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MASSACHUSETTS

George A. Fowlkes Environmental Studies Scholarship

Program Description

The Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. presents the George A. Fowlkes Environmental Studies Scholarship each year to Nantucket students pursuing degrees in environmental studies or related disciplines

Requirements

Applicants are required to turn in a completed application, two letters of recommendation and a personal letter (describing goals, background, personal need, and commitment).

Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students.  Applicant must be a U.S. citizen and a Nantucket, MA resident, as well as a full-time student majoring in an environmental major. 

Deadline: May 13

Benefits/Compensation

Four awards of up to $1000

Contact: http://www.nantucketconservation.com/info_files/information/GAFf.html

 

MICHIGAN

MichiganAir and Waste Management Association Environmental Scholarship

Program Description

The East Michigan Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association awards five scholarships to students studying for a career in air pollution control, hazardous waste management or another environmental area.

Requirements

Merit is of primary interest, but financial need, extracurricular activities and interests are also considered.  For specific application instructions, contact the Michigan A&WMA

Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students.  Applicant must be a U.S. citizen, as well as a full-time student majoring in an environmental major at a Michigan university.

Deadline: February 28

Benefits/Compensation

Five $1,500 awards

Contact: http://www.law.umich.edu/CurrentStudents/financialaid/suppres/environ.htm

 

MINNESOTA

Capital Assistance Program (CAP)

Program Description

Cities, counties, solid waste management districts and sanitary districts are eligible to receive grants to help finance the capital costs of building solid waste processing facilities. Under the Solid Waste Processing Facilities Capital Assistance Program (CAP), more than 90 grants have been awarded for a variety of solid waste facilities since 1985. The Minnesota Legislature has appropriated nearly $53 million in bond funding for solid waste processing facilities in the state since 1980. During the 2005 Legislative Session, $4 million in bond funds were appropriated for CAP funding.

Requirements
CAP-funded projects must meet very specific criteria to be eligible for state funds. Eligible applicants are limited to local units of government in Minnesota. This includes Minnesota cities, counties, solid waste management districts, and sanitary districts. Eligible projects for CAP grants are solid waste processing facilities with resource recovery. Examples include:

Waste-to-energy facilities.

Recycling facilities.

Composting facilities.

Transfer stations that will serve waste processing facilities.

Projects that reduce the amount or toxicity of waste-processing residuals.

The applicant must have, or be located in a county that has, a comprehensive solid waste management plan approved by the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance (OEA). The review process ensures that a project is consistent with the solid waste management activities described in the plan.

Benefits/Compensation
Eligible grant funding will vary based on the type of project.

Recycling or composting facilities: Grants may equal 50 percent of the eligible costs.Other processing facilities: Grants may equal 25 percent of the eligible costs.

Single-county may receive a CAP grant of up to $2 million.

Multi-county projects may receive 25 or 50 percent of the eligible costs, or $2 million multiplied by the number of participating counties, whichever is less.

New transfer stations may receive grants up to 75% of eligible costs if serving an existing resource recovery facility. To be eligible, the project must have an enforceable commitment of at least 10 years and must substantially increase the geographical area served by the resource recovery facility.

Contact

651-296-3417 or 800-657-3864 toll free.

http://www.moea.state.mn.us/grants/cap.cfm

 

FY 2007 Burn Barrel reduction campaign grants

Program Description

The Burn Barrel Reduction Campaign Grant is a competitive application process to identify and assist projects that will be most beneficial in meeting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) mission of working with Minnesotans to protect, conserve, and improve Minnesota’s air, land and water resources. This grant program will also serve to meet the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource’s (DNR) mission to reduce the number of wildfires that are caused due to debris burning. The pollution created from backyard garbage burning (burn barrels, fire-pits, stoves, heaters, etc.) poses significant health and environmental dangers to Minnesotans. In addition, over 40% of all wildfires in Minnesota are caused by careless debris burning such as backyard garbage burning. Therefore, projects that are developed to significantly reduce the amount of burn barrels and backyard garbage burning in Minnesota, will significantly reduce the amount of pollution and wildfire threats that are associated with this practice. Specifically, these grants will focus on projects that reduce the practice of backyard garbage burning through education, infrastructure development, enforcement, and incentive programs. This program aims to encourage the use of local sanitation facilities in place of burn barrels and backyard garbage burning to dispose of garbage safely and to increase recycling and composting. Approximately $150,000 is available for award this Grant Round.

Requirements

These grants are made for the purposes of reducing the number of people who burn waste on-site (burn barrels, fire-pits, stoves, etc.) Any project that can show a reduction in the number of people who engage in this activity is eligible. While we are open to unique approaches to backyard burning reduction initiatives, the four key elements we will focus on will be projects that incorporate one or more of the following four elements: 

Education and Social Marketing – Using education or social marketing as a tool to inform and change behavior

Incentives – Providing effective incentives (especially those that work in concert with the private sector) to reduce the number of people who burn waste on-site

Infrastructure – Developing cost-effective solid waste collection infrastructure (public or private) to serve under-serviced rural residents

Enforcement – Developing unique and effective approaches that incorporate education as a support tool towards changing behavior

Benefits/Compensation

Approximately $150,000 is available for award this Grant Round ($50,000 from the MPCA and $100,000 through the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Firewise program). The maximum grant award per project is open, but regional or multi-group projects will receive preference.  The applicant must provide a minimum 25% match (dollars or in-kind) of the total project costs or activities. Federal requirements will be attached to the grant agreement. 

Contact

651-296-7755.
martina.cameron@pca.state.mn.us,
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/grants/burnbarrelrfp.doc

 

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Environmental Assistance Loan Program.

Program Description

Protecting public health, the environment, and the economic viability of businesses can all be achieved through front-end solutions to pollution.  To help small- and medium-sized businesses accelerate the application of waste and pollution prevention, and other environmental technologies, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is partnering with private financial institutions (e.g., banks) to offer commercial loans at substantially reduced interest rates.

The program is set up to allow MPCA to award loans up to a maximum of $100,000 at zero percent interest.  The remaining loan funds are supplied by a participating financial institution at competitive market rates.  An administrative fee is assessed to each loan to cover administrative and service costs.

Requirements

·   Rules governing the loan program allow the MPCA to set limits on the types of projects eligible for loan funds in this Request for Proposals (RFP).  As loan funds are limited, priority consideration will be given to small and medium-sized businesses and institutions in Minnesota and to projects related to waste reduction, pollution prevention, and other prevention-based or preventative technologies and practices in Minnesota. 

·   Waste and pollution prevention projects include, but are not limited to, raw material substitutions, process modifications, inventory control measures, and improved efficiency of machinery.  Projects that primarily involve the application of pollution control or waste management technologies, or projects involving used tires, are not priorities for available loan funds.

Proposed loan projects that cannot be principally characterized as waste and pollution prevention projects are eligible, but will be entertained only if funds remain after all other applications for waste and pollution prevention projects have been considered.  As funds are repaid, additional loans will be awarded for projects that will improve Minnesota’s environmental and economic quality.

Benefits/Compensation

The maximum amount of funding per project from the MPCA is a $100,000 loan.  Program guidelines call for loan funds to be matched by a minimum dollar-for-dollar match (1:1) by loans from a participating financial institution.  Applicants may apply for loans exceeding $200,000, however, requested funds in excess of this amount will be provided by the participating financial institution at prevailing interest rates.  Applicants are not required to contribute their own funds to the project.

 

Contact

Mary James
651-215-0194 or 800-657-3843 
mary.james@state.mn.us
http://www.moea.state.mn.us/grants/RFP-FY2006-Loan.doc

 

The Universityof MissouriResearch Project

Program Description

The University of Missouri Research Board consists of 20 faculty members appointed by the President for two-year terms. Its mission is to enhance the long-term quality and quantity of scholarship throughout the University by supporting meritorious research projects.

The Goal is to leverage external funds by supporting promising new faculty funding of high quality new initiatives of senior faculty

This support is intended to:

Help promising new faculty initiate their research provide seed money to test new ideas in their preliminary stages before enough data have been gathered to submit a proposal for external funding provide modest resources for excellent scholarship in fields for which external support may be quite limited provide bridging funds, and for Special Opportunity Proposals, provide matching funds sometimes required by external sponsors.

 

Requirements

The Board considers these key factors in the review of projects: 

Quality of the proposed research or creative activity importance and probable impact the proposed work may have on the field potential of the project to obtain future external funding potential value for enhancing the stature of the University project design and procedures resources and environment available to carry out the project value for development of the applicant's research potential and progress quality, productivity, and current research funding of the applicant, and budgetappropriateness in terms of the project and the Board's resources, including consideration of need and availability of external support.

Continuation Requirements:

Awards are not renewable. The Research Board will not serve as a source of continuing support for specific projects or facilities. Awards normally are for a one-year period, but longer terms (up to a maximum of two years) are permitted if fully justified in the proposal.

Benefits/Compensation

The range of awards is $3,000 to $50,000 for individual or collaborative projects. Proposals may request salaries for personnel who are integrally involved in performing the research or creative activity. 

Contact

http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/aa/research/guidelines/

 

Prime Fund by University of Missouri-Columbia

Program Description

The PRIME Fund provides cost-match support for original scholarship and research at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The General Fund will be used to assist faculty within divisions, departments, and centers by helping with costs associated with research activities. The PRIME Instructional Fund will be used to assist faculty within divisions, departments, and centers to support grant requests that include research and/or scholarship related to instruction.

All PRIME funds (General or Instructional) will be used to cost-match on proposals for new external funding. Matches can be requested for any expenses related to a research project. Presently, MU is focusing on the opportunities in larger federal grants; therefore, funds are intended for use by groups of faculty rather than for single-faculty projects. Interdisciplinary project proposals are particularly encouraged. The use of these funds will reflect the diversity of the research programs at MU.

Requirements

The PRIME Fund (General & Instructional) is intended to help provide cost-match money for external research proposals. PRIME funds are intended to provide cost match with new external funding for any appropriate research expenditures, including but not limited to: equipment, personnel, supplies, travel, consulting, and publication costs. The commitment of PRIME Funds will be exclusively for definitive costs over a finite period of time. For the purpose of the PRIME Fund, the UM Research Board is not considered an external funding source.

Continuation Requirements:

A Faculty Outcome Report needs to be completed or updated with current information for all proposals that contain PRIME budgets before years two, three, four or fives years of cost-matching will be disbursed. Please see the instructions above for how to complete or update a report. In addition, the primary applicant is required to submit a formal request for the funds needed for the next fiscal year. This request may be made via campus mail to 205 Jesse Hall or emailed to melissa@missouri.edu and should be addressed to Melissa H. Baldwin, Office of Research.

Benefits/Compensation

As a general rule, PRIME funds are awarded for up to 25% of the external grant amount (direct and indirect). Requests of PRIME matching funds for grants should generate a greater amount of F&A than is being requested from PRIME. This is not required, and is not possible for equipment grants, but will be a consideration in the evaluation of PRIME requests other than those for equipment purchases. PRIME requests must be equal to or less than the amount requested from Departments and/or Divisions. Applicants should seek the remaining amount needed from the external agency. However, individual and/or program funding circumstances will be considered in determining the fraction of MU cost-match which can be awarded from the PRIME Fund.

Contact

http://www.research.missouri.edu/funding/files/PRIME_guidelines.pdf
melissa@missouri.edu

 

MONTANA

Conservation District Grants

Program Description

The 47th Legislature provided to the conservation districts one half of one percent of the coal severance tax monies. The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation distributes these funds on the basis of need to conservation districts for any purpose that they are authorized to perform pursuant to MCA, Title 76, Chapter 15, Part 4. Since 1981, conservation districts have used these funds for conservation related equipment purchases, saline seep and weed control projects, conservation education and information projects, soil survey, and various other water and soil conservation related projects.

The Resource Conservation Advisory Council (RCAC) reviews application quarterly and makes funding recommendations to the director of the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.

Applications will not be denied because of race, color, religious creed, political ideas, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental handicap, natural origin or ancestry.

Requirements

In order to be eligible to receive a grant or loan, a conservation district must: A) have levied the maximum county mills allowed for the current fiscal year; b) have or are in the process of developing a special project as authorized in Montana Codes Annotated, Title 76, Chapter 15; and c) have need for additional funds above the maximum statutory authority.

Benefits/Compensation

Preferential consideration will be given to those applications of less than $15,000. Grants over $15,000 must have a 50:50 match from other sources on the entire project.

Contact

Laurie Zeller
Email:
lzeller@mt.gov

STATE OF MONTANA                                                                    
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation     
Conservation Districts Bureau                                      
Box 201601                                                                                        
Helena, MT 59620-1601
http://dnrc.mt.gov/cardd/loans_grants/223_guidelines.pdf

 

MontanaWater Research Grants

Program Description

This request is issued under the authority of the federal Water Resources Research Act administered by the U.S. Department of Interior through the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey. Administering this state competitive-grant program is the responsibility of the Montana University System Water Center.

Requirements

Any investigator at a Montana institution of higher learning is eligible to apply for these awards. Favor will be shown to proposals from Assistant Professors and, to a lesser extent, Associate Professors. An applicant may not permit any federal employee to use his or her position for a purpose that is, or gives the appearance of being, in conflict of interest, either by giving the applicant an unfair advantage or by a desire for private financial gain.

Benefits/Compensation

The amount available for these grants is anticipated to total approximately $52,000. No more than $20,000 will be awarded for any individual project. Last year's grants were in the range $14,000- $17,000.

Applicants must match each federal dollar requested with not less than two non-federal dollars. Successful pre-proposals applicants will need to submit one or more letters of match commitment at the time they submit their full proposals, and those who are issued awards will be expected to track and document their match expenditures.

No indirect costs may be charged to the federal grant. The amount of IDC returns foregone on both the federal and match portions of the funding should form the basis of the match.

Selected proposals will be forwarded to the USGS for review and approval. Awards will be made to the Water Center, and from the Water Center to grantees. They and their departments will be responsible for their own budget tracking.

Contact

Susan Higgins
Montana Water Center
101 Huffman
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717
(406) 994-6690 or 1772
http://watercenter.montana.edu/pdfs/104bRFPP_Sept2006.pdf

 

The Center for Invasive Plant ManagementSeed Money Grants

Program Description

The Center for Invasive Plant Management (CIPM) is accepting proposals for Seed Money grants. The goal of CIPM’s Seed Money grants program is to support the collection and analysis of ecological data to better understand the prevention, introduction, spread, management, and ecology of invasive plants. It is assumed that results of this 15-month project will be used as a springboard for subsequent longer-term investigations.

Requirements/Eligibility

Applicants must be employees of a university, government agency, or nonprofit organization. Seed Money grants will be awarded one time only to a project. Indication of additional funding and/or resources (including in-kind services) from any source is required.

Benefits/Compensation

Up to 10 awards will be made in 2006. The maximum amount of the award is $5,000, which is to include no more than 10 percent institutional overhead.

Contact

Questions about this Request for Proposals or the Center for Invasive Plant Management may be directed to: Janet Clark, Director, Center for Invasive Plant Management, Montana State University – Bozeman, 406-994-6832 or cipm@montana.edu.

Source: http://www.weedcenter.org/06%20seed%20money.pdf

 

Watershed Planning Assistance Grants

Program Description

Watershed planning activities usually fall under three categories; coordination, assessment, and education.  Examples of the type of activities funded included:

collection of baseline resource information to serve as a foundation for local watershed groups to make decisions. 

facilitation and/or coordination of public scoping meetings.

development of a watershed plan.

training of local people in the various aspects of watershed planning.

planning and carrying out educational activities such as workshops, tours, or producing and distributing educational materials.

incidental costs (supplies, postage, photocopies, meeting room, etc.).
provide temporary staffing or private consultant services tied to a specific task or product.

Requirements

Conservation Districts must be the applicant.  Applications must be approved by the conservation district.  Make sure that applications are brought before the board far enough ahead of time to meet deadlines.  Most Conservation Districts only meet once a month.

Applications will be taken quarterly. 

Types of Projects. Funding is available only for locally driven watershed planning activities.  The program is intended to support:

watershed planning efforts with start-up expenses.

on-going watershed planning efforts with definable tasks or products, outlined in a current Watershed Plan or Plan of Work.  The application should clearly demonstrate how the proposed activities relate to the attached plan.

Benefits/Compensation

There is a $10,000 limit per request.  A conservation district may submit additional requests provided they are associated with separate watershed planning efforts within their district

Contact

David Martin
Phone: 406-444-4253
e-mail: damartin@mt.gov

Source: http://dnrc.mt.gov/cardd/loans_grants/watershed_planning_asst.asp

 

NEBRASKA

The Agricultural Research Division

Program Description

The Agricultural Research Division administers several grant and recognition programs using ARD funds, NU Foundation funds and funds from other sources. Some of these are awarded annually on a regular schedule and some on an ad hoc basis as funds permit. The following summary explains some of these programs and how they are currently being administered.

Requirements

If you would like more information on ARD programs and research, contact: Gary L. Cunningham, Dean and Director, Agricultural Research Division, 207 Agricultural Hall, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, NE., USA 68583-0704; phone 402/472-2045; e-mail: GCUNNINGHAM2@UNL.EDU

Benefits/Compensation

Endowments vary.

Contact

Gary L. Cunningham, Dean and Director
Agricultural Research Division
207 Agricultural Hall
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0704
phone 402/472-2045
e-mail: GCUNNINGHAM2@UNL.EDU
Source
:
http://ard.unl.edu/awardsgrantsforfaculty.shtml

 

The Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund

Program Description
Trust Board Funding Categories – Any project or portion of a project funded by the Nebraska Environmental Trust must achieve one or more of the following Trust categories. These category areas are equally important.
Habitat: actions to preserve or restore native habitats and areas critical to at-risk, rare or endangered species; other preservation actions for at-risk, rare or endangered species including actions to understand ecosystem relationships which inform sound management; community habitat enhancement emphasizing native and ecologically appropriate plantings which provide food and shelter for wildlife; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category.
Surface and Ground Water: actions to preserve or restore lakes, streams and ground water from degradation or depletion; actions to research, design or foster best management practices; actions to conserve water and/or efficiently and effectively manage water use; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category.
Waste Management: actions promoting and implementing source reduction, waste management or toxicity reduction; actions promoting and implementing the development of recycling markets; actions promoting and implementing reuse and other disposal diversion actions; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category.
Air Quality: actions promoting and implementing clean air strategies; actions to research, design or foster best management strategies; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category.
Soil Management: actions and strategies to preserve, conserve and restore soil health; actions to research, design or foster the implementation and management of these strategies; actions to inform and educate which contribute to the attainment of this category.

Requirements
Project Eligibility Criteria – All projects must meet all of the following criteria to be considered for funding. For the complete text of the regulations defining eligibility, please see our web site link to Title 137, Chapter 5.

The applicant must demonstrate that the project is environmentally acceptable. The project shall not cause harm to the environment and results in a net gain for the environment.

The project must have clear and direct environmental benefits.

The project must make a real contribution to achieving the Trust Board’s environmental categories.

The project must provide public benefits.

The funds requested will provide assistance only to proposals which are deemed technically feasible.

The funds requested will provide assistance only to proposals which are deemed financially feasible.

The funds requested shall not be used to provide direct assistance to regulatory programs.

The funds requested shall not be used to implement actions mandated by regulations except remediation.

The funds requested shall not pay for private benefits or provide assistance to projects whose benefits are primarily private in nature. (See “Guidance for Private, For-Profit Applicants” on page 6 of the grant application instructions for a discussion of this criterion.)

The funds requested shall not be used to relieve private liability for environmental damage.

The funds requested shall not pay for projects which have direct beneficiaries who could afford the costs of the benefits without experiencing serious financial hardship.

The fund shall not pay for land or easements acquired without the full and express consent of the landowner.  

Benefits/Compensation

No maximum is established. The Trust does provide a simplified application form for requests of $15,000 or less, called the Recognition Grant. 

Contact

Nebraska Environmental Trust
700 S 16th Street
PO Box 94913
Lincoln, NE 68509-4913
info@environmentaltrust.org

Source: http://www.environmentaltrust.org/grants/faq.htm#

 

NEVADA

Nevada’s Office for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Program Description

The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a federal program designed to hasten the development of self-sustaining academic science programs and technological infrastructure at the state level.  Nevada’s state-level EPSCoR office regularly offers funded graduate and undergraduate academic opportunities related to the environment.  Through Nevada’s EPSCoR office, students have an opportunity to work on topics ranging from chemical physics, functional genomics, global change biology, interdisciplinary environmental sciences, interface materials, and others.  Student opportunities vary from undergraduate and graduate research opportunities, undergraduate and graduate travel grants, to graduate student fellowships, and postdoctoral fellowships.

At present, there are no open application dates with the Nevada EPSCoR office.  However, you may wish to refer to EPSCoR’s Web site at http://www.nevada.edu/epscor/ for further information and future funding opportunities.

Requirements

Refer to EPSCoR’s Web site at http://www.nevada.edu/epscor/funding.html for further information.

Benefits/Compensation

Refer to EPSCoR’s Web site at http://www.nevada.edu/epscor/funding.html for further information.

Contact

Refer to EPSCoR’s Web site at http://www.nevada.edu/epscor/funding.html for further information.

 

The NevadaSystem of Higher Education

Program Description

The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) has a System Sponsored Projects Office (SSPO), which is a part of the Division of Academic, Research, and Student Affairs.  The SSPO posts funded research, project, and fellowship opportunities in a wide range of academic fields.  At present there are no open deadlines for opportunities related to the environment or the concept of sustainability.

Requirements

For more information see opportunities posted on the SSPO Web site at http://www.nevada.edu/spo/

Benefits/Compensation

For more information see opportunities posted on the SSPO Web site at http://www.nevada.edu/spo/

Contact

For more information see opportunities posted on the SSPO Web site at http://www.nevada.edu/spo/

Szudajski, Matthew, mszudajski@lcb.state.nv.us

 

The Universityof Nevada, Las Vegas

Program Description

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) currently provides several sources of funding for graduate students and undergraduates involved in projects related to the environment and/or the concept of sustainability.  Several scholarships, including the James E. Deacon Scholarship, SWANA Great Basin Chapter Scholarship, Environmental Science Scholarship, and the Ashleman Award, are available through UNLV’s Department of Environmental Studies.  More than 100 graduate assistantships in 10 different departments or units involve students conducting research on the environment or sustainability-related projects.  The departments involved include Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Environmental and Occupational Health; Environmental Studies; Geoscience; the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies; Health Physics; Mechanical Engineering; and Physics.  Additionally, dozens of graduate and undergraduate students are employed on a variety of grant-funded faculty research projects on the environment or sustainability. 

Requirements

For further information please refer to UNLV’s Web site at www.unlv.edu or feel free to contact David Hassenzahl, Chairman of the Department of Environmental Studies, at 702-895-4440.

Benefits/Compensation

For further information please refer to UNLV’s Web site at www.unlv.edu or feel free to contact David Hassenzahl, Chairman of the Department of Environmental Studies, at 702-895-4440.

Contact

For further information please refer to UNLV’s Web site at www.unlv.edu or feel free to contact David Hassenzahl, Chairman of the Department of Environmental Studies, at 702-895-4440. Szudajski, Matthew, mszudajski@lcb.state.nv.us

 

The Universityof Nevada, RenoAcademyfor the Environment

Program Description

The University of Nevada, Reno’s (UNR’s) Academy for the Environment operates to enhance and coordinate environmental teaching, research, and service at UNR.  Each school year the Academy accepts applications for funding of up to $5,000 for interdisciplinary projects that support environmentally-oriented academic activities.  Projects must be environmentally-oriented, innovative, and enhance the interdisciplinary experiences of students and faculty.  Projects may involve research, teaching, outreach activities, and/or summer support for graduate students.

To qualify for funding, the project’s leader must be a UNR faculty member, UNR graduate student, or approved UNR student organization.  Project applications are competitively considered on a campus-wide basis.  Projects that have secured matching funds from other sources are given preference in the application process.  Applications must include a project description, budget, and, in the case of nonfaculty projects, supporting letters from faculty advisors.  Project proposals for this school year must be submitted electronically by 5 p.m. on September 18, 2006, to environment@unr.edu.  Awards will be made by September 25, 2006.  Funding commitments are limited to one year in duration and a maximum of $5,000.  After a project is awarded funding and ultimately completed, project leaders must submit a report that assesses the project’s success in achieving its objectives, as well as its contribution to interdisciplinary education.

Requirements
For complete application details you may wish to refer to the Academy’s guidelines at http://environment.unr.edu/projects/academy.html or for general information related to UNR’s Academy for the Environment please refer to http://environment.unr.edu/default.asp.

Benefits/Compensation
For complete application details you may wish to refer to the Academy’s guidelines at http://environment.unr.edu/projects/academy.html or for general information related to UNR’s Academy for the Environment please refer to http://environment.unr.edu/default.asp.

Contact

For complete application details you may wish to refer to the Academy’s guidelines at http://environment.unr.edu/projects/academy.html or for general information related to UNR’s Academy for the Environment please refer to http://environment.unr.edu/default.asp.

Szudajski, Matthew, mszudajski@lcb.state.nv.us