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The 2019-20 cycle of the Green Fund is now underway. Visit our 2019-20 Green Fund page for information about the application process, joining project proposal teams and more!
The fund is managed by a committee made up of students, faculty, and staff from all of Tufts' four campuses. The committee's charter can be found here, which further lists the expectations of the members and the workings of the committee.
Committee Members
Spring 2018 Funded Projects (total of $10,000):
These are a list of criteria that will be considered, but applicants do not need to satisfy all requirements:
The process starts by filling out a simple Qualtrics form with a short description of your project idea, who would be involved, estimated costs, and how your project would benefit the Tufts community.
Apply here! Make your sustainability idea a reality!
The questions for the initial proposal are:
This is a list of questions that will be asked in the second round of applications:
Each year, the program can fund any number of projects with budgets adding up to $40,000.
If the success of the project is contingent upon the presence of student workers, projects can include the funds needed for student workers as part of their proposal. The temporality of student labor contracts will be tied to the temporality of the proposed project.
Please use this form to describe a sustainability project that you are interested in having implemented at Tufts.
Have questions? Email our Green Fund Intern, Olivia Ireland, at GreenFund@tufts.edu.