The Sustainability Living Labs Program is presently on an indefinite hiatus. All applications and funding is on pause until further notice.
Sustainability Living Lab Funding Program
The Sustainability Living Lab Funding program is a matching fund partnership between the Sustainability Action Fund (SAF) and Concordia University’s Office of Sustainability.
Each year $80,000 is available to support teams of students, staff and/or faculty members in advancing projects that align with the university’s 5-year Sustainability Action Plan; it is an essential element that ties together key objectives of the Sustainability Action Plan.
The aims of this funding opportunity are to;
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Provide experiential learning through internships, classroom projects and project implementation and learning outcomes.
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Provide hands-on learning activities through leadership opportunities in event coordination & programming, workshops, employment and varied forms of engagement opportunities.
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Foster cross-disciplinary partnerships between faculty, staff and students for the purpose of utilising our campus and communities to incubate innovative solutions to sustainability challenges .
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Empower community members to propose and implement projects that improve the sustainability of campus operations, foster community, and build thrive-able new futures
Concordia University’s Sustainability Action Plan
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, SLLFP projects must meet the following criteria:
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Core project team must include at least 1 student
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Core project team must include at least 1 faculty and/or staff member
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Project must offer experiential learning opportunity to one or more students
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Project must address at least one of the 5 streams of the Sustainability Action Plan (Sustainable Food Systems; Zero Waste; Climate Action; Sustainability in Research; Sustainability in Curriculum)
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Project must plan to have measurable outcomes*