Harvard's HUCE Exploratory Grants fund faculty-led, high-risk or time-sensitive preliminary research on important environmental topics, fostering new directions in environmental science.
Funder: Harvard University
Due Dates: Rolling (ad hoc applications accepted year-round)
Funding Amounts: Small exploratory grants; specific award size not stated; supports preliminary and high-risk projects.
Summary: Supports Harvard faculty in initiating preliminary research on significant environmental topics, especially those that are high-risk or time-sensitive.
Key Information: Open only to Harvard faculty; applications considered as needed.
The Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) Faculty Grants for Exploratory Research provide small grants to Harvard faculty for preliminary investigations into important environmental issues. These grants are designed to enable research that is high-risk, time-sensitive, or not typically supported by conventional funding sources. The program aims to foster innovative scholarship by supporting projects that may lead to further research or new lines of inquiry in environmental studies.