The Green Chemistry Education Challenge Awards

Eligibility for 2022 Grants - Proposal Deadline: December 30, 2022

All Beyond Benign Green Chemistry Commitment Signers are eligible to apply for this grant. See Who's Committed here. Grantees can submit applications, prior to signing the commitment, but only those that signed the commitment by December 30, 2022 will have their proposals considered.

• This funding call is open to faculty, students, and staff with direct affiliations to Chemistry, Engineering, and/or Science Departments.

• Cross-department collaborations are encouraged, but all applications must include at least one Chemistry Department faculty member.
  

To learn more about Beyond Benign’s Green Chemistry Commitment

Criteria and Scope

Applications that incorporate the above goals will be weighted favorably. Funding must be used to support the adoption of Green Chemistry curriculum into chemistry courses, laboratories, and/or outreach activities.

Examples for Green Chemistry education initiatives at this funding level include but are not limited to:

· Assessment of current chemistry curriculum through departmental self-assessment, followed by implementation of suggested changes from Beyond Benign.

· Support for raising awareness of Green Chemistry on campus through departmental initiatives or student group activities.

· Support of faculty and students' professional development through Green Chemistry learning opportunities.

· Funds to purchase laboratory equipment and supplies for greener approaches within teaching and/or research, examples include but are not limited to: Water-less condensers, solvent recycling systems, water-less rotary evaporator set-ups, etc.

· Curriculum redesign by faculty, or staff with direct affiliations to Chemistry or Engineering departments:

· Creating collaborations between chemistry and engineering departments to integrate green chemistry into the appropriate courses to ensure chemists and engineers have a Green Chemistry skill set.

· Creating collaborations between sustainability departments and or environmental health and safety officer/department and chemistry departments. Explore working in these existing networks to get events and initiatives promoted across campus and beyond.

2022 Grant APPLICATION:

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