Education & Stewardship

ACC offers many ways for students, faculty, and staff to get involved in sustainable initiatives on and off campus. Check out the ways you can reduce your impact on the environment:

Apply for an Eco Conference Grant

ACC’s Office of Energy and Sustainability funds a number of student, staff, and faculty registrations and associated travel to several sustainability conferences each year. Past conferences include the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) and Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS). Applicants must be current students, staff, or faculty. Grant recipients must apply and are scored by an ACC panel. 

Eco Conference Grant opportunities will be posted on this site when they are available during the Fall and Spring Semesters.

Spring 2025 Eco Conference Grant Opportunity

This semester, there are two ways to participate in the Eco Conference opportunity at Texas State University for the annual Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS) Summit. Current students, faculty, & staff are invited to apply for an Eco Conference Grant OR submit a proposal to present at the conference, held in San Marcos, TX, April 6-8, 2025.

Eco Conference Grant: Travel expenses including the conference registration fee, group travel, and meals will be provided by ACC to those selected: 5 students (credit-course), 2 faculty (full-time/adjunct), and 2 staff (full-time).

*Application closes March 3rd at 11:59 PM

Submit a proposal: Do you have an exciting sustainability project from a recent semester that you would like to share? Submit a proposal to the upcoming Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability (TRACS) Summit at Texas State University, and ACC will cover the cost of registration if your application is approved. 

The deadline for student poster submissions is Feb. 14th and the deadline for faculty and staff presentation proposals is Feb 21.

You will need to apply directly on the conference website. If your presentation proposal is approved, please forward the confirmation email to green@austincc.edu before the registration deadline. ACC will cover the costs of registration and travel for those who present at the summit.

Past Eco Conferences:

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