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Bold text reads '10K round' with dates 19.9.-19.10. and '2025'. Below, 'Sustainability Action Booster' with three black oval shapes.

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 – 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 €500 to €5 000. At predetermined times (in 2025, 19.9.–19.10!), we also offer the possibility of applying for larger grants of up to €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!

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Red toned graphic of hands tossing pizza dough. Text: Pizza Making Workshop, Planetary Practices 17.10 17:00 Design Factory.

Planetary Practices #5 - Pizza Making

Join a cozy vegan pizza night — learn to make dough, bake with rescued potatoes, and share good vibes!

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A graphic showing text 'Planetary Practices' and 'Midnight Aurora Well-Being Workshop' on a black background with colourful auroras.

Planetary Practices #6: Midnight Aurora – Well-Being Workshop

Explore motivation and teamwork in a creative well-being workshop open to all students.

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Poster advertising the COPIUM arts and crafts exhibition at Tapiola Keskustorni, Espoo, from 11-26 October 2025.

Taideteollinen näyttely - Copium

Taideteollinen näyttely – 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!

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Poster for Summer Cafe with two iced drinks and a wooden hut in the background, located at Otsolampi, Espoo

Test Site Summer Café (Extended opening hours!)

Ever dreamed of an outdoor café on campus to enjoy summer and discuss everything under the sun? Test Site presents our very own summer café, a space to relax, catchup and enjoy nature while being served freshly brewed coffee and other goodies at a price you can't refuse!

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Invitation to 'OPEN DOOORS' event from 13:00 to 15:00, with coffee, tea, snacks, and good company.

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!

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Aalto University students. Photo by Aleksi Poutanen.

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

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Sustainability Action Boosterin hankekoordinaattori Jasmin Järvinen vastaanotti palkinnon New Yorkissa.

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.

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Photo collage of some of the actions funded by the Sustainability Action Booster grant

Aalto University funds students' sustainability actions with tens of thousands in a year – “This is something we haven't seen anywhere else”

Aalto University’s Sustainability Action Booster is a pioneering grant designed to support student-owned sustainability actions on campus and beyond.

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✨Featured Booster Actions✨

Illustration promoting 'Planetary Practices' with icons of books, music, plants, and more. Organised by CRUST x SAB.
Sustainability Action Booster

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.
A group of people cooking together in a modern kitchen. Various vegetables and ingredients are on the counter.
Sustainability Action Booster

Aalto Foodsharing

#sustainable_events #activism #sustainable_food_choices #reducing_consumption
A student-led grassroot initiative to reduce food waste around and beyond the Aalto campus.
A wooden structure with solar panels and transparent sections, set against a clear blue sky and tall leafless trees.
Sustainability Action Booster

Test-Site Solar System, Lecture & Workshop

#project #sustainability_events #conserving_energy
Student-led solar project transforming Test-Site into a self-sufficient space through circular design, community collaboration, and energy awareness.
A person wearing a red top and jeans holds seeds in their hand, next to soil and grass.
Sustainability Action Booster

Regenerative Textile Garden

#project #sustainable_materials #sustainable_communities_and_networks
Regenerative textile garden cultivating local dye and fibre plants while reviving craft traditions and restoring soil through community-driven action.
A person wearing pink trousers and a pink jacket standing outdoors. Text overlay: Amplifying Female Voices Coaching.
Sustainability Action Booster

Amplifying the voices of women

#project #workshop #sustainable_communities_and_networks
A student-led public speaking program empowering women and non-binary individuals through coaching, storytelling, and community support to boost confidence and visibility in entrepreneurship.

A wooden barrel sauna floating on water, with its reflection visible. It's a cloudy day with a wooden dock in the background.
Sustainability Action Booster

Combining community, sauna, and circular prototyping

#project #circular_economy #prototype #collaboration

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