Massachusetts Institute of Technology
IN-40: Sustainability Projects Fund

The Campus Sustainability Incubator Fund seeks to enable MIT community members to use the MIT campus as a test bed for research in sustainable operations, management, and design. The seed funds enable teams of students, faculty, and researchers to explore the physical facility and social context in which they are working, living, and learning at MIT. The fund was made possible through a generous gift from Malcom M. Strandberg. The MIT Office of Sustainability invites the MIT community to join in solving for a low carbon future, high-performance building design, resilient ecosystems, zero waste, and other relevant sustainability challenges.

A Sustainability Incubator review committee was initially established which consisted of faculty and staff. The committee reviewed, prioritized, and selected proposals.

In addition to the Campus Sustainability Incubator Fund, MIT’s Graduate Student Council (GSC) also has a sustainability fund. The goal of the fund is to educate and to engage graduate students in environmentally sustainable living practices. The sustainability fund was introduced to provide grants to graduate students and groups who are keen to champion an activity or lead an action that directly aids towards making the MIT campus clean, environmentally benign, and resource efficient. Both student groups and individuals can apply for events or activities aimed at campus sustainability initiatives. For more information, see: https://gsc.mit.edu/funding/sustainability-fund/.