Background
The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) is the only private, grant making institution with a national and international scope whose sole mission is to support solid waste research and education initiatives.
Opportunity
Submissions are being solicited in two main areas:
General Solid Waste Research – in areas outlined in strategic research plan:
1) Landfills
2) Transport/Collection
3) Policy/Economics
4) Recycling/Waste Minimization
5) Combustion/Waste-to-energy
6) Equipment/Safety
7) Conversion Technologies
8) Life cycle inventory/analysis
9) Education*
Sustainability Research – in the following areas:
A. Waste minimization
B. Recycling
C. Waste conversion to energy, biofuels, chemicals or other useful products. This includes, but is not limited to, the following technologies:
– Waste-to-energy, Pyrolysis/Gasification, Oxidation, Anaerobic digestion, Composting
D. Strategies to promote diversion from landfills (e.g. separating organics, market analysis, optimized material management, logistics, etc.)
Eligibility
No specific criteria.
Funding Available
- Up to $500k; average grant is for $100k.
- Multiple year proposals will be considered.
Full Details
- General Information
- Request for Proposals – Solid Waste Research
- Request for Proposals – Sustainability Research
Deadlines
CURO Checklist and Instructions for faculty submissions
| Full Application: | ||
| CURO Internal Deadline for Review: | January 2, 2014 or earlier | 12:00pm (noon) |
| Mandatory CURO Checklist Deadline: | January 2, 2014 | |
| Submission to Organization: | January 5, 2014 | 5pm EST |
Internal Contacts
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact:
- your Research Facilitator or Carleton International for help with proposal development and substantive review:
| Darlene Gilson | FASS | x1790 | 3A38 Paterson |
| Andrea Lawrance | Science | x2616 | 3205 Herzberg |
| Salim Juma | FED | x1235 | 3080 Minto |
| Kyla Reid | FPA | x3102 | D393 Loeb |
| Barbara Francis | Sprott | x2281 | 819 Dunton |
| Heloise Emdon | Carleton Int’l | x8358 | 1311 Dunton |