| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.69 |
| Liaison | Kelsey Beal |
| Submission Date | Jan. 5, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana University Bloomington
ER-18: Sustainability Research Incentives
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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6.00 / 6.00 |
Jamie
Panunzio Sustainability Research Reporting and Database Intern Office of Sustainability |
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Does the institution have a program to encourage student sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage student research in sustainability:
1. The Office of Sustainability internship program provides many opportunities for students of any background to apply to areas of research, which is conducted throughout school or summer sessions with paid compensation.
2. CRES Grants: In order to enhance environmental sciences research and activities at IU Bloomington, the IU Center for Research in Environmental Sciences (CRES) made available approximately $100,000 for research support and infrastructure for seminars, workshops, and travel.This second call for proposals was distributed, but not limited, to CRES affiliated members. Any IU Bloomington faculty member, postdoc, or graduate student interested in environmental sciences research was eligible to submit a proposal as long as at least one investigator was a CRES affiliate and on the IU Bloomington campus.
3. Sustainability Research Development Grant:
This award program supports collaborative efforts of Indiana University graduate students and faculty to develop new, externally funded research programs related to research on sustainability.
http://www.indiana.edu/~sustain/SustGrants/SustGrants.html
4. IU has a PhD minor in Human Dimensions of Global Change, and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and Office of the Vice President for Research offer seed funding opportunities for sustainability related research that emphasize the role of graduate students.
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The website URL where information about the student research program is available:
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Does the institution have a program to encourage faculty sustainability research that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief description of the institution’s program(s) to encourage faculty research in sustainability:
CRES grants (see above)
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The website URL where information about the faculty research program is available:
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