Selection Process
Interested in applying for a TGIF Mini-grant (Fall Semester) or TGIF Grant (Spring Semester)?
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When are the Funding Deadlines?
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Who is eligible, and how can I apply?
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What are the requirements for a TGIF grant application?
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Who selects the grant recipients?
Fall Semester
TGIF Fall Mini-grant Application Due: Friday, November 1st, 2019 by 5pm
Spring Semester
TGIF Early Abstract Submission Due: Friday, February 12th, 2021 by 5pm
TGIF Final Abstract Submission or Early Abstract Resubmission Due: Friday, March 12th, 2021 by 5pm
TGIF Grant Application Due (Invitees from the Abstract Stage): Friday, April 9th, 2021 by 5pm
All students, staff, or faculty at UC Berkeley are eligible to apply to The Green Initiative Fund (TGIF).
If you'd like to be considered for environmental justice funding, please answer the 2 supplemental questions at the bottom of the application (for mini-grants), and please indicate this in your abstract, then answer the 2 supplemental questions if invited back to Stage 2 (for spring grants).
The fall mini-grant application is for small, one-time projects that must be completed within the same academic year in which they receive funding. There is only one stage, and applicants must apply by November 1st, 2019 by 5pm. Requests must be up to $5,000.
The spring grant program will give preference to larger and longer-timeline projects. Applicants must first submit an abstract form by one of two possible deadlines, Monday, February 17th, 2020 by 5pm OR Friday, March 20th, 2020 by 5pm, before they are invited by TGIF's Committee to submit a final application by Monday, April 20th, 2020 at 5pm. Not all applicants will be invited to submit in April. Requests must be greater than $5,000.
Preference is given to:
Who selects the grant winners?
Projects are selected by the student-majority TGIF Committee, which is composed of UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty.
When selecting abstracts in Stage I, the Committee uses the grant requirements and preferences listed in the TGIF Bylaws to structure their votes and abstract feedback. These requirements and preferences can also be found on the Develop Your Grant page.
The Committee uses a scoresheet rubric to vote in Stage II on the final grant applications and select recipients for grant awards. The Committee also uses this scoresheet rubric when selecting which mini-grants to award. Scoresheet Rubric can be found here.
Projects are selected by the student-majority TGIF Committee, which is composed of UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty. The Committee uses the grant requirements and preferences listed in the TGIF Bylaws to structure their votes and abstract feedback. These requirements and preferences can also be found on the Develop Your Grant page. The Committee uses a scoresheet rubric to vote on the grant applications and select recipients for grant awards. Scoresheet Rubric can be found here.