Last year we worked hard to establish Purdue as an academic partner of Oak Ridge national lab. The below describes an opportunity to receive funding to hold a focused workshop or conference that highlights our strategic research and education focus. One of the topics is our changing planet, which is described as follows: sustainability, environmental justice, clean energy, renewable energy, extreme weather events, water and air quality, ecosystems, urbanization and the built environment, and community resilience

Each member university is limited to two awards per fiscal year. Up to $4,000 may be requested to support an in-person or virtual event that involves participants from more than one ORAU member institutions, including students. Innovation Partnership applications should focus on focused workshops/conferences that highlight your university’s strategic STEM research and education growth areas, and where collaborations with other member universities would add value. We are specifically interested in events that can bring more thought leadership in building a national strategy for STEM education and workforce capacity building. Member universities are encouraged to collaborate around this topic in anticipation of federal funding initiatives. ISF will cost-match a budget up to $4,000 for funded relevant project.

A list of partner institutions(we must partner with at least one): ORAU Consortium Members | ORAU 
Note many are some regular partners including Notre Dame, MSU, U Michigan, OSU…

A list of recent awards is here: Innovation Partnerships Program | ORAU

Join our ISF discussion on opportunities for “Our Changing Planet” on Wednesday, October 9, 12:00-1:00 pm on zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/93704621113