Grants and Research
Campus Sustainability Grants
Funded by the Student Sustainability Fee, grants are available to current Georgia State students, faculty, and staff to advance sustainability through education, research, service, and campus operations. Students can apply individually or as part of a club.
Successful projects will address Georgia State’s Four Pillars: Research and Innovation, Student Success, College to Careers, and Identify and Placemaking. Additional consideration will be given to projects that address the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Drawdown Georgia climate solutions.
Timeline
Proposals
Due Oct. 11, 2024
Awards Issued
Grant awards announced Oct. 25, 2024
Documents
Proposals must be submitted using the application form and budget template, which includes instructions and guidelines to help complete the application.
Previously Awarded Projects
2023 Winners
Touch the Earth
Awarded: $4,520
Support the maintenance costs and educational bike clinics for their bike rental program.
Awarded: $4,520
Support the maintenance costs and educational bike clinics for their bike rental program.
The Student Environmental Team
Awarded: $4,834
General organizational funds and the maintenance of their garden at Georgia State Stadium.
Awarded: $4,834
General organizational funds and the maintenance of their garden at Georgia State Stadium.
Geosciences
Awarded: $42,000
Sustainability Fellowship Program provides stipends to selected students interning in the sustainability sector.
Awarded: $42,000
Sustainability Fellowship Program provides stipends to selected students interning in the sustainability sector.
Logan Johnston, Aimee Risher, Emily Toto, Aditya Krishnaswamy, Karen Johnston
Three law students and a coach will participate in the 2023 Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition sponsored by the Pace University School of Law.
Three law students and a coach will participate in the 2023 Jeffrey G. Miller National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition sponsored by the Pace University School of Law.
Cassandra Waldron, Grace Heller, Sierra Simmons, Michael Black
Supporting the Atlanta Herpetology Club’s mission to provide opportunities and facilities to achieve a better understanding of reptiles and amphibians.
Supporting the Atlanta Herpetology Club’s mission to provide opportunities and facilities to achieve a better understanding of reptiles and amphibians.
Jose Arellano
Awarded: $11,229
Centralized waste stations help improve the amount of recycling that is being collected. Single-stream waste bins will be replaced with centralized stations.
Awarded: $11,229
Centralized waste stations help improve the amount of recycling that is being collected. Single-stream waste bins will be replaced with centralized stations.
Steven Black, Nicholas Fuhrer, Deionte Benson
Awarded: $26,778
The GreenHive Leadership Program is a paid 10-week workforce development and leadership program with the Fruitful Community Foundation.
Awarded: $26,778
The GreenHive Leadership Program is a paid 10-week workforce development and leadership program with the Fruitful Community Foundation.
Nicole Hart
Awarded: $1,300
The GSU Community Farmers Market will provide the opportunity for students to have convenient access to seasonal locally-grown foods and sustainably created products once a month in conjunction with Food Truck Thursdays.
Awarded: $1,300
The GSU Community Farmers Market will provide the opportunity for students to have convenient access to seasonal locally-grown foods and sustainably created products once a month in conjunction with Food Truck Thursdays.
Michael Black
Awarded: $10,000
This project will conduct greenhouse gas assessments for GSU to help address the university’s emissions and sources.
Awarded: $10,000
This project will conduct greenhouse gas assessments for GSU to help address the university’s emissions and sources.
Jennifer Wilson
Awarded: $3,000
Award offerings for students winners in the “Sustainability Track” for the GSU Undergraduate Research Conference.
Awarded: $3,000
Award offerings for students winners in the “Sustainability Track” for the GSU Undergraduate Research Conference.
Betsy Rivera
Awarded: $17,075
The Leafy Green Machine provides fresh, organic, locally grown produce to GSU dining halls, as well as opportunities to learn about sustainable horticulture practices and advances in technology.
Awarded: $17,075
The Leafy Green Machine provides fresh, organic, locally grown produce to GSU dining halls, as well as opportunities to learn about sustainable horticulture practices and advances in technology.
Amanda Shoff
Awarded: $24,973
Ozzis are reusable food containers for students to use to eliminate the need to buy styrofoam trays.
Awarded: $24,973
Ozzis are reusable food containers for students to use to eliminate the need to buy styrofoam trays.
Carrie P. Freeman, Kim Chrabry, Stella Chen
Awarded: $1,750
Supporting the GSU PEACE Club (People for the End of Animal Cruelty & Exploitation) by funding speakers and/or films, wildlife and farmed animal protection outreach, vegan food sampling tables, as well as educational campaigns.
Awarded: $1,750
Supporting the GSU PEACE Club (People for the End of Animal Cruelty & Exploitation) by funding speakers and/or films, wildlife and farmed animal protection outreach, vegan food sampling tables, as well as educational campaigns.
Leslie Mack
Awarded: $15,000
Panther’s Pantry uses reusable grocery bags to distribute supplies to the Georgia State Community and is a sustainable alternative to plastic bags.
Awarded: $15,000
Panther’s Pantry uses reusable grocery bags to distribute supplies to the Georgia State Community and is a sustainable alternative to plastic bags.
Sarah Seigle
Awarded: $1,250
“Plastic with Purpose” is a project that collects plastic waste to be repurposed and used for artistic and functional creations.
Awarded: $1,250
“Plastic with Purpose” is a project that collects plastic waste to be repurposed and used for artistic and functional creations.
Past winners
Sustainability Initiatives was awarded $1,600 to launch the “Mug Shot” Campaign aimed at encouraging students, faculty, and staff to use reusable mugs and cups.
Touch the Earth was awarded $4,520 to support the maintenance costs and educational bike clinics for their bike rental program.
Sustainability Initiatives was awarded $19,400 to support their annual Earth Week Festival.
PantherDining Catering was awarded $11,600 for their annual farmhand subscription and student assistant salaries for the Freight Farm.
The Panther Band was awarded $6,200 to aid their transition to paperless drills and record-keeping using the UDB app.
The Georgia State University Library was awarded $35,000 to launch a pilot study of the efficiency and effectiveness of tri-stream recycling bins.
Sustainability Initiatives was awarded $500 to purchase recycling banners used to instruct students on where they can recycle during move-in and move-out.
The Panther Food Recovery Network was awarded $4,355 to support their program budget for promotion and in purchasing supplies needed to retrieve, store and transport recovered food.
Civic Engagement was awarded $6,683 for the Pride (Panthers Reducing In-town Debris Effectively) Initiative to fund materials needed for game day recycling, the native plant project, the Earth Week river clean-up and other campus beautification projects.
PantherBikes was awarded $5,000 for their organizational budget to fund their annual bike celebration, spring bike fair, and other student events.
Sustainability Initiatives was awarded $18,332 for the purchase of a smart baler retrofit kit and scale to expand our hard-to-recycle material program, increase baling efficiency, and improve data analytics.
The Student Recreation Center was awarded $14,000 to purchase and install a solar-powered charging table on the pool patio.
The Student Environmental Team was awarded $4,834 for their general organizational funds and the maintenance of their garden at Georgia State Stadium.
Geosciences was awarded $42,000 for their Sustainability Fellowship Program. The program provides stipends to selected students interning in the sustainability sector.
Sustainability Initiatives was awarded $23,180 to fund our student internship program.
Sustainability Initiatives was awarded $2,250 to support their Sustainability Speaker Series program.
The Environmental Law Society was awarded $3,160 to fund the participation of a team of students and a coach in a national environmental law competition.
University Career Services was awarded $2,500 to purchase and install a water bottle refill station in Dahlberg Hall.