The Sustainability Challenge Grant Program is designed to engage transdisciplinary teams from the university community to foster scholarly, creative and research projects that promote sustainability and advance field(s) of study. Sustainability, in this context, is intended to convey the need to pursue activities that are ecologically sound, socially just and economically viable.
Applications for the University of Kentucky Sustainability Challenge Grant Program are being accepted now through May 25, 2023. Total project funds available are expected to be $200,000 with individual projects eligible to receive up to $50,000. Application materials can be found on the UK Sustainability website.
This year, the program is encouraging proposals that align with one or more of the five guiding principles from the forthcoming Sustainability Strategic Plan (SSP) update and support the university’s renewed focus on Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK).
“This program has been such an important component of our sustainability efforts over the past eight years. We are very excited about the proven potential it has to engage and support our students, faculty, and staff who are interested in using sustainability as a framework for engaging with critical issues” said Shane Tedder, UK’s sustainability officer and co-coordinator for the program.
