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Club & Greek Funding
For Climate Action

Apply for funding to support your club, sorority, fraternity, or student organization's climate action & human rights initiatives.

Details

Student Organizations

Qualified organizations include: CU student clubs, Greek organizations, and other official CU student-run groups

Funding

Apply for grants up to $2,000 per club, Greek, or organization for on-campus or local action-based initiatives

Human Rights

Programs that have an emphasis on human rights will be given priority in lead up to the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit in December

Climate Action

Events, activities, and programs with a focus on climate change related issues and/or human rights

Requirements

For events:

After your event you are required to provide photos/video of students engaging in climate action at event, will use right given to Mission Zero. As part of the grant, Mission Zero will promote your work on the Mission Zero website and social media channels. Please provide photos and other assets of students working on climate action. Tag @joinmissionzero on social posts from your event.

For non-events:

You are required to share all collateral created and give full use rights to Mission Zero. For non-event programs, please provide Mission Zero with content from your program. We will publish on Mission Zero website and social channels.

Use of Funds

See full list here.

Ideas for Climate Action Programs

Speaker Events
Podcast or Radio Show
Tailgating Events
Activism for Climate Justice & Climate Action
Protests for Climate Change Issues
Fundraiser for Climate Justice or Climate Action Cause

Use of Funds

What can be funded:

  • On-campus & local events
  • On-campus & local volunteer projects
  • Media production and distribution for climate action/justice
  • On-campus & local educational/informative sessions or speaker series
  • On-campus & local speakers/guest appearances (key note or other)
  • Food & NA drinks for events/programs types listed above
  • Venue rentals for events/programs types listed above
  • Equipment rentals for events/programs types listed above

What cannot be funded:

  • Alcohol
  • Hardware/electronics
  • Travel
  • Conference attendance/fees
  • Renovations/construction
  • Salaries
  • Non-climate related events and programs
  • Self-promotion
  • Out-of-state events/programs/projects

2021/22 Climate Action Highlights