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The Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) is a prize-fund of £73,000 to enhance sustainability on campus and locally via staff- and student-led projects. It was funded by a 20p ‘levy’ placed on single-use disposable coffee cups sold at King’s College London catering outlets.

Applications for the fund are now open. There are two categories:

  • Funds up to £500: Projects requesting under £500 will be reviewed on a rolling basis by King’s Climate & Sustainability and King’s Food teams.
  • Funds up to £5,000: Projects requesting up to £5,000 will need to be submitted by 10 March 2024 and will be invited to pitch to a judging panel.

Students and staff are invited to submit an application for one or more of the categories below in line with King’s Climate & Sustainability Action Plan but are not restricted to only these categories:

  • Sustainable food
  • Waste reduction and promotion of a circular economy
  • Carbon and energy reduction
  • Biodiversity
  • Water use reduction
  • Sustainability education and awareness
  • Sustainable and ethical procurement
  • Climate justice
  • Sustainable travel (commuting, business, end-of-term)
  • Community engagement

Please submit your application and direct any questions to SPF@kcl.ac.uk. You can watch a recording of the SPF workshop and Q&A here (22 February 2024).

Please read the documents below carefully.

How does this relate to other funding for sustainability at King’s?

The Sustainability Projects Fund is open to students or colleagues in any role and aims to advance sustainability on campus, in residences and/or in the local community. If your idea is centrally concerned with education or research, King’s Climate & Sustainability invites you to consider applying to two further funds. The KCS Seed Fund (deadline 14th March 2024) supports researchers to develop new ideas or scale up. The King’s Academy Education for Sustainability (EfS) Fund is dedicated to educators embedding EfS into curricula.

These funds are mutually compatible, so you can apply for more than one at a time.

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