Green Innovation Competition
Be the Change!
The climate crisis intersects with a multitude of sectors, demanding solutions that embrace creativity and diversity of thought. As aspiring leaders and innovative thinkers, involving the younger generation in climate policy is crucial to protecting our futures. This competition presents an amazing opportunity for Syracuse University students to enact real changes on campus and tackle sustainability challenges. By amplifying student voices, the University can continue to evolve and pioneer in its sustainability endeavors, making this experience a remarkable feat and an invaluable learning opportunity for all those involved.
Register today and compete to have your sustainability initiative implemented on campus!
Mission Statement
The goal of this competition is to encourage interdisciplinary solutions to address sustainability concerns within the Syracuse University community, both short and long-term. Available to undergraduates from all fields of study at Syracuse University, this competition offers students the chance to present their creative and innovative solutions, with the possibility of seeing their initiatives put into action on campus.
Examples could include a peer-to-peer mentorship educational program, a recommendation to adjust administrative policy, or sustainable initiative to implement on campus, etc.
Project groups can consist of 1-4 members. Groups must register their group with a brief outline of their idea (examples include but are not limited to policy recommendations, data-driven initiatives, community outreach proposals, architecture designs and tech innovations) by March 8th. Their final submissions are due, along with a poster, by April 1st. Groups will present their poster at a university-wide poster symposium on April 8th, 2024 from 6-8 pm on Schine floor 3.
Projects will be judged by SU and ESF professors and/or faculty. The first-place winner of the competition will get to see their proposal put into action, with 15 thousand dollars directly allocated to the relevant University department to implement their idea.
We hope the Green Innovation Competition will become an annual event, allowing students to showcase ideas and proposals to improve campus sustainability initiatives.