University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
ER-18: Sustainability Research Incentives

The University's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) provides stipends of $1400 for up to 120 hours of research and covers research expenses up to $300. This program has a high-funding rate, and covers about 80% of student research costs. UROP actively encourages and supports projects related to sustainability.

The Institute on the Environment provides a number of incentives to encourage faculty research on sustainability topics. Examples include: -The Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment's Large Grants, Seed Grants, Early Career Grants and Matching Grants support, leverage and expand transformative projects in emerging fields of energy and the environment. -Institute on the Environment Resident Fellowships. This program provides flexible funds for scholars to engage in innovative research and problem solving and pursue leadership training. Resident fellowships are open to faculty on all University of Minnesota campuses. -Discovery Grants. With this program, the Institute on the Environment aims to launch cutting-edge research activities with a one-time investment of venture capital funding. We look for projects that will make a major difference in research and discovery. -IonE Mini Grants. These are intended to help spur new collaborative efforts by providing small amounts of funding and space (for meetings, small conferences, new courses, reading groups, etc.) to interdisciplinary groups of faculty, staff and students from across the University system. The grants are meant to encourage collaboration across disciplines, units or campuses at the University of Minnesota.