Environmental Research & Education Foundation launched a call for solid waste research.
Pre-proposal topics must relate to sustainable solid waste management practices and pertain to the following topic areas:
1. Waste minimization
2. Recycling
3. Waste conversion to energy, biofuels, chemicals or other useful products.
4. Strategies to promote diversion to higher and better uses
5. Landfilling
Previously awarded grants have ranged from $15,000 to over $500,000 with the average grant amount in recent years being $160,000. Typical project durations are about 2 years.
Deadline for pre-proposals is June 1st 2017
Details about the grant can be found from http://erefdn.org/research-grants-projects/how-to-apply-for-grant/
Projects and research previously funded by the Foundation can be viewed on its website at www.erefdn.org.