Green Commons Awards

Award Snapshot

Maximum award amount: $5,000
Open to: All current Georgetown faculty, staff, and students are eligible to apply. For projects led by students, the student lead(s) must be enrolled full-time for the duration of the project and must identify an appropriate faculty or staff member to serve as an advisor to the project
Expected output: Proposals can vary vastly in their creative design; from performances, visiting researchers, speakers, waste reduction or reuse projects, and more
Period of applications: Proposals will be evaluated in multiple rounds: early fall, late fall, early spring, mid-spring, and mid-summer
Deadline: Fall applications: October 14, 2022

Description

The Earth Commons and the Office of Sustainability are announcing the 2022 Green Commons Awards to support actionable proposals that spark campus dialogue or spur change(s) on campus on environmental and sustainability issues. These proposals can vary vastly in their creative design; from performances, visiting researchers, speakers, waste reduction or reuse projects, and more. Innovation is encouraged in your proposal design as you seek to realize the Values Statement.

Values Statement

The Green Commons Awards are intended for proposals that support community discourse and action on environmental and sustainability issues. Proposals should celebrate the Earth and encourage diverse perspectives and community engagement with environmental issues, while preparing our broader community and future generations to “care for our Common Home”. These awards are intended to support Georgetown University as an institutional signatory of the Laudato Si’ action plan, which calls us toward sustainability in the spirit of integral ecology.

Application requirements

Proposed projects must be grounded in principles of the above Values Statement. All current Georgetown faculty, staff, and students are eligible to apply. Proposals will be evaluated in multiple rounds: early fall, late fall, early spring, mid-spring, and mid-summer. Early fall applications are due October 14. For projects led by students, the student lead(s) must be enrolled full-time for the duration of the project and must identify an appropriate faculty or staff member to serve as an advisor to the project.

Budgetary Requirements

Awards are available in amounts up to $5,000. A description of the budget allocation is required for all applicants. Awards cannot provide support for salary and stipend-related expenses (e.g., tabling, hourly wages, etc.), office facilities or office operating budgets (e.g., printer paper, lightbulbs, etc.). Expenses will be allowable only if in compliance with University COVID-19 protocols as well as University procurement rules on travel and other business expenses when they are incurred.

Post-Acceptance Reporting Criteria

Applicants who receive the Green Commons Awards will deliver semi-regular reports, with a final report due thirty days after project end-date. Reports will include: 1) photos, with your permission for the University to share them; 2) a brief one-page report containing a short executive summary, a summary of engagement as part of project, and a description the project outcomes and how these outcomes aligned with values statement; 3) financial records (e.g., receipts).

How to Apply

Download the application, complete the PDF, and email it along with your advisor letter to ecoawards@georgetown.edu. Early Fall applications are due October 14.