UW Campus Sustainability Fund - CSF

04/13/2022

Each year, CSF partners with UW Resilience Lab to provide seed grants that support efforts to cultivate resilience, compassion, and sustainability across all three UW campuses. This year, we have decided to increase the maximum funding amount to $5,000 in hopes of fostering even deeper connection and community and the UW.

Learn more and apply here: https://wellbeing.uw.edu/resilience-lab/seed-grants/

We are so grateful for our partnership with the UW Resilience Lab and the opportunities we are collectively able to promote for student innovation, healing, and community building.

The application period will close May 1. You can head over to the UW Resilience Lab page to apply! To learn more about grant writing, please visit our recorded workshop in our bio.

Please email Chloe Jiang, [email protected] with any questions. Chloe and our Coordinator, Tatiana, will be hosting office hours each Wednesday from 2:30-3:30p until application close.

02/25/2022

Join our team! The Campus Sustainability Fund has two undergraduate student positions open: Outreach Coordinator and Project Development Specialist with work of 17-19.5 hours/week during the academic year and 15-19.5 hours/week during summer, and $20 per hour compensation.

Now is your chance to become closely involved with both the daily operations and overall strategy of the Campus Sustainability Fund. We are looking for students eager to commit substantial time and energy to empowering the UW community to engage with sustainability.

Applications are due March 13th. Learn more here: https://csf.uw.edu/news/join-our-team-apply-one-two-csf-position-openings-march-13th

02/09/2022

The CSF Funding Cycle 3: Letter of Intent is due March 1st and the Full Proposal is due April 15th! Apply here: https://csf.uw.edu/how-apply

The CSF awards over $400,000 in grants to an average of 25 student-led sustainability projects a year at UW! The CSF supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and encourages project teams to align with these diverse goals.

Upcoming Deadlines:
FC3 Spring Letter of Intent:
March 1

FC3 Full Proposal:
April 15

Mini-Grants

01/28/2022

Some upcoming opportunities from the UW Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship:

The deadline is approaching for the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge student competition. Students may apply by February 14. Here's the direct link to the application: https://platform.younoodle.com/competition/2022_alaska_airlines_environmental_innovation_challenge

There's also three application parties coming up in February as well (2/4, 2/9, and 2/10) that students can register for here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/uwbuerk/402051
If you are Interested in joining a team or have a team and recruiting team members, fill out the appropriate form to get connected
Looking for a team to join: https://forms.gle/s6g8aqAWStDKjo9q6
Recruiting team members: https://forms.gle/Kpb1aCy96nHmiUW49

Lastly, Join the Buerk Center on Tuesdays from 12-1pm and connect with other students who are interested in being part of the solution. Share your ideas, share your skills, and learn more about bringing them together as a team for one of the Buerk Center Competitions.

Register for Zoom link:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/uwbuerk/413176

01/26/2022

The UW custodian project, supported by the 2020's Resilience Seed grants, continue to grow and expand. The (in)Visibility photography exhibit is now displayed at the UW Tower during winter quarter: January - March 2022, M-F 6am-6pm. Address: 4333 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105

Additionally, project leader Evalynn Romano recently wrote a racial justice focused op-ed for Yes! Magazine. Romano offers solutions for all workplaces to support the wellbeing of custodial workers as well as a photo essay using custodians' photography and stories. Read the op-ed and check out the photo essay here:
https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2022/01/12/custodians-ensure-our-wellbeing-its-time-we-ensure-theirs

https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2022/01/12/photo-essay-custodians

If you are interested in supporting this project further, donate and follow them on social media:

Instagram:

Facebook:

Twitter:

Website: www.uwcustodianproject.com

Venmo: evalynn-romano

PayPal: paypal.me/evalynnfae

Your donations will be used to purchase materials and supplies needed to sustain a traveling exhibit around UW Seattle campus and beyond. (Note: The UW Custodian Project is volunteer-led.)

10/27/2021

Application for the CSF committee deadline is extended to November 1st!

Apply here:
https://csf.uw.edu/news/campus-sustainability-fund-committee-application

The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) is seeking applicants for the 2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Committee positions. The CSF is a student -run and student-funded grant making organization that has been established at the UW for the past 12 years. The group is led by passionate student leaders who work to bring more opportunity for student leadership and agency in finding solutions for climate change by financially supporting transdisciplinary sustainability projects led by UW students. If you would like to get involved, consider applying for the CSF 2021-2022 Undergraduate or Graduate Student Committee position. This is an exciting opportunity for students to be involved in the decision-making process of CSF grants along with gaining skills in leadership, budgeting and understanding of grant-making. We hope to see you apply and continue your impact on sustainability efforts on campus!

Positions are volunteer, however there is an opportunity for a paid committee chair position in the second year of membership.

All students are encouraged to apply! Applications close November 1

Apply here for ASUW: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4gzLuhgD04eKRs8luxv1M283qISdCXPFnDZaLFE7Fe8x22w/viewform

Apply here for GPSS: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXPjY8J-1aQsVr4oVs3lLIYG3LrZZJoXIGrmNXuEsPtuOl2Q/viewform

ID: Two UW students by a CSF table having a conversation with CSF ambassadors. The table has small informational graphics and other marketing material.

10/19/2021

Attention UW Graduate Students:

The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) is hiring for the CSF Coordinator position for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is a Graduate Student Assistantship (GSA) position, which includes Tuition Waiver, Health Insurance, and Stipend estimated at approx. $2500/mo before taxes.

This year marks the 12th year of the CSF, and we hope to see our program grow and evolve through the leadership of the new CSF Coordinator. Applications are due November 1st and start date is mid-late November. See link in Bio for more information and to apply!!

10/08/2021

The Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) is seeking applicants for the 2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Committee positions. The CSF is a student -run and student-funded grant making organization that has been established at the UW for the past 12 years. The group is led by passionate student leaders who work to bring more opportunity for student leadership and agency in finding solutions for climate change by financially supporting transdisciplinary sustainability projects led by UW students. If you would like to get involved, consider applying for the CSF 2021-2022 Undergraduate or Graduate Student Committee position. This is an exciting opportunity for students to be involved in the decision-making process of CSF grants along with gaining skills in leadership, budgeting and understanding of grant-making. We hope to see you apply and continue your impact on sustainability efforts on campus!

Positions are volunteer, however there is an opportunity for a paid committee chair position in the second year of membership.

All students are encouraged to apply! Applications close November 1

Apply here for ASUW: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4gzLuhgD04eKRs8luxv1M283qISdCXPFnDZaLFE7Fe8x22w/viewform

Apply here for GPSS: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXPjY8J-1aQsVr4oVs3lLIYG3LrZZJoXIGrmNXuEsPtuOl2Q/viewform

ID: Two UW students by a CSF table having a conversation with CSF ambassadors. The table has small informational graphics and other marketing material.

06/22/2021

In an effort to continue the UW Custodian Photography Project , Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano and her team distributed almost 200 ingat (care) packages for UW custodians! This effort provides UW Custodians with their basic needs and it is a symbol of care and gratitude. Each ingat package included one comfortable pair of Hoka shoes, one cloth mask, one snack, one hand sanitizer, and one thank you note. The packages were distributed last Monday and Tuesday and custodians were so happy to receive them!
This effort was made possible thanks to the cross departmental partnership and support from the UW community. Evalynn is fundraising $5400 to provide 80 more ingat packages to UW custodians who have been on furlough and will be returning at the end of June and early July.
Support Evalynn in reaching her goal of serving UW custodians and expanding this effort of community care and resilience.
Venmo: -romano
PayPal: paypal.me/evalynnfae
Checks are accepted as well. Please email Evalynn for a mailing address: [email protected]

You can also view some custodian photography and stories displayed in the Wing Luke Museum's Community Spread: How We Faced a Pandemic exhibit!

05/14/2021

The UW Resilience Lab is seeking applications from curious, creative, and community-centered undergraduate students on the Seattle campus to lead the coordination of our Resilience and Compassion Seed Grants program. This position will report directly to Resilience Lab Director Megan Kennedy and will work closely with staff at the Campus Sustainability Fund in order to promote, administer, and select and support recipients for our annual Seed Grants program. Interested applicants should demonstrate a commitment to well-being, sustainability, social justice, and cultivating collaborative partnerships and should thoroughly review the job description on Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4804754
To apply: Students should submit a cover letter and resume by 5/26/2021 at 11:59 pm to Megan Kennedy, Resilience Lab Director, at [email protected]. The cover letter should reflect on what the applicant is hoping to learn through this position.

The UW Resilience Lab is seeking applications from curious, creative, and community-centered undergraduate students on the Seattle campus to lead the coordination of our Resilience and Compassion Seed Grants program. This position will report directly to Resilience Lab Director Megan Kennedy and will work closely with staff at the Campus Sustainability Fund in order to promote, administer, and select and support recipients for our annual Seed Grants program. Interested applicants should demonstrate a commitment to well-being, sustainability, social justice, and cultivating collaborative partnerships and should thoroughly review the job description on Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4804754

To apply: Students should submit a cover letter and resume by 5/26/2021 at 11:59 pm to Megan Kennedy, Resilience Lab Director, at [email protected]. The cover letter should reflect on what the applicant is hoping to learn through this position.

05/03/2021

The UW Custodian Photography Project is supported by the CSF & UW Resilience Lab Seed Grants. It is photography-based storytelling project with 15 UW custodians focused on the health impacts of their work and home, and what the UW can do to best support them. The project leader, Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano is a UW Public Health and Social Work graduate student and daughter of two UW custodians.
Read more about Evalynn's work here:
https://southseattleemerald.com/2021/03/25/pandemic-year-pushes-a-daughter-of-custodians-to-fight-for-her-moms-profession/?amp

by Sally James For the daughter of two custodians, a process that started with bringing coffee and bread to custodians in  their workplaces one year ago swelled into an advocacy and lobbying e…

05/03/2021

Did you know that the CSF outreach coordinator, Fotima Ibrokhim and project development specialist, Yahia Ali hosted their own workshop at the Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC)? Watch the free recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBvUsjURbSU

04/30/2021

UW Life Sciences Building won an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Top-Ten Green Building Award this year.
Top sustainability features of the building supported by student involvement and the CSF is significant part of this Award!

https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/university-of-washington-life-sciences-building_o

Perkins&Will Architects

04/28/2021

Did you know that the Campus Sustainability Fund has virtual office hours?

The CSF offers flexible one-on-one meetings via zoom, and open ‘drop-in’ times throughout the week. We are here to act as a resource in order to help you with your goals, ideas, and plans.

Zoom link for Wednesday 10-11 PST:
https://washington.zoom.us/my/kyle.mcdermott

Zoom link for Thursday 1:00-2:00 PST:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/95198596472

Zoom link for Friday 2-3PST:
https://washington.zoom.us/j/7425783907

04/28/2021

As part of the Civic Engagement Program at the ECC, the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center is holding a forum on the City of Seattle’s Vouchers

Join them, next Wednesday. May 5th from 5-6:30Pm.
Zoom ID: 984 5186 2672

This is a part of the Representation and Our Voices campaign that they have been running. By participating, voters advocate for the issues that are important to them through supporting candidates of their choice.