Awards
CALL FOR PAPERS: SustainUS Citizen Science
Winner presents at United Nations in May of 2007 at the Commission on Sustainable Development.
The 2007 Citizen Science paper competition has opened! SustainUS's tech board will be accepting papers for the competition from Jan 1st until February 15th. Please help us spread the word about this incredible opportunity. Winners will have a chance to present their science at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development! For more information and to check out the call for papers, visit us at our website (http://sustainus.org/citizenscience), or write to CitizenScience@SustainUS.org.
Good luck!
- The Citizen Science coordinating team, Katelyn and Megan
Wanted: Citizen Scientists.
TOP FIVE reasons YOU should submit YOUR work to the Citizen Science 2007 Paper Competition!!
1. Share your passion for addressing the world's toughest challenges through sound science.
2. Join the SustainUS delegation to the 15th UN Commission on Sustainable
Development inNew York City.
3. Present your work and communicate the importance of youth involvement to
international decision-makers.
4. Get published in the online journal CITIZEN SCIENTIST.
5. Start a relationship with the premier youth-run network for sustainable development, SustainUS!
The CITIZEN SCIENTIST online journal honors young people in the United States who are enriching public dialogue with innovative, scientific approaches to sustainable development.
The SustainUS Citizen Science Technical Board (SCSTB) is accepting short scientific papers or review articles written for a non-scientist audience on natural or social science topics related to the economic, social, technological, or environmental dimensions of sustainable development addressed by this year's United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. Papers need not describe original research, though original research is welcome and encouraged.
The Board will select the best articles for publication in CITIZEN SCIENTIST.
Authors of winning papers will present their work at the Commission on Sustainable Development. SustainUS will be joined by the US State Department in recognizing your leadership and insight upon publication.
The requirements are available on our website, along with general facts and questions about the competition.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis from January 1, 2007 to February 15, 2007 . Please send all Paper Submissions and questions about the competition to CitizenScience@SustainUS.org.
Please visit us on the web for more information: www.sustainus.org.
"The ability to speak before some of the most influential people in the world was indeed an honor and something that I will remember for years to come."
- Lee Blaney, 2005 Citizen Scientist
CALL FOR ENTRIES:
STUDENT APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR $1.25 MILLION IN SUSTAINABILITY GRANTS
Everyone has a role in protecting our environment, including members of Generation Y. EPA is tapping into their innovation and creativity in finding solutions to environmental challenges through the agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet competition. The agency plans to award up to $1.25 million in grants that enable teams of college students to research, develop and design scientific and technical solutions to sustainability challenges that protect the environment while achieving continued economic prosperity.
EPA will award as many as 50 grants up to $10,000 each to student teams. The money will be used to research and develop sustainable solutions during the 2007-08 academic year. In spring 2008, the teams will be invited to bring their designs to Washington, D.C. to compete for EPA’s P3 Award, which includes an additional award worth up to $75,000 to further develop and implement the project in the field. The competition will be judged by the National Academy of Engineering for design innovation and technical merit along with relevant social, economic and environmental considerations that are the keys to sustainable designs.
The P3 competition is open to teams of students attending colleges, universities and other post-secondary educational institutions. Interdisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged, including representatives from multiple engineering departments and/or departments of chemistry, architecture, industrial design, economics, policy, social sciences, business, communication, etc.
Proposals must reach EPA by December 21, 2006. Details about the P3 competition, including application procedures and materials, can be found at www.epa.gov/P3. The grants will be awarded for research related to the P3 (People, Prosperity, and the Planet) sustainability competition, a national student design competition launched in 2004.
Several previous winners have already taken their innovations to new levels – including starting successful businesses, winning additional awards, and improving the quality of life in the United States, other developed countries plus those that are developing.
EPA relies on quality science as the basis for sound policy and decision-making. EPA=s laboratories and research centers, and EPA's research grantees, are building the scientific foundation needed to support the agency=s mission to safeguard human health and the environment.