Brief Description:

The Harvard University Climate Change Solutions Fund supports research intended to hasten the transition from carbon-based energy systems to those that rely on renewable energy sources, to develop methods for diminishing the impact of existing carbon-based energy systems on the climate, and to propel scientific, technological, legal, policy and artistic innovations needed to accelerate progress toward cleaner energy and a greener world.

Description:

Applications should propose research that will advance solutions to climate change. Solutions may include both preparedness and mitigation and strong consideration will be given to projects that demonstrate a clear pathway to application, as well as riskier proposals with the potential to be transformative over time.

Proposals that demonstrate imaginative and promising collaboration among faculty and students across different parts of the University will receive special consideration, as will projects that propose using the university campus as a “living laboratory”. Junior faculty are especially encouraged to apply.

Please review the CCSF 2016 RFP carefully before applying.

Application Information:

You will be asked to submit the following information and documentation:

Contact information that includes applicant’s name, affiliation, title, address, phone number, and email.

Two-page proposal that describes the research project.

Description of the cross-school collaboration (not required, but encouraged) and a statement on how these funds will help leverage future funding.

Bio sketch or CV, limited to two pages.

Budget Form must be presented in tabular form, must use 9 point font, and should not exceed one page.

Budget Justification should explain each budget line item, in no more than 75 words per item.

Other Support should list all other active and pending research awards.

Conflict of Interest statement to identify any Harvard faculty who, if selected as a reviewer, may have a conflict of interest or bias with regards to the proposed project.

Eligibility Criteria:

The following individuals are eligible to apply for CCSF funds:

Full time assistant, associate or full professors from any Harvard school (HMS Faculty must hold the title of assistant, associate or full professor in one of HMS's Basic or Social Science departments)

Students and postdoctoral scholars with an identified faculty mentor who will supervise their research

Review Criteria:

Reviewers will evaluate applications on intellectual merit, interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and likely impact on all fields of energy and the environment.

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

Application timeline:

Full proposals are due October 1, 2016

Award decisions will be made in early January, 2017. Fund disbursal will begin in March.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Autumn Bennett at autumn_bennett@harvard.edu

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Institution

Harvard Business School
Harvard Divinity School
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Graduate School of Design
Graduate School of Education
Harvard College (Students Only)
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard Kennedy School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Medical School (Quad)
Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM)
Radcliffe Institute
Wyss Institute

Position

Graduate Student
Postdoc/Fellow
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Professor

Type of Competition

Harvard Internal Funding

Discipline

Arts
Basic Science
Clinical Science
Environmental Science
Engineering
Humanities
Life Science
Population Science
Multidisciplinary
Physical Science
Social/Behavioral Science
Translational Science
Other

Type of Award

Research