Planetary Practices #5 - Pizza Making
Join a cozy vegan pizza night 鈥 learn to make dough, bake with rescued potatoes, and share good vibes!
Your fast lane to sustainability action!
Apply for 鈧500鈥撯偓10,000* funding to bring your sustainability action ideas to life with our support!
Turn your sustainability ideas into reality!
Introducing the Sustainability Action Booster (est. May 2023), an expense grant dedicated to empowering students and unleashing their creative ideas for a sustainable future. Our mission is to provide the best opportunities for students to initiate and participate in student-owned sustainability actions 鈥 both on campus and beyond!
So, are you a student with a sustainability idea in mind that could use some extra financial resources?
Wait no longer! Whether you have a small project idea or a wild sustainability vision, we want to help bring your ideas to life! Check out our application criteria and apply anytime for a grant ranging from 鈧500 to 鈧5 000. At predetermined times (in 2025, 19.9.鈥19.10!), we also offer the possibility of applying for larger grants of up to 鈧10 000 for exceptionally well-justified projects!
We want to foster creativity and create a culture of experimentation where the joy of learning is more important than individual success! We believe that the true impact, especially in smaller projects, arises from the fact that more and more additional student-owned sustainability actions are taking place at Aalto University.
It's time to make a lasting impact and create an even more vibrant sustainability culture at Aalto University. Join us!
Apply for the grant!
Now / Upcoming:
Planetary Practices #6: Midnight Aurora 鈥 Well-Being Workshop
Explore motivation and teamwork in a creative well-being workshop open to all students.
Taideteollinen n盲yttely - Copium
Taideteollinen n盲yttely 鈥 Copium will open to the public on 11 October 2025 at the Tapiola Central Tower, Tapiontori 1, 02100 Espoo.
Vernissage 10.10. at 17-22, welcome!
Test Site Summer Caf茅 (Extended opening hours!)
Ever dreamed of an outdoor caf茅 on campus to enjoy summer and discuss everything under the sun? Test Site presents our very own summer caf茅, a space to relax, catchup and enjoy nature while being served freshly brewed coffee and other goodies at a price you can't refuse!
Booster Open Doors (Period II)
Join "Booster Open Doors" Wednesdays 13:00-15:00 for advice on grants & projects. Enjoy coffee, snacks, and good company!
News:
Students can receive Sustainability Action Booster expense grant for their ideas at any time
Significant impacts on sustainability culture can start with even small actions
Groundbreaking grant model supporting student sustainability projects wins award in New York
Sustainability Action Booster grant model, developed by Aalto University, has received a prestigious international recognition from an UN-affiliated educational initiative. The model funds students' own experiments, ideas, and prototypes, and is now being praised for its bold, student-centered approach.
Aalto University funds students' sustainability actions with tens of thousands in a year 鈥 鈥淭his is something we haven't seen anywhere else鈥
Aalto University鈥檚 Sustainability Action Booster is a pioneering grant designed to support student-owned sustainability actions on campus and beyond.
鉁‵eatured Booster Actions鉁
Planetary Practices Workshops
This student-led initiative creates space for Aalto University students to share their practical, creative, and sustainability-focused skills through hands-on workshops open to the entire community.
Aalto Foodsharing
#sustainable_events #activism #sustainable_food_choices #reducing_consumptionA student-led grassroot initiative to reduce food waste around and beyond the Aalto campus.
Test-Site Solar System, Lecture & Workshop
#project #sustainability_events #conserving_energyStudent-led solar project transforming Test-Site into a self-sufficient space through circular design, community collaboration, and energy awareness.
Regenerative Textile Garden
#project #sustainable_materials #sustainable_communities_and_networksRegenerative textile garden cultivating local dye and fibre plants while reviving craft traditions and restoring soil through community-driven action.
Amplifying the voices of women
#project #workshop #sustainable_communities_and_networksA student-led public speaking program empowering women and non-binary individuals through coaching, storytelling, and community support to boost confidence and visibility in entrepreneurship.
Combining community, sauna, and circular prototyping
#project #circular_economy #prototype #collaboration
All Funded Actions
What might your action look like?
We want to support student-owned sustainability culture at Aalto, and your sustainability visions are the key to it! Your ideas could include:
- Sustainability events e.g., thematic weeks, festivals, awards, summits, hackathons, or even parties
- Collaborations with other universities, schools, NGOs, or businesses
- Action-driven projects like experiments, prototypes, or podcasts
- Artistic interventions like exhibitions, or flash mobs, drama, or other performances
- Behavioral nudges 鈥 small but impactful ways to encourage sustainable choices
- Supportive community networks to share ideas, learn, do, and be together
Or it could be something completely different: we're open to support diverse action-oriented ideas that seek to redefine sustainability, test, experiment, and/or break boundaries and spark positive change!
Got your attention?
We are open for applications. Check out our application criteria and apply now!
For applicants
Read more on how to apply Sustainability Action Booster expense grant!
All Funded Actions
Get inspired from previous and ongoing actions that the Sustainability Action Booster has supported!
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