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Sustainability Grants provide Willamette community members with an opportunity to undertake
projects that promote and add visibility to sustainability efforts, and build rituals and celebrations
around the core values of sustainability: Equity, Environment, Economics, and Education.
Grants will typically be between $250-$500.
- All Willamette University community members are eligible to apply.
This includes all staff, faculty, students and administrators in CLA,
Law, Atkinson, TIUA and the School of Education. - Projects may be individual or collaborative.
- Award recipients will be announced on October 22, 2008,
during Campus Sustainability Day.
- Applicant(s) will demonstrate the ability necessary
to carry out and complete the project. - The project will be well-planned and likely to be completed by April, 1 2008.
- The project will lead to a definable product, which might include (but is not
limited to) a public presentation, document, physical representation, or gathering. - The project will model the core values of
sustainability at Willamette: Equity, Environment, Economics and Education.
Any project that meets the selection criteria is appropriate! The reports from past retreats contain
lots of ideas. For more details, please see:
Sustainability
Retreat Brief Discussions from 2005
and the
working group minutes from 2007.
Some examples of past Sustainability Grants include:
- Community Education Events
- Dual Flush Toilet Refit
- Waste Paper Reduction Campaign
- Community Alternatives Transportation Campaign
- Establishing a Community Garden
- For a more complete list of previous recipients please click on of the following links:
Grant money can be used for supplies, materials, advertising, or speaker honoraria/travel
expenses. It may not be used for personal stipends.
Applications are due by 5pm Wednesday, October 8, 2008.
All applications should be submitted electronically. Please attach the completed application form
to an email and send it to Nathan Sivers Boyce:
nboyce@willamette.edu. If you have questions
or concerns please contact Nathan via email or at extension 6916.
