
- George Washington University (DC)
Established by a gift from the class of 2007, the Green Campus Fund is a part of the endowment. It supports initiatives designed to conserve energy and promote a more ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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2016-2019 mini grants / 2019 Nebraska State Fair Sustainability Pavilion projects fund
- Central Community College (NE)
Project funds were given though a Central Community College Mini Grant from 2016-2019. In 2019 and currently the Nebraska State Fair is funding student projects for the Sustainability Pavilion through ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Campus Sustainability Investment Fund
- Santa Clara University (CA)
The Campus Sustainability Investment Fund (CSIF) is an internal fund that provides financing to implement energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainability projects that generate emissions reductions and cost savings ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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Innovation Fund
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
Supported by the Provost, the Innovation Fund is a competitive grant program designed to capture the best ideas from faculty and staff that will advance operational sustainability and involve students ...
- Posted Sept. 21, 2021
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