Interested in MIT's Campus Energy & Environmental Footprint?

[Jonathan S Krones]

Call for Campus Energy Project Proposals: Summer and Fall 2007

The Campus Energy Task Force of the MIT Energy Initiative (aka "Walking
the Talk") is calling for proposal submissions from students working on
projects related to MIT's campus energy and environmental footprint.
This call is for activities for summer and fall 2007. 



Proposal submissions should be made via e-mail to Steve Lanou
(slanou at mit.edu) in the Environmental Programs Office.


Timeline:

The deadline for summer proposals and fall pre-proposals is May 15th.
There will be a second opportunity for submission towards the end of the
summer '07 for the fall term, but pre-proposals providing a detailed
description of the project are requested by May 15th.

Summer proposals will be awarded by June 1st 2007.
 

Grant goals:

Proposed projects should support the objectives of the Campus Energy
Task Force including promoting campus sustainable energy and
environmental practices and advancing the broad objectives of the MITEI
to actively engage students in the initiative. 
 

Grant limits and scope:

Grants can be for up to $1,000 and average grant amounts will be ~ $500.
These grants are intended to provide resources for equipment purchases,
programmatic costs, printing and other related expenses. Because of the
size of these grants, they may be considered as development support for
projects that may expand to larger efforts requiring further resources
in the future. They are not intended to pay individuals but could be a
complement to Campus Sustainability UROPs or other research and
employment opportunities.

 

Proposal criteria:

Proposals should be no more than one or two pages and describe details
including:

·      Individuals involved in the project (course, year)

·      Goals of project 

·      Approach

·      Expected deliverables & outline of "shareable results"

·      Impact of project on campus energy and environmental footprint

·      Potential to engage wider MIT community

·      Proposed budget outlining funds required  

 

Proposal review:

A review committee of 1 faculty, 1 administrator and 4 students (2 grad
& 2 undergrad) will review proposals and score them on merits of impact,
community engagement potential, educational opportunity, and cost
effectiveness.

Requirements of award:

A post-project report will be required upon completion of the term in
which the grant was awarded. This project report will outline results of
the project, itemized spending account and opportunities for potential
project continuation and expansion.