The Story Exchange, an award-winning nonprofit media organization dedicated to elevating women’s voices, is once again accepting applications for its annual Women In Science Incentive Prize.
Donor Name: The Story Exchange
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Prize
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/31/2022
Grant Size: $5,000
Details:
Successful applicants will be addressing air quality through one of the following areas:
- Advanced monitoring and quantification– of pollutant emissions at high spatial resolution; pollutant transport and transformation processes; innovative life cycle analysis.
- Secondary effects – wildfires, particulate matter, extreme heat and ozone.
- Energy: fossil alternatives, efficiency and conservation – in industrial, agriculture or urban settings; vdecarbonization.
- Transformative technology for remediation, reduction or prevention – greenhouse gas emissions reduction; technology substitution; carbon sequestration; advanced materials for climate change mitigation.
Eligible candidates for the Women In Science Incentive Prize will be scientists with advanced degrees in the fields of physics, chemistry, engineering, biology, environmental science or closely related fields; or entrepreneurs with advanced degrees who are creating science-based products and technology to help mitigate/reduce the impact of climate change.
Funding Information
A total of 5 recipients will be awarded $5,000 each and potential media coverage via The Story Exchange, which produces videos, articles and podcasts for entrepreneurial women.
Eligibility Criteria
The cash prize will support U.S.-based women working to find innovative, science-based solutions in the area of climate change mitigation and adaptation. This year, the focus is on women leading efforts in air.
For more information, visit The Story Exchange.