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Liaison Deborah Steinberg
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2011
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Carnegie Mellon University
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter David Dzombak
Hamerschlag University Professor and Department Head
CEE: Civil & Environmental Engineering
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Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
Yes

A brief description of the program(s):

Carnegie Mellon University's Steinbrenner Institute for Education and Research provides small grants to students, staff and faculty for the development of formal and informal environmental education programs. The Steinbrenner Institute SEED (Steinbrenner Institute Environmental Education Development) Fund supports small projects related to informal and formal environmental education on campus.


A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:

Small grants (up to $7500) to support SEED projects are available. Applications are accepted on a ‘rolling’ basis and the criteria for application include the following:
1. Funding might be granted for projects, activities, events or conferences,
2. Students must be involved in the program,
3. Matching fund must be demonstrated.


The website URL where information about the program is available:
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