Objective: Accelerate

Accelerate the development of your
ecoventure.

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Stanford law students, working under the supervision of the Stanford attorney teaching team, provide pro bono legal assistance and support to non-profit and for-profit startups focused on climate, sustainability, and impact.
The Realizing Environmental Innovation Program (REIP) is intended to provide next stage funding (up to $500k) to PIs to move existing interdisciplinary environmental research projects toward actual solutions implemented by public stakeholders and private market actors. To be considered, projects should demonstrate both significant progress in identifying solutions and strong potential by private market or public end users...
The Stanford Woods Institute EVP program provides seed grants from $10,000 to $200,000, for up to two years, for interdisciplinary research projects that seek to identify solutions to pressing problems of the environment and sustainability. Research projects are evaluated for their intellectual merit, potential to solve critical problems, the integration of the disciplinary strengths...
The Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI) works with public, private and development institutions to engage Stanford researchers in developing the finance and policy tools needed for the transition toward a decarbonized and climate-resilient global economy
A collection of specific playbooks for climate entrepreneurs, covering a range of topics from customer discovery, to product documentation, to IP licensing, to fundraising.
As one of the largest student-led events at the GSB, the fourth annual Business, Climate, and Innovation Summit will bring together GSB students, alumni, and the wider Stanford community to explore the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change...
We are a group of Stanford students, researchers, faculty, and alumni passionate about the broader topics of waste management across industries, sectors, functions and geographies. Our community offers an open platform for Stanford students and researchers to share projects and connect with like-minded waste experts in the field.
The Stanford Impact Founder Fellowship (formerly the Social Innovation Fellowship) provides $110,000 in funding along with advising support to Fellows who want to start a high-impact for-profit or nonprofit venture to address a pressing social or environmental need. SIF finalists are eligible to receive a $20,000...
Explore Energy is an interdisciplinary student engagement and energy education program at Stanford University. Our mission is to enhance and amplify the Stanford student experience around energy...
The Sustainability Accelerator drives solutions generated through collaborations and scales them through partners locally and globally to ensure they benefit all people. The grants are awarded in three tiers: planning, mid-range, and large-scale.