Student Sustainability Collective

Requirements & Application

All projects to be considered for TGIF funding must meet the following criteria:

  • Projects must promote environmental or social sustainability on UCSD’s campus, including off-campus activities which influence sustainability on campus.
  • Projects must have a clearly-defined, measurable outcome.
  • Project proposals may only be submitted by UCSD students or on behalf of student organizations that have significant undergraduate involvement. Outside organizations, staff, and faculty may not apply. However, students are encouraged to apply in collaboration with faculty and/or staff advisors to help with project implementation.
  • Projects shall have received all necessary written approval by appropriate campus officials prior to consideration.
  • TGIF will not support projects already mandated by law or UCSD policy directive (e.g., standards for new building construction), since UCSD is already obliged to allocate funds for such projects. TGIF will fund projects which go above and beyond minimum requirements.
  • All projects shall have a mechanism for evaluation and follow-up after funding has been dispersed. At minimum, a project plan must include a report made to the Grant-making Committee after successful (or unsuccessful) implementation. If a project is expected to have on-going benefits such as annual cost savings, the project plan must include a mechanism for tracking, recording, and reporting these benefits back to the Grant-making Committee on an (at least) annual basis.
  • Projects must have undergraduate student involvement.
  • TGIF cannot fund:
    • Events. If there are project-aspects of events, those can be funded. For example, Tau Beta Pi had their ThinkGreen! event Spring 2010 where they brought in students to teach them about alternative energy and engineering. TGIF funded their materials needed to help students build mini wind-turbines, but did not fund the food and entertainment that was at the event. Likewise, if there are event-like aspects of projects, they cannot be funded. For example, TGIF funded the whole SustainableCarShare project except for the speakers that came to promote the event.
    • TGIF cannot fund labor; this includes salaries and stipends. Only materials.

UC San Diego TGIF Funding Application 2010-2011 Download the Word version here

We look forward to reviewing your proposals,

TGIF Grant-Making Committee

Student Sustainability Collective