The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Sustainability Education and Curriculum Committee are pleased to announce the recipients of the fifth round of Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation grants; these awards are funded by Sustainability Next. Recipients from this round represent five colleges and 10 schools, with total support nearing $130,000. The grants aim to transform instruction using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), which offer a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet.

Over the past four years, these grants have supported the transformation of more than 100 courses reaching thousands of Tech students across six colleges and 26 schools. These awards advance the Institute’s commitment to transformative teaching and learning, preparing students to be globally engaged leaders who improve the human condition.

“Beyond all the transformations in individual classrooms, the program has developed a community of scholars who are thinking deeply about how to make sustainability education relevant and valuable for every Tech student,” said Marc Weissburg, upcoming chair of the Sustainability Education and Curriculum Committee. “The range of innovative ideas and the cleverness and thoughtfulness with which they are deployed says a lot about Tech faculty.”

College of Sciences Grant Recipients

Names: Pamela Pollet and Eric Shen
Department: School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Project: Organic and Sustainable Chemistry: An Open-Source Textbook

Discover the full list of 2026-27 Undergraduate Sustainability Education Innovation Grant Recipients.