We thought it should be made widely known to people doing research in environmental areas. The U.S. EPA today announced plans for a new program of grants and fellowships for environmental research to be carried out by U.S. universities. Greater interaction with the university scientific community is an integral part of EPA's commitment to seek the best talent to develop and maintain the Agency's scientific excellence.
Universities are a proven source of expertise and innovative ideas on environmental research.
The augmented grants program will fund research in the areas of ecosystems, environmental technologies, global change and socio-economic issues. ORD will also seek applications from graduate students under a new fellowship program for environmentally-related studies. The program was created to support the development of a new generation of experts with the training and skills to address increasingly complex environmental challenges. Solicitations for the fellowships will be issued in mid-December 1994, and solicitations for the grants will be issued in early January 1995.