Winners of the latest round of sustainability grants have diverse plans to further green goals on campus. They were honored at a luncheon earlier this month. Emory Photo/Video

From creating fun events to motivate students to take MARTA to piloting reusable metal needles in a Chemistry lab, projects funded by the latest round of grants from Emory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives (OSI) promote conservation and social justice on Emory’s campuses.

This fall, OSI opened applications for its annual Incentives Funds programs, which welcome creative proposals that seek new knowledge, support new behavior patterns and foster cultural change on campus. There are three categories of funds available:  

Ciannat Howett, director of sustainability initiatives at Emory, is thrilled by the quality of submissions for the Incentives Fund Program. “Our annual Incentives Fund grant programs allow Emory and the greater community to benefit from the creativity and talent of dedicated faculty, staff, students, research scientists and health care workers,” says Howett. “We are grateful to everyone who applies and congratulate this year’s grant recipients.” 

The applications for Incentives Fund grants are reviewed and discussed by a committee of Emory students, faculty and staff from across campus. The reviewers represent a range of programming, academic and operational roles for the university. Applications are evaluated for their alignment with  Emory’s 2025 Sustainability Vision and Strategic Plan, Emory’s Climate Action Plan, feasibility, clarity, sustained impact and innovation. 

The newly funded project proposals are as follows: