The deadline to apply for the Fall semester is December 15th 2023 at 11:59PM

The Sustainability Research Awards Program is a scholarship program that aims to recognize Concordia students who are working towards sustainable change on campus through their coursework or research.

Undergraduate awards: $800
Graduate awards: $1,500

Ready to apply? Heres the criteria:

Which research projects are eligible?
  • Research projects that tackle an environmental and/or social sustainability issue on the Concordia campus
  • Applied research projects that generate practical sustainability outcomes or recommendations
  • Projects occuring in the 2023/2024 Academic year including Summer 2023.
  • Course projects/assignments, honours theses, and graduate theses are eligible. Authorization is needed from the course instructor or thesis supervisor (Please send an email to our Executive Director at executivedirector@safconcordia.ca confirming the status of the research project and its alignment with the course/program’s learning objectives).
Who can apply?
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Concordia students
  • Individual applicants, as well as groups, can apply for the award.
What criteria will be used to evaluate research projects?

Clarity of the proposal

  • Potential contribution to the advancement of knowledge in sustainability
  • Appropriateness of the research methods to the framed problem
  • Feasibility of the research project

Innovation and critical thinking

  • Identification of key sustainability gaps and challenges on campus
  • Innovation in the methodology and outcomes

Potential in advancing sustainability at Concordia University

  • Collaboration with relevant academic, professional and community stakeholders
  • Potential to create new initiatives at Concordia or to expand existing work

Fill out the application below and send it along with supporting documents to executivedirector@safconcordia.ca by December 15th 2023 at 11:59 PM.