Supporting Student Projects Focused on Sustainability
The Albert, 诺玛和霍华德·盖勒1977年授予的研究奖支持学生发起的研究项目,这些项目促进了我们对自然资源和环境可持续性的理解,并开发了可以推动社会走向更可持续成果的实际改进.
Clark University undergraduate and graduate students are eligible, and are reviewed in separate competitions.
Given the intent of the Geller Awards, proposals are evaluated on the following criteria:
- Relevance to practical approaches of advancing sustainability
- Originality and innovation
- Clarity and feasibility of research plan
- Ways in which the project will contribute to linking knowledge to action
- Potential for the award to enable a project that may not be possible without it
- Evidence of meaningful interactions with a faculty mentor for the project and/or linkages to ongoing research (but not at the expense of originality and independence)
- Cost-effectiveness (i.e., whether the budget is reasonable)
- A scope of work commensurate with the academic standing of the student (i.e., we expect that applications from graduate students will reflect a greater degree of academic experience and professionalism, compared to applications from undergraduate students).
An interdepartmental faculty committee that shares Howard Geller’s interests in student research and activism for sustainability will select successful proposals. Subject to the number and quality of applications received, it is the intention of the committee to award one-half of both regular and small awards to undergraduate projects. We anticipate making approximately 3-4 regular awards in amounts ranging from $1,001 to $2,500, and several smaller grants, up to $1,000, each year. Requests for more than $2,500 will not be considered.
2025 Award Competition
The deadline for applications is Friday, October 25, 2024 at 4:30pm, Eastern Time. Click here for more details.