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Deadline: March 3, 2023

Call for Expression of Interest: Campus Living Labs

Turn your campus into a living lab! Round II

Colleges and institutes have a vital role to play in the race to net-zero! And, with the largest post-secondary footprint in the country, our engagement goes a long way.

We’ve already funded 10 successful demonstration projects and are looking for 10 more! Join a network of Campus Living Labs that demonstrate ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 5 areas: Indigenous ways of knowing and doing, food, waste, transportation, and buildings and land management.

What’s a campus living lab?

Turning your campus into a living lab means integrating applied research and teaching with campus planning, infrastructure, operations, and community development in a way that maximizes the impact of sustainability projects. The campus is a sandbox for innovation, opportunity, and testing new ideas in a local context, while learning from and sharing successes and challenges.

As interactive demonstrations, living labs connect college and institute faculty, staff, students, and community partners to raise awareness about climate change, showcase the sector’s solutions and highlight the importance of reducing GHG emissions.

The deadline for submissions is March 3, 2023, at 11:59pm EDT.

For more information, please email us.

Have an idea to turn your campus into a living lab? Submit your demonstration!
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ImpAct-Climate is a five-year project to raise awareness about greenhouse gases and encourages behaviour change to reduce emissions in the college and institute sector. Developing a network of Campus Living Labs is one of the project’s three foundational pillars.

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Which of the 5 categories of GHG emission reductions does your demonstration project target?*
Please select all categories that are relevant.
Please select what best describes your proposed project:*
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Which of the following target audiences will your project’s communications reach?*
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Please describe specifics for each selected audience in the previous question
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Does this project have the potential to be replicated by other institutions?*

Please indicate specific targets and how you will measure the success of your demonstration project.

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Please include a budget that clearly outlines expenses according to category:

Can you make a commitment to meet once a month for 2 hours on average for 1 year to contribute to the development of a Best Practices Guide on implementing GHG reduction demonstration projects on campuses?*
Please indicate whether or not your project includes curriculum development or specifically addresses course content?*
Please note: curriculum or course content is not eligible for funding.
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