Office of Sustainability
Official website for the UW-Madison Office of Sustainability.

Green Fund Projects

The Green Fund supports student-initiated projects that improve the sustainability of campus facilities. Below you’ll find the projects we funded in the last year.

Click on the links to the right to see previous years’ projects!

Project Archives

Green Fund Projects 2020-2021

Tower Gardens in Dining | Fall 2020 | $1,700

F.H. King, the student organization, partnered with University Housing to set up two vertical growing towers in Gordon and Four Lakes Dining Hall where they will grow greens and herbs.

Two students making a W motion next to a climbing tomato plant

Solar Bus Shelter | Fall 2020 | $1,427

Helios and Enactus, two student organizations, are working with Transportation Services to install solar panels on the roofs of bus shelters across campus to provide electricity for screens to display bus arrival information.

Solar Bus Shelter

Have an idea that addresses the environmental footprint, social impact, and operating costs of on-campus facilities? Green Fund staff can assist with proposal development at any time. Please contact Green Fund Program Manager, Ian Aley.