Deadline: 20 March 2015
The Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (ACEE) call for proposals for innovative teaching, research, and mentoring in the field of Energy and Environment. Proposals can be based on energy, land and water use, climate science, health, urban issues, bio-energy, and other international issues.
The project will cover several awards made at levels and the maximum total amount up to $150,000 will be spent over a period of 1 or 2 year.
The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment supports a vibrant and expanding program of research and teaching in the areas of sustainable energy development, energy conservation, and environmental protection and remediation related to energy. The center is part of Princeton’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and collaborates with the natural sciences, the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, the School of Architecture, and beyond.
Eligibility Criteria
Individual proposals could be funded either by PEI, by ACEE, or by both, depending on how they meet PEI’s and/or ACEE’s research missions and funding criteria. Proposals should address some of the criteria below, but are not expected to address all of them:
- Allow faculty and senior research staff to move into a new area of research or to pursue novel projects that are not ready for conventional funding sources;
- Promote collaborations between two or more investigators from different academic disciplines, including but not limited to collaborations enabling work at intersections involving the social sciences or the humanities, and collaborations with GFDL or PPPL and;
- Have the potential to leverage seed money to attract larger extramural grants.
- Half of the available funds are restricted to support proposals that explicitly enhance the undergraduate experience. Appropriate enhancements, for example, might involve the development of new courses or the modification of existing courses in the area of energy and the environment and/or the provision of experiential immersion experiences for undergraduate students during one or more college years.
- Faculty who has received support in the past from either PEI or ACEE are not excluded, as long as there are no progress/final reports outstanding. However, all aspects being equal, a currently funded PI would have a lower priority.
- Proposal submissions should be limited to one as PI, with at most a second submission as Co-PI.
How to Apply
Participants are requested to submit proposals using online application form. Proposal should be not more than 4 pages and must include:
- A project abstract or summary statement (not to exceed 200 words);
- A description of the research element including how the proposed venture relates to the energy and environment theme and how advances realized by the research might contribute to possible solutions;
- A narrative that describes the significance of the research in the context of competing research in relevant disciplines, research objectives, and milestones, and, where applicable, how the seed money will be leveraged to draw in larger sponsored research grants;
- A description of teaching and mentoring elements that the faculty members will create, such as specific internships and/or opportunities for independent study and courses that will be developed or significantly modified;
- A project budget and justification. Project budgets may include but are not limited to expenses related to course development; intensive undergraduate mentoring; research materials and supplies; travel; and support of graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, research assistants, and visiting collaborators. A maximum cumulative (for all PIs and/or senior personnel) of one-month summer salary per year is allowable.
- A list of current and pending support for all PIs and/or senior personnel that clearly indicates how the proposed effort is distinct from earlier or ongoing funding to the investigators involved.
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