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Christopher Zarba
Deputy Director
EPA – National Center for Environmental Research
March 13, 2008
Sponsored Research at U.S. EPA’s
National Center for Environmental Research
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD)
National Center for Environmental Research’s role in (ORD)
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants program
2007 Research Announcements
2008 Outlook
STAR and GRO Fellowships
Small Business Innovative Research
Communication
EPA’s STRATEGIC GOALS and Primary Enabling Legislation
• Clean Air and Global Climate Change Clean Air Act
• Clean and Safe Water Safe Drinking Water Act Clean Water Act
• Land Preservation and Restoration Solid Waste Disposal Act Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act• Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Toxic Substances Control Act
• Compliance and Environmental Stewardship Pollution Prevention Act
1,880* employees $540 million budget* $56 million extramural research
grant program* 13 lab or research facilities
across the U.S. Credible, relevant and timely
research results and technical support that inform EPA policy decisions
*FY08 requested levels
Research and Development
Office of Research and Development Office of Research and Development MissionMission
Advance scientific knowledge to solve the environmental problems the Agency faces
Perform human health and ecological effects research that provides scientific discoveries responsive to the environmental questions the Agency must address
Support EPA Program Offices, Regions, and other governmental and non-governmental organizations through scientific and technical advice and assistance so that their operations benefit from the most up-to-date science
Provide scientific leadership in identifying, studying, and resolving critical environmental health and ecological effects issues and in shaping the environmental health and ecological effects research agenda
NHEERL Organizational Strategy 2000-2005
SupportSupport for EPA’s Missionfor EPA’s MissionSupportSupport for EPA’s Missionfor EPA’s MissionEPA Mission:
Protect human health and safeguard the natural environment – air, water, land – upon which life depends
PROGRAM OFFICES(Air, Water, Waste, Pesticides/Toxics)
Policies, Regulations
Congressionaldeadlines
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
NationalDecisions
Scientific Foundation
REGIONAL OFFICESPrimary
Interface with States and Tribes
REGIONAL OFFICESPrimary
Interface with States and Tribes
Implementation
• Human Health
• Particulate Matter
• Drinking Water
• Clean Water
• Global Change
• Endocrine Disruptors
• Ecological Risk
• Pollution Prevention
• Homeland Security
High Priority Research Areas
Office of Science PolicyOffice of Resources Management and Administration
National Exposure Research Laboratory
Assistant AdministratorDAA Science, DAA ManagementHow ORD is OrganizedHow ORD is OrganizedHow ORD is OrganizedHow ORD is Organized
National Program Directors
• Air
• Drinking Water
• Water Quality
• Land
• Pesticides and Toxics
• Human Health Risk Assessment
• Global Climate Change, Mercury
• Human Health Research
• Ecological Research
National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
National Center for Environmental Assessment
National Risk Management Research
Laboratory
National Center for Environmental
Research
National Homeland Security Research
Center
National Center for Computational
Toxicology
Office of Research and Development
Immediate Officeof the Assistant Administrator
George Gray, Assistant Administrator & Agency Science AdvisorKevin Teichman, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science
Lek Kadeli, Deputy Assistant Administrator for ManagementMichael Brown, Associate Assistant Administrator
Office of ResourcesManagement and
Administration
Jack Puzak
Office of Science Policy
Jeff Morris, Acting
NationalRisk Management
Research Laboratory
Sally Gutierrez
National Center forEnvironmental
Research
Bill Sanders
National HomelandSecurity Research
Center
Jonathan Herrmann
National Center forComputational
Toxicology
Robert Kavlock
National Center forEnvironmentalAssessment
Peter Preuss
National Health andEnvironmental EffectsResearch Laboratory
Hal Zenick, Acting
National ExposureResearch Laboratory
Larry Reiter
Office of the ScienceAdvisor
William Benson, Acting
National Program Directors Air: Dan Costa Drinking Water: Gregory Sayles, Acting Water Quality: Chuck Noss Pesticides and Toxics: Elaine Francis Land: Randy Wenstel Human Health: Hugh Tilson, Acting Ecosystem Protection: Rick Linthurst Global Change/Mercury: Joel Scheraga
How ORD Evolves its Research ProgramHow ORD Evolves its Research ProgramHow ORD Evolves its Research ProgramHow ORD Evolves its Research Program
NPDs
Decide What Research Area-Specific Work We Do and When We Do It
Planning the Program
Decision Inputs
Programs and Regions (RCTs)
EPA Strategic Plan
Administration’s priorities
Congressional mandates
BOSC Reviews
SAB, NAS, other external advice
Stakeholders
NPDs, SC, MC, EC
ORD Executive Council
Corporate Decisions on
What We Do . . . and . . . How We Do It
Evaluation
Program and Regional Office Feedback
BOSC Program Evaluations
NAS, NAPA, and other advisory bodies
PART Reviews
Implementing the Program
L/C Directors
Decide How ORD Produces its Research
Products
NPDs
Responsible for Communicating Products
to Clients
L/C Directors
Responsible for Developing ORD’s Research Products
ORD Locations
a
Cincinnati, OH
Narragansett, RI
Research TrianglePark, NC
Athens, GALas Vegas, NV
Duluth, MN
Washington, DC
Gulf Breeze, FLAda, OK
Corvallis, OR
Edison, NJ
Newport, OR
Grosse l le, MI
3 National Laboratories2 National Centers2 Offices13 Locations
11
$32.4M
$105.0M
$81.1M$22.4M
$298.9M
Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Goal 3: Land Preservation and Restoration
Goal 5: Compliance and StewardshipGoal 1: Clean Air
Goal 2: Clean Water
*Includes S&T, SF, Oil, and LUST
ORD’s FY 2008 President's Budget, by Goal $539.8M
(Total All Appropriations*)
ORD’s FY 2008 President's Budget, Goal 4$298.9M
Homeland Security, $35.7
Human Health Risk Assessment, $42.8
Computational Toxicity, $15.1
Endocrine Disruptors, $10.1
Global Change, $16.9Human Health, $58.5
Mercury, $4.6
Ecosystems, $70.8
Pesticides & Toxics, $24.8
Fellowships, $8.4
What is NCER…in ORD?What is NCER…in ORD?ORD provides the leadership in science and conducts most of
EPA’s research and development
NCER is one of four National Centers that, together with three National Laboratories, comprise the Office of Research and Development
NCER is ORD’s extramural research arm
ORD’s research budget is approx. $540 million1, with approximately $56 million1 for competitive extramural grants and $5.91 million for fellowships (STAR and GRO)
ORD in cooperation with other EPA offices (using the ORD Strategic Plan, national environmental research needs, relevance to Agency mission, and research being done in ORD’s intramural program) selects topics for the STAR program
1 FY08 President’s Budget
NCER Organizational Structure
NCER DirectorDr. William Sanders
Peer Review DivisionEnvironmental Sciences
Research Division
Environmental Engineering Research Division
Mission: include the country’s universities and non-profit centers in EPA’s research program and to ensure the best possible quality science in areas of highest risk and greatest importance to the Agency.
Senior Science Advisors
Tom Barnwell
Roger Cortezi
Deputy Director for Management
- 68 full time staff
- located 2 blocks from RRB
New Directions/NCER Leadership
• Nanotechnology
• Sustainability
• Homeland Security
• Comp Tox
• Ecosystem Services
• Biotechnology
STAR Program SummarySTAR Program Summary
Mission: include this country’s universities and non-profit centers in EPA’s research program and to ensure the best possible quality of science in areas of highest risk and greatest importance to the Agency
Established in 1995 as part of the overall reorganization of ORD
Award about $66 million dollars annually
Issue about 25 RFAs annually
Manage about 1000 active research grants and fellowships
Each year: receive ~3000 grant applications; make about 200 new STAR awards, 40 awards jointly with other Federal agencies, award 140 new fellowships
NCER’s Extramural ProgramsNCER’s Extramural Programs
Science To Achieve Results (STAR)Targeted Research Grants through RFAs
Exploratory/Futures Grants
Graduate Fellowships
Competed Centers
Greater Research Opportunities
Earmarked Centers
EPSCoR
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contracts
Grants & Centers
Over $902 Million Awarded through more than 1400 STAR Grants to 402 Academic Institutions across the US since 1995
Over $119 Million Awarded through more than 1300 STAR Fellowships to 205 Academic Institutions across the US since 1995
EPA STAR Research ProgramEPA STAR Research Program Goal-directed solicitation planning
Significant cross-agency and interagency involvement in solicitation planning, writing, and review
Competitive solicitations: award about $66 - 100 million dollars annually
Joint solicitations and funding with other agencies: adds 10% more awards to program
External peer review
Internal relevancy review: regional and program input
Fund highest priority projects
Communicate research results through website, ORD laboratories, program office and regional meetings, and publications (es.epa.gov/ncer)
STAR Topic Selection STAR Topic Selection
Exploratory and Futures Grants –
Past: General solicitation in broad areas related to mission of the Agency;
Recently: Focused on nanotechnology
Requests for Applications (RFAs) - Topics for RFAs are selected by ORD together with other parts of EPA using criteria in the ORD Strategic Plan
Directed specifically towards national environmental science needs as related to the mission of Agency
Topics selected to complement in-house research program
Joint Solicitations with other Agencies/Organizations -Topics complement partner’s in-house research program and consistent with their mission
• Particulate Matter
• Global Change
• Ecological Services
• Human Health Research Children’s Health Tribal Centers
• Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
• Computational Toxicology
• Drinking Water
• Economics and Decision Sciences
• Pollution Prevention
• Sustainability
• Nanotechnology
• Exploratory Research
NCER’s Research PrioritiesFocus areas for research supported by funding through grants, fellowships, and contracts
ORD STAR Grants Award Process
Estimated Time to Complete Process is 17 Months
GAD Review &Award
EMS/QA Review,Signature, &
Fund Commitment
DecisionMeeting
ToRecipient
TIME
Preliminary Meeting andRFA Preparation
The object of thepreliminary meetingis to determine thegoals the upcomingresearch shouldaddress. Thepreparation/review ofthe RFA generallyrequires 60 days forcompletion. Thisprocess includescollaboration &review from theProject Officer (PO),Program Offices,other Agencies, andNCER staff. TheSRAs are involved tothe extent that theyread the RFA prior torelease and onoccasion assist withthe RFA preparation.NCER managementwill approve the RFAbefore it is forwardedoutside of NCER.
RFA Open
The RFA isgenerally open fora period of threemonths. Duringthis step, the POresponds toquestions fromapplicants. Whilethe RFA is open,the SRA starts toset up the peerreview meeting aswell as assemblethe peer reviewpanel, i.e. findingout interest andavailability. AnNCER contractorreceives andrecords theapplications andgives them to theSRA.
Peer ReviewPreparation and
Meeting
Preparation for thepeer reviewmeeting isgenerally threemonths. The SRAconfirms the peerreview panel andassures executionof contracts toobtain reviewerservices. The SRAalso schedules thepeer reviewmeeting and priorto it, sends allnecessarymaterials to thepanelists. At themeeting, panelistsdiscuss selectedapplications andprovide opinions onthem. The SRAmanages themeeting andassures there is noconflict of interest.Only theapplicationsreceiving panelresponses of"Excellent" or "VeryGood" go to thenext level of review,others receivedecline letters fromthe SRA.
ProgrammaticReview
Four to six weeks isgenerally the timerequired to finalize thefunding rec. In thisstep, the PO informsthe recipient and beginsassembling the fundingrecommendationincluding the request ofa grant number fromGAD. OIA is contactedif the project includesan internationalcomponent. If theproject includes humansubjects, thenadditional information isneeded from theapplicant and a parallelreview process isconducted by theHuman SubjectsReview Official.
FundingRec.
Recom-mendatio
n& Budget
Now complete, the fundingrecommendation takes onaverage 3 weeks to receivethe Division Director'ssignature, entry into theDivisional Tracking System,and assignment of properbudget codes by ProgramOperations Staff.
OGCOIA OGC
8 Weeks 12 Weeks 12 Weeks 3 Wks 4 Weeks 6 Weeks 3 Weeks 6 Weeks 8 Weeks
Preparation forthe relevancy, orprogrammaticreview generallytakes threeweeks. Thoseinvolved in theprogrammaticreview evaluatethe applicationsusing severalcriteria andrecommendprojects forfunding.
It takes 2 - 4 weeksto convene thedecision meeting.In this meeting,center managementand the PO discussthe projects anddecide which torecommend forfunding. Finalfunding decisionsare made based onthe results of thepeer andprogrammaticreview.
This process generallytakes 3 - 6 weeks. TheQA Manager and EMSreview the funding rec.This review assures thatthe fundingrecommendation iscomplete, accurate, andmeets all Agencyrequirements, facilitating arapid review by GAD. Anadditional month may beneeded to allow the PO toaddress commentsresulting from this review.The SRO must sign anypackage $1million andabove. The SRO requires2 weeks to complete theirreview.
GAD has acommitment tocomplete their reviewand award the grantwithin 60 days. Theirreview ensures thefunding rec. iscomplete, and allAgency and legalrequirements aresatisfied.
HumanSubjects
RFA & Cert.Review
AA RFA Cert.Preperation/
Review
2 Weeks 2 Weeks
ORMA
SRO/AA
OGD
OGC
A certneeds tobeapprovedby the AAbefore theRFA isforwardedfor OGD/OGCreview/clearance.
RFAsthat are$1.5M ormoreneed tobereviewedby OGD& OGCbeforethey areissued.
SRO
Funding by Program Area
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2007 STAR Research Announcements - 12007 STAR Research Announcements - 1• Air Quality
Sources, Composition, and Health Effects of Coarse Particulate Matter (Closed) Sources and Atmospheric Formation of Organic Particulate Matter (Closed)Innovative approaches to particulate matter health, composition, and source questions (Closing Sep 11)Near Roadway Air Pollution (Oct-07)
• Drinking WaterDevelopment and Evaluation of Innovative Approaches for the Quantitative Assessment of Pathogens or Cyanobacteria and their Toxins in Drinking Water (Closing July 10)
• Global ChangeEcological Impacts from the Interaction of Climate Change, Land Use Change and Invasive Species (Closed)
• Ecosystem Protection/Water QualityEcology and Oceanography of Hazardous Algal Blooms (EcoHAB) with NOAA, NSF, ONR and NASA (Jul-07)Enhancing Ecosystem Services from Agricultural Lands: Developing Tools for Quantification and Decision Support (Jul-07)
• Economic, Social and Behavioral ScienceEnvironmental Behavior and Decision MakingValuation for Environmental PolicyNo announcements this year pending final appropriation decisions
2007 STAR Research Announcements - 22007 STAR Research Announcements - 2
2007 STAR Research Announcements - 32007 STAR Research Announcements - 3
• Human Health Issues in Tribal Environmental
Research and Health Promotion: Novel Approaches for Assessing and Managing Cumulative Risks and Impacts of Global Climate Change (Closed)
Development of Environmental Health Outcome Indicators (Closed)
Interpretation of Biomarkers using PBDK/PD Modeling (Closing Sep 18)
Research for Outcomes and Accountability: Development of Novel Environmental Health Outcome Indicators (Closing Sep 19)
Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (with NIEHS) (Aug-07)
2007 STAR Research Announcements - 42007 STAR Research Announcements - 4
• Endocrine Disruptors/Biotechnology/Computational Toxicology
Computational Toxicology Centers: Development Of Predictive Environmental And Biomedical Computer-Based Simulations And Models. (Closes Jun 12)
Biotechnology: Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy (R21) through NIH-NIAID, Jun-07)
• Fellowships STAR Graduate Fellowships (Jul-07) GRO Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowships (Jul-07)
• Pollution Prevention/Sustainability 5th Annual P3 Awards: People, Prosperity and the Planet (Aug-07)
2007 STAR Research Announcements - 52007 STAR Research Announcements - 5• Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology Research Grants: Investigating Environmental Effects of Manufactured Nanomaterials: a Joint Research Solicitation - EPA, NSF & DOE, (Closing Aug 22)
NIEHS Manufactured Nanomaterials: Physico-chemical Principles of Biocompatibility and Toxicity (R01) (Closed)
• Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Grants Monitoring And Detection of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Environment
(Closing Sep 13)
• Exploratory Uncertainty Analyses Of Models In Integrated Assessments (Closed) Biodiversity and Human Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Examining
the Links (Closed)
• SBIR Phase I Closed
NCER’s FY08 Planning Budget$64.6M
Clean Air, 17.2
Safe Pesticides/Safe
Products, 4.4
Drinking Water, 4.6
Global Change, 6.3
Human Health, 18.6
Exploratory/NanoTechnology, 5.0
Fellowships, 5.9
P3, 1.3
SBIR, 1.3
FY08 and Beyond
• Near-term Source Apportionment integrating Atmospheric Science
and Health Near Roadway Cooperative Agreements Continuing PM & Epi program
• Far-term Dynamic Air Quality Management Cardiovascular effects (w/NIEHS) PM Research Centers Recompete
• Atmospheric Measurements and Mechanisms• Reproductive Development Effects
Accountability - health impacts of air policy decisions Coarse Particulates RFA - follow up to 2007 RFA
Air Quality
Human Health
• Strategic Directions Shifting from Centers to individual grants in Sensitive Subpopulations Continue Health Outcomes Indicators with new RFA on exposure Focus on Molecular indicators in Biomarkers research
• Near-Term Integration of Biomarkers and PBPK/PD Modeling in Risk Assessment Research for Outcomes and Accountability: Development of Novel Environmental
Health Outcome Indicators Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (with NIEHS) Development of exposure related predictive models for environmental risk
assessment• Far-Term
Integration of Biomarkers and PBPK/PD Modeling in Risk Assessment Research for Outcomes and Accountability: Development of Novel Environmental
Health Outcome Indicators Community-based Cumulative Risk Assessment Research Using Molecular
Approaches Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (with NIEHS)
FY08 and Beyond
FY08 and Beyond
Ecosystems• RFA on Ecosystem Services contingent on availability
of funds • Focus on collaboration with Ecology/Economics
Water Quality• Continue Interagency EcoHAB program
Drinking Water• Continue grants emphasis on pathogens and extend
research focus to include cyanobacteria and select high priority toxins
• Continue SBIR emphasis on small systems; explore research on nano-enabled sensors for DW systems
FY08 and Beyond
Safe Products & Pesticides• Continue emphasis on Biotech and Allergenicity thru 09 to
support OPPTS regulations
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals• Program focus moving from Screening and Testing to
emphasis on real-life effects and exposure and links.
Global Climate• Focus on Air Quality and Aquatic impacts of Global Change
Mercury• Nothing specific to mercury although included in other
areas such as Tribal subpopulations
Hazardous Waste• Grants emphasize nanomaterials fate and transport
work • SBIR focus on sensors, treatment and remediation
Sustainability• People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Continues• Collaborative Network for Sustainability
Developing synergies across NCER stressing systems approaches and prevention
FY08 and Beyond
FY08 and Beyond
Homeland Security SBIR and/or GRO -- Nano-based sensors for Drinking
Water and Fomites
Computational Toxicity Methods to integrate methods into environmental
protection Evolution of toxicology from animal models to cell
culture-based models
Exploratory Intersection of Energy and the Environment
• Impact of move the ethanol fuels and hydrogen fuels• GMO issues (plants engineered for fuel production)
Cooperative Center of Excellence on Microbial Risk Assessment (1 Center, $2M/year, with DHS)
Centers of Excellence in Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (11 centers, $9 M/year, with NIEHS)
Environmental Bioinformatics Research Center ($1 M/year)
Particulate Matter (PM) Centers (5 centers, $8 M/year)
National Statistics Center ($1.3 M/year)
Estuarine and Great Lakes (EaGLes) Program (5 programs, $6 M/year)
Hazardous Substances Research Centers (4 centers, $2.2 M/year)
Competed Research CentersCompeted Research Centers
STAR Research Partners: ExamplesSTAR Research Partners: Examples
Nutrient Fate and Transport Through a Watershed (USDA)Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (NOAA, NSF, ONR, NASA)Estuarine and Great Lakes Program (NASA)Technology for a Sustainable Environment (NSF)Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention (NIEHS)Phytoremediation (NSF, ONR, SERDP, DOE)Endocrine Disruptors (NIEHS, NCI, NIOSH, NOAA)Exposure Analysis (ACC)Arsenic (AWWARF, ACWA)Nanotechnology (NIOSH, NIEHS)
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NAS – “STAR Program Excels”NAS – “STAR Program Excels”EPA requires a strong and balanced research program to
fulfill its mission and the STAR program is an important part of the overall EPA research program
STAR program fills a unique niche by supporting important research that is not conducted or funded by other agencies and is directly relevant to the mission of EPA
STAR processes compare favorably and in many cases substantially exceed those in other research-supporting organizations
STAR research results have already improved the scientific foundation for decision making even though the program is young and many of the projects have not yet been completed
NAS – “STAR Program Excels”NAS – “STAR Program Excels”
STAR researchers are leaders in their fields and are attracted to STAR from fields outside EPA’s mission Editors of journals, officers in societies, awards of distinction such as the National
Medal of Science, Guggenheim Fellowship and Nobel prizes in chemistry, engineering, and economics
STAR grant program successfully leverages funds by establishing research partnerships with other agencies
STAR fellowship program is a valuable mechanism for enabling a continuing supply of graduate students in environmental sciences and engineering to help build a stronger scientific foundation for the Nation’s environmental research and management efforts
STAR program has developed innovative approaches to communicating the results of its research
P3 Student Award(People, Prosperity, and the Planet)
Innovation in science and technology for sustainability: Teams of university students to design, research, and develop a scientific, policy, or technical solution to a sustainability challenge in developing and developed world
Building capacity in the Next Generation: integrating sustainability concepts into fundamental education creating a future workforce with an awareness of the impacts of their work on economy, society, and the environment, to work in a multi-disciplinary framework, and to make collaborative, interdisciplinary decisions.
Team Partnerships: Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged. Teams are encouraged to partner with industry, nonprofits, and government
Program Partners: over 40 partners including industry, NGOs, professional societies, other government
P3 Program Results
• All projects must quantify benefits of their results to the environment, economy, and society For example, Oberlin’s Dorm Energy Competition, which spanned 2 weeks in
March, resulted in:• Electricity savings of 68,500 kWh, saving the college $5,120 • Water savings of 20,500 gals, saving the college $260 Pollutants NOT
released into the atmosphere as a result of the energy savings:148,000 lbs of CO2, 1,360 lbs of SO2, 520 lbs of Nox
• P3 projects resulted in the founding of 4 start-up companies For example, University of Michigan students starting a consulting company “Urban
Catalyst Associates” working with other cities in Michigan based on lessons learned during P3 project in Ann Arbor
• Projects must also report on using P3 as an educational tool For example, Cornell University developed a dedicated senior/grad-level 3 credit
course focused on P3 project
Tenable at Institutions Receiving Less that $35M Federal Funding including most HBCUs, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Alaska Native Serving Institutions
2004: Persistent, Bioaccumulative Chemicals
2005: Nanotechnology 2006: Remediation and Treatment Competitive!
Started in 2004: received 47 proposals in initial solicitation, will fund 3-4 per year
Greater Research OpportunitiesResearch Grants
Greater Research OpportunitiesResearch Grants
NCER Educational Support ActivitiesNCER Educational Support ActivitiesSTAR Graduate Fellowships
GRO Graduate and Undergraduate Fellowships
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellowships
American Schools of Public Health (ASPH) Fellowships
Marshall Scholars Program3 scholarships to US students to pursue graduate environmental programs in the UK.
ORD Post Doc Term AppointmentsORD Research Triangle Park Labs – ranked #1 by post docs in survey by The Scientist
2008 Fellowship Programs
Announcements: Mid-Summer, 2007
Deadlines: November 2007
2008 Fellowship Programs
Announcements: Mid-Summer, 2007
Deadlines: November 2007
STAR Graduate Fellowships Greater Research Opportunity (GRO)
fellowships for graduate environmental study Greater Research Opportunity (GRO)
undergraduate student fellowships
Tenable at any accredited U.S. College or University
Fellowship for two-year Master’s or three-year Doctoral Degrees
Environmental Management, including Physical, Biological, and Social Sciences, and Engineering
Stipend $37,000 per year: Tuition allowance + Stipend + $5000 Expenses
Competitive!
STAR Graduate Fellowships For Study In The Environmental Sciences
STAR Graduate Fellowships For Study In The Environmental Sciences
Started in 1995 as part of STAR program: Received 1732 applications in 2005, fund 125 per year
Comparison: Federal Fellowship Programs 2004
DOE
NASA
DHS
EPASTAR
NIH
Dept. Ed
DOD
NSF
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200
Number of Fellowships Awarded
Federal Fellowships Support Comparison 2004*
Name/Agency Duration Tuition Stipend Allowances
NSF 3 yrs (5 yr period) $10.5K 27.5K
DOD 3 yrs All 1-27.5K
2-28.0K
3-28.5K
Dept. of Education
3 yrs $11.5K $30K
NIH 5 yrs $20.7K $1650-2200
EPA STAR 2 yrs MS
3 yrs PhD (4yr pd)
$12K $20K $5K
DHS 3 yrs $31.1K
DOE 4 yrs All $28K $2500
NASA 1yrs renewable for up to 3 years
$18K $3K student
$3K university
*Note: More current data are available
Tenable at Institutions Receiving Less that $35M Federal Funding including most HBCUs, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Alaska Native Serving Institutions
Fellowships for two-year Master’s or three-year Doctoral Degrees
Environmental Sciences, including Economics and Social Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science
Stipend $37,000 per year: Tuition allowance + Stipend + $5000 Expenses
Competitive!
First year 1998: Received 232 applications in 2005, fund 20 per year
Greater Research OpportunitiesGraduate Fellowships For Environmental Study
Greater Research OpportunitiesGraduate Fellowships For Environmental Study
Tenable at Institutions Receiving Less that $35M Federal Funding including most HBCUs, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Alaska Native Serving Institutions
Two-year Fellowship for last two years of undergraduate study
Major in environmental science, physical or biological sciences, computer science, environmental health, social science, mathematics, or engineering
Stipend: $17,000 per year Summer Paid Internship at EPA Laboratory
($7,500) Competitive!
Started in 1983: On average receive 50 applications, fund 15 per year
Greater Research OpportunitiesUndergraduate Fellowships
Greater Research OpportunitiesUndergraduate Fellowships
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Created in 1982 to strengthen the role of small businesses in federally funded R&D and develop a stronger national base for technical innovation.
Eligibility: U.S. For-Profit Firms with less than 500 employees EPA Budget: $6M set-aside (2-1/2% of extramural R&D) 2-Phase Program
Phase I – Feasibility/Proof-of-Concept 6 Months, $70K contract
Phase II – Full Research/Commercialization 15 Months, $255K-$320K contract
EPA Regions and Programs Identify Topics
Region 7 - Agriculture
Recommend Awards based Program Relevancy Mentor
Annual Phase I and Special Solicitations
SBIR - Phase 1 (2006) ProposalsReceived
A. Great Lakes Environmental Problems 99
A1. Improving the Great Lakes 15
A2. Control of Air Pollution 28
A.3 Monitoring and Remote Sensing 38
A4. Green Buildings 18
B. Env. Probs. In America's Heartland 66
B1. Mining and Mine Waste Mgt 8
B2. Lead Paint Detection and Removal 2
B3. Ag.& Rural Community Improvement 30
B4. Management of Animal Feeding Ops 26
C. Drinking Water and Wastewater Management 78
C1. Drinking Water Treatment and Monitoring 31
C2. Poll. Indicators for Beaches and Rec. Waters 10
C3. Water and Waste Management 37
D. Critical Research Areas 158
D1.. Innov. In Manufac. For Env. Prot 31
D2. Nanotechnology 27
D3. Engine and Vehicle Emission Reductions 28
D4. Solid and Haz. Waste 22
D5. Homeland Security 50
Communicating STAR Progress and ResultsCommunicating STAR Progress and Results
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