SUSTAINABILITY FUND APPLICATIONS OPEN AUGUST 15
Submissions for 2026-2027 SUSTAINABILITY FUND begin at 9:00am, August 15, 2025. Final applications must be submitted by 4:00PM, November 14, 2025.
SUSTAINABILITY FUND APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Applications for the 2025-2026 SUSTAINABILITY FUND are now being accepted.
Applications will close November 14, 2025 at 4:00PM.
Please find the Quality Money Program / Sustainability Fund Program joint application below.
In 2007 your Student Legislative Council (SLC) first approved the Students’ Union (SU) Sustainability Policy. It was then reviewed by the SU Committee on Sustainability Initiatives and an updated version was approved in 2013. Established in 2013 through the SU Quality Money program, the SU Sustainability Fund is designed to provide the necessary capital required to support projects that promote and support sustainability on campus.
PURPOSE
SU Sustainability Fund grants (max. value $10,000) are intended for on-campus projects that work on inspiring, creative, and impactful environmental projects at UCalgary. More specifically the fund is designed to:
- Encourage student involvement in sustainable practices and initiatives on campus
- Provide financial support for dynamic, innovative student-led sustainability projects
- To generate information and ideas to accelerate sustainable practices at UCalgary
Sustainability Fund projects must have support from, and show benefit to, students at UCalgary. Each project must align with one of the guiding principles from the University’s Institutional Sustainability Strategy, as well as two of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations. Please see the application form for more information about project criteria.
Students, faculty, and other campus members are eligible to apply.
APPLICATION
- Applications for the 2026-2027 Sustainability Fund are now being accepted.
Applications will close November 14, 2025 at 4:00PM.
Please read the guidelines carefully prior to submission. Only complete applications will be reviewed.
Larger projects may be directed to the SU’s Quality Money fund. If you have questions about the application process or which fund your project fits best, please email us!
APPLICATION GUIDELINES & TIPS
Although there is no perfect science to submitting an application, there are certain aspects that the SU Quality Money Committee looks for to help them evaluate each project. This application guide and tip sheet will cover everything you need to know to help make your submission as strong as possible.
It also includes guidelines for SU Quality Money.
NOTICE
Please be aware that due to the changes with the application process for the Quality Money Program and Sustainability Fund Program, we will ONLY BE ACCEPTING THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE APPLICATION DOCUMENT.
As of August 2025 the current application document is: QM-SF-Application_2026-27.docx
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Completed applications for the Quality Money Program and the Sustainability Fund Program must be submitted via email before 4:00pm on November 14, 2025 to:
Laura Brooks <laura.brooks@ucalgary.ca>
ACKNOWLEDGING FUNDING
For Quality Money Program and Sustainability Fund Program projects, please use the appropriate logo provided in this download on websites, in newsletters or emails, or on posters or printed materials. This package also includes a PDF template for a plaque, to be used when acknowledging renovations.
If a logo is not appropriate for the medium please use this wording: A [“Sustainability Fund” -or- “Quality Money”] project, brought to you by your Students’ Union.
We would love to help you promote and celebrate your Quality Money project or program. Please tag us @SUUofC when referencing your project on Instagram.
REPORTING
Project Holders must provide an interim report on March 15 every year their initiative is active. A final report is due 30 days after the Project End Date specified in their contract. Please use the report template below for all project reporting or extension requests.
SUSTAINABILITY FUND PROJECTS
To date the Students’ Union has awarded over $128,000 to a variety of student-led projects through the Sustainability Fund. These diverse projects showcase how your SU is actively supporting students in creating a healthier, greener and more environmentally responsible campus.