Seed Grant Program in Climate and Sustainability
Internal — Harvard University only
Seed Grant Program in Climate and Sustainability supports Harvard faculty’s early-stage research, new collaborations, and workshops to address climate problems and develop new research directions.
Funder: Harvard University
Due Dates: February 5, 2027 (February cycle) | October 1, 2027 (October cycle) | Off-cycle consideration (Time-sensitive opportunities)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 for one year
Summary: Supports Harvard faculty’s early-stage climate and sustainability research, new research directions, interdisciplinary collaborations, and workshops.
Key Information: Applicants must be Harvard faculty with Principal Investigator status and may lead only one active seed grant.
Description
Harvard University’s Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability runs this seed grant program to support early-stage research, new projects, and workshops addressing complex climate problems. The program helps faculty develop work that could lead to external funding, explore new climate and sustainability research directions, and build academic communities around emerging or understudied topics. It forms part of the institute’s broader effort to enhance and accelerate the impact of faculty research through external engagement.
Funding covers five purposes, including new interdisciplinary collaborations and cross-School research quantifying health outcomes from climate mitigation or adaptation interventions. Workshops may convene academic and non-academic researchers. Selection considers whether the proposed activity can be successfully executed and its potential legacy through publications, further funding, improved public health outcomes, or new lines of work at Harvard.
