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5th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of the P3 Award Program, is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving sustainability.
In Phase I, EPA will fund approximately 55 student design projects during the 2008-2009 academic year to research and develop their sustainable designs. Awards are for up to $10,000 per team for up to 1 year.
Phase I grant recipients will have the opportunity to apply for Phase II funding of up to $75,000 for two additional years including direct and indirect costs.
Applications are being accepted through December 20, 2007. Institutions are allowed to submit more than one proposal where each proposal represents a unique design concept and student team.
The P3 competition highlights people, prosperity, and the planet - thethree pillars of sustainability. The P3 Awards program is a partnership between the public and private sectors to foster progress toward sustainability by achieving the mutual goals of economic prosperity,protection of the planet, and improved quality of life for its people.The EPA offers the P3 competition in order to respond to the technical needs of the developed and developing world while moving towards the goal of sustainability.Categories include:
- Agriculture (e.g., irrigation practices, reduction or elimination of pesticides)
- Materials and chemicals (e.g., materials conservation; renewable, bio-based feedstocks; inherently benign materials and chemicals through green engineering and green chemistry; biotechnology; recovery and reuse of materials through product, process, or system design)
- Energy (e.g., reduction in air emissions through innovative strategies for energy production and energy distribution; energy conservation; inherently benign energy through green chemistry, green engineering; biotechnology)
- Information technology (e.g., delivery of and access to environmental performance, technical, educational, or public health information related environmental decision-making)
- Water (e.g., water quality, quantity, conservation, availability, and access)
- Built environment (e.g., environmental benefits through innovative green buildings, transportation and mobility strategies, and smart growth as it results in reduced vehicle miles traveled or reduces storm water runoff)
For further information:
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_p3.html
Eligibility Contact: Tom Barnwell (barnwell.thomas@epa.gov);
phone: 202-343-9862
Technical Contact: Cynthia
L. Nolt-Helms (nolt-helms.cynthia@epa.gov); phone: 202-343-9693
Electronic Submissions: Thomas
O'Farrell (O'Farrell.Thomas@epa.gov); phone: 202-343-9639
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