University of Michigan Funding
University of Michigan OVPR - MMPEI Seventy Percent Solution
Title: Collaborative Research in Energy Science, Technology, and Policy on The Seventy Percent Solution
Sponsor: U-M Office of the Vice President for Research in collaboration with MMPEI
Awards: 3 one year awards totaling $300,000
Date Posted: 05/07/08
Due Date: 06/30/08
The Office of the Vice President for Research, in cooperation with the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute (MMPEI), announces a competition for funds to support interdisciplinary research on The Seventy Percent Solution. Based on current IPCC estimates, a 50-85% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions world-wide is required to stabilize global temperatures over the next few decades. In the US, forty percent of greenhouse gas production results from electric power generation, and an additional thirty percent arises from transportation. Hence, if a transition could be made to carbon-free transportation and electric power generation, a 70% reduction in America’s greenhouse gas production could be realized.
MMPEI and OVPR are soliciting project proposals to develop a better understanding of the interplay between the various parts of the energy system so that the Seventy Percent Solution can be realized. Project proposals are invited from faculty-led interdisciplinary teams that outline a comprehensive approach and the steps to be taken to flesh out the concept in the space of one year. The expected outcome from these funded efforts will be a comprehensive,well-grounded plan detailing a large-scale, multi-year effort to create the understanding and infrastructure necessary to achieve the Seventy Percent Solution.
For a pdf of the Request For Proposal click here.
For OVP submission forms click here.OVPR on the Web: http://www.research.umich.edu/funding/um_sources/ovpr.html
U-M Faculty Grants
The U-M Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is accepting applications for support of novel research in the area of energy. Under the Small-Scale and Preliminary Projects program, OVPR funds are intended to be used as seed money for new concepts and ideas that are not addressed by other support programs within or outside the University, or for ideas that require some initial progress before application or submission for external support.
Normally, for Small-Scale and Preliminary Projects, OVPR will contribute half of the project costs, with the other half coming from the unit, school/college, department or outside the University, subject to an OVPR contribution maximum of $15,000. To encourage activity in energy research, OVPR will double its maximum contribution to $30,000 in FY2008 with the matching requirement reduced to equal half the OVPR contribution. A maximum of four awards will be made in FY 2008 at this increased OVPR contribution level for energy research projects. All other requirements for the Small-Scale and Preliminary Projects program remain unchanged.
Consideration for this additional funding can be obtained by checking the ‘energy’ box on the OVPR Faculty Grants and Awards Program application form. This form can be obtained here, or by contacting Cynthia Avery at avery@umich.edu.