Regeneration Mini Grants
Regeneration Student Grants support undergraduate and/or graduate student scholars and practitioners who are dedicated to co-creating regenerative and resilient systems and ways of being across 文轩探花鈥檚 campus. These grants are funded by the Center for a Regenerative Future with generous support from donors.
Grants are available for projects that will result in positive impact through regenerative design, education, research, or creative work that is conducted in the context of mutually beneficial cross-campus interdisciplinary partnership and is grounded in principles of the regenerative futures ethical framework.
The regenerative futures framework centers:
- Ecological care
- Social equity
- Resilience
- Intergenerational solidarity
- Collaboration & co-creation
- Circular & sharing economy
- Traditional ecological knowledge
- Reciprocity
- Creativity
- Mindfulness
Examples of regenerative projects include (but are not limited to):
- Applying research on regeneration to facilitate nature-based learning experiences
- Conducting a biodiversity assessment
- Integrating research on group processes, learning, and regeneration to create an intergenerational community of practice for addressing institutional challenges
- Integrating interdisciplinary approaches to mental health to host drop-in art events that provide space for people to process their emotions related to the climate crisis
More information about grant proposals, eligibility, and deadlines are 听
Grantee Spotlight: Ariana Cuevas
Building Regenerative Communities: Scaling Food Justice and Waste Reduction through Capacity Building and Advocacy in Metro Denver
Undergraduate student Ariana Cuevas received the inaugural Regeneration grant during the Spring of 2025 to support her work of addressing the question - How can regenerative principles be applied to community-based food and waste systems to reduce inequities and create sustainable, just outcomes for marginalized populations in Metro Denver? 听Through her ongoing work with the mutual aid nonprofit Colectivo de Paz, Ariana led organizational capacity-building efforts that included recruiting and training volunteers to facilitate weekly community meal distribution and providing professional development opportunities to empower interns with knowledge and skills to engage effectively in civic advocacy efforts.