Green Fund Resources

The name The Green Initiative Fund was first coined by UC Santa Barbara in 2006. Check out TGIF programs at other UC's.

• UC Irvine
• UC Santa Barbara
• UCLA
• UC San Diego
• California Student Sustainability Coalition

Featured Green Fund Grant Programs

• Campus Green Fund Collaborative
• UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability Green Fund Grants
• UC Santa Barbara Coastal Fund
• UC Santa Cruz Project Clearinghouse
• UC Santa Cruz Carbon Fund
• Humboldt (State University) Energy Independence Fund (HEIF)
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Student Sustainability Committee
• University of Vermont Clean Energy Fund
• University of Maryland Sustainability Fund
• Duke University Green Fund Grants
• McGill University Sustainability Projects Fund
• Northern Arizona University Green Fund
• University of Washington Campus Sustainability Fund
• College of Charleston ECOllective
• College of Lake County
• Pacific Lutheran University
• University of Illinois, Chicago Green Fee

Resources from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)

• Dedicated Student Fees for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
• Campus Sustainability Revolving Loan Funds (AASHE member-view only)
• Creating a Campus Sustainability Revolving Loan Fund: A Guide for Students

• Green Funds 1.0: Getting a Fund Started (pdf): AASHE 2012, Katherine Walsh (UC Berkeley), Jen Jones (College of Charleston), Ali O'Brien (College of Lake County), Sara Patterson and Christine Cooley (Pacific Lutheran University)
• Green Funds 2.0: The Nitty Gritty of Campus Sustainability Fund Management from the Ground Up (pdf): AASHE 2012, Katherine Walsh (UC Berkeley), McKenzie Beverage (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Mieko Ozeki (University of Vermont), Lilith Wyatt (McGill University), Kevin Ordean and Melody Hartke (Northern Arizona University)
• How to Start a Campus Green Fund (pdf): CSSC Spring Convergence 2011, Katherine Walsh (UC Berkeley), Max Rosa (UCSC), Kristina Davtyan (CSULA)
• How Campus Green Funds Promote Student Leadership (pdf): ACUI 2012 Presentation, Katherine Walsh (UC Berkeley)
• Designing and Implementing a Robust and Sustainable Campus Green Fund- Recommendations from Sustainability Officers (pdf): AASHE, 2011 Presentation, Mieko Ozeki, Sustainability Projects Coordinator (University of Vermont)
• Strategies for Supporting Student Sustainability Grant Projects (pdf): AASHE 2010 Presentation, Nicole Leung (UC Berkeley)
• Student Green Fee Management and Project Implementation (pdf): AASHE 2010 Presentation, AASHE 2010 Presentation, Mieko A. Ozeki (University of Vermont), Suhail Barot (Universityof Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Nicole Leung (UC Berkeley), Cindy Shea (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) Jedd Wilcox (University of Vermont)
• Student Green Funds: 1997-2009: Non-thesis Undergraduate Student Research, Jacob Bintliff (University of Texas at Austin)
• Comparative Analysis of Campus Greening Grant Programs at U.S. Post-Secondary Institutions (pdf): Non-thesis Undergraduate Student Research, David Seaward, NYU
• Green Fee Research: CoFED Summer Internship, Delo Freitas
• North American Campus Green Fund Index: An up-to-date comprehensive list of active sustainability funds in North America, maintained by Mieko Ozeki, Sustainability Projects Coordinator, University of Vermont
• Student Green Fund Implementation in U.S. Colleges and Universities from 1973-2010: An Exploratory Review of the National Context, Design, Management, and Application of Student Fees to On-Campus Sustainability Projects: An exploratory case study on student green fund management in the U.S. by Mieko Ozeki for fulfillment of a master's degree at Harvard Extension School
• Google Map of Campus Green Funds in North America: maintained by Mieko Ozeki, Sustainability Projects Coordinator, University of Vermont