Other UC Berkeley Funding Opportunities:
(Note: These funding opportunities are not affiliated with the CITRIS Tech for Social Good Program)
Big Community Fee - Student Initiated Projects Fund
- The Big C Student Initiated Projects Fund is a piece of the Big C Student Fee. The Big-C (Big Community) Fee Referendum expanded staffing (student and permanent), programs, and services, including funding for student initiated projects, offered through the Centers for Educational Justice & Community Engagement (EJCE) that serve the Berkeley community. EJCE serves all students by fostering communities, providing support and educational services to the campus as a whole. EJCE is African American Student Development (AASD) | Asian Pacific American Student Development (APASD) | Chicanx Latinx Student Development (CLSD) | Multicultural Community Center (MCC) | Native American Student Development (NASD) | Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq).
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Big Ideas
- Big Ideas is an annual contest aimed at providing funding, support, and encouragement to interdisciplinary teams of students who have “big ideas.” Since its founding in 2006, Big Ideas has inspired innovative and high-impact student-led projects aimed at solving problems that matter to this generation. By encouraging novel proposals and then supporting concrete next steps, Big Ideas is helping contest winners make an impact all over the world.
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Student Technology Fund (STF)
- Any graduate or undergraduate student, faculty member, or staff member of the University of California, Berkeley, is eligible to submit a proposal for consideration. The STF Committee supports proposals for technology services and tools that improve student life. Grants cannot subsidize the University’s core technology infrastructure, and intellectual property developed as a result of STF support is owned by the University.
- Funding cycles include semesterly Fast Track opportunities for project funding of $5,000 or less and an annual Large Scale cycle for projects seeking over $5,000. All applicants must secure a fiscal sponsor to administer awarded funds, such as a registered student group, academic department, or other functional unit.
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The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF)
- Students, faculty members, and/or staff members of the University of California, Berkeley are encouraged to submit a proposal for consideration by The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF) Committee. TGIF funds projects that focus on environmental sustainability and environmental justice. Along with a grant application, individuals or groups of applicants must submit necessary project approvals and estimated metrics for their proposed project’s sustainability impact on campus. TGIF hosts a fall mini-grant cycle for projects up to $5,000 and a larger spring grant cycle for projects $5,000 or above. The spring grant cycle has an optional early abstract deadline to receive feedback on your project idea, then a required final abstract deadline, upon which TGIF’s Committee will invite applicants to submit a final application for review.
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Non-UC Berkeley Funding Opportunities:
(Note: These funding opportunities are not affiliated with the CITRIS Tech for Social Good Program)
Diversify Tech Tech Conference Scholarships
- Need funding support to participate in a tech conference? Diversify Tech has compiled a long list of scholarship opportunities to some of the biggest tech conferences in the world!
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