Art exhibition on emotional durability in clothing and fashion
#sustainable_communities_and_networks #artistic_intervention #exhibition
Exhibition explores emotional connection to clothes and sustainable fashion practices.
Your fast lane to sustainability action!
Apply for €500–€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 – 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 TBC), 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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Summer break 2025:
If you wish to receive a grant for summer 2025, you have until 6th of June to apply.
Applications received between 7.6.-22.7.2025 will be processed after the summer break (end of July to early August).
Apply for the grant!
✨Featured Booster Actions✨
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.
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.
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.
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.
Combining community, sauna, and circular prototyping
#project #circular_economy #prototype #collaboration
Aalto Global Impact - Connecting the Aalto and Menengai communities
#project #workshop #sustainable_communities_and_networks
Sustainable beekeeping project bridging communities in Kenya and Finland through local knowledge, design, and collaboration.
Aalto Repair & Rewear
#circular_economy #reducing_consumption #supportive_community_network #workshops
Aalto Repair and Rewear (ARR) is all about enabling sustainability in textiles and fashion. We empower you with the knowledge, skills, and community to mend your garments to make them last.
Green Growth or Degrowth — What Saves Our Planet?
#event #sustainable_communities_and_networks
Would I see the colours differently?
#social_sustainability #artistic_intervention #activism
Art project exploring social sustainability through inclusion, representation, and global collaboration across cultures.
The Unlocking Opportunities in Sustainability initiative aims to create a green career accelerator that fosters meaningful connections between students and sustainable career opportunities.
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.
Be(e) Involved: Making beekeeping on campus more accessible
#project #sustainability_events #sustainable_communities_and_networks
Be(e) Involved makes campus beekeeping more accessible through new hives, shared tools, and hands-on student participation.
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 – 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
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More information on the Sustainability Action Booster
Jasmin Järvinen
Sustainability Action Booster project lead
