Current Green Fund Application Cycle
Green Fund Application
Applications for the Spring 2026 cycle are due on 2/4/26 at 11:59 pm.
This cycle, we are soliciting applications for projects that fall under categories below from students, faculty, and staff. Learn more about the Green Fund at the info sessions below or by signing up for office hours.
Workshopping Sessions
Your project should fall into one or more of these categories:
- Research on sustainable innovation: for researchers who would like to pilot test or prototype a sustainable innovation on campus that will advance research into a sustainable future.
- Examples:
- An innovative energy storage device (e.g. a battery)
- Digital Fabrication through Closed-Loop Filament Creation
- Historically: only 2 projects, both from students. $1,600 & $3,590
- Examples:
- Campus Decarbonization: for people who have an idea that would materially reduce Tufts carbon emissions.
- Examples:
- Shut-the-sash program that encourages lab fume hood users to shut the sash
- The SciTech Autoclave
- Historically: average grant = 6,000; range = $5,400 - $6,500
- Examples:
- Education for sustainability (co-curricular or curricular): for ideas that engage students in a meaningful way with innovative on-campus sustainability projects.
- Curricular examples:
- Solar Conversion of Cummings Critter Cams
- Re-working chem 101 lab to use fewer chemicals and fume hoods
- Incorporating Tufts tree inventory into ENVS class
- Historically: average grant = $5733; range = $2,600 - $8,000
- Co-curricular examples:
- Tufts Pollinator Initiative
- Pilot of Health, Safety, and Sustainability annual workshop
- Historically: average grant = $6,000; range = $570-$21,000
- Curricular examples:
- Other: any other projects that do not fall under the 3 categories above but still work to reduce emissions and make Tufts greener.
- Example: waste-related projects
- Historically: average grant = $3,600; range = $500-$15,000
Spring 2025 Decision-Making Timeline:
- 2/14: Applications Due at 11:59PM
- Week of 2/16: Interview Decisions Sent
- Week of 3/2: Interviews & Presentations
- Week of 3/9: Decisions Sent
Green Fund Application
There are two rounds of funding each year allowing the Tufts community to take advantage of this program more often. Funds for accepted projects will be released soon after the application due date to fast-track project implementation.
The first round of funding applications are due in September and the second round of funding applications are due in February.
Want to learn about the application? Watch this recorded info session from Spring 2025.
How to decide if you should apply:
☑Do you have an idea that fits within one of the categories depending on if you’re a student or faculty/staff?
☑Have you emailed greenfund@tufts.edu, attended an info session or Office Hour, to talk about the feasibility of your idea?
Tips and Tricks for Applying to the Green Fund
Click on the image below to view the "Tips and Tricks for Green Fund Applications" PDF.
Interested in learning more? Email greenfund@tufts.edu with questions or visit the General Information Green Fund Page.