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2026 FENV Changemaker Awards
Do you know an SFU Environment student whose outstanding efforts have impacted our community or environment? Nominate them (or yourself) for the FENV Changemaker Award.
In the Faculty of Environment (FENV), students are our most important facilitators of change. From tackling climate change and building resilience to advancing social justice and empowering communities, our students are addressing some of the biggest issues of our time through their studies, advocacy and actions.
The FENV Changemaker Awards celebrate dedicated students who are making positive social or environmental change in their communities and around the world. With these Awards, we aim to recognize their efforts and share the great work being done.
The two nominees with the most votes and one Dean's Choice awardee will be named our 2026 FENV Changemakers of the Year. The three winners will receive $500 to support their professional development (attend conferences, fund community initiatives, enable team building, etc.), have their changemaker work featured in SFU News/Faculty News, and will join a community of FENV Changemakers supporting change through mentorship, solution implementation and education.
Once the nomination period ends, all nominees and their profiles will be shared on social media. Voting is open to everyone by electronic ballot. Each person may only vote once.
Winners will be announced and awards will be presented on March 11, bringing together past recipients and keynote speakers for an afternoon of celebration and networking.
Who is eligible?
- Faculty of Environment undergraduate (major or minor) and graduate students who act on their desire to create meaningful environmental change or advance social justice.
- Nominations may be made for a group of students acting with a single purpose, providing the group includes at least one Faculty of Environment student and the nomination designates a FENV student as the lead to receive the prize.
- Students can nominate themselves or be nominated by another member of the SFU community, including faculty, staff and students.
- If you previously received a FENV Changemaker of the Year Award, you are not eligible to win a second time.
Bridging Environments Changemaker category
Last year, we created an additional category to celebrate the work of local high school students participating in our Bridging Environments program. This program connects current SFU Environment students with local high school Environment/Green clubs to support them with completing a sustainability-themed project.
The new category, Bridging Environments FENV Changemaker Award, will be open to nominations from these groups and winners will receive $200 to support their projects.
Nomination period: January 14–February 13, 2026
Voting period: February 23–March 1, 2026
Winners announced: March 11, 2026 at the Changemaker Awards celebration and online