Grants for Science Projects Addressing Air Quality and Climate Change
The Monterey Bay Air Pollution Control District is offering $5,000 grants for undergraduate students in the Monterey Bay/Santa Cruz area. The grants aim to support science and technology projects that enhance the understanding of air quality and climate change issues. Proposals should be 5-6 pages long, including an application form, abstract, project work plan, timeline, budget, and conclusion. Projects can be individual or in pairs, covering topics such as app development, pollution data analysis, and alternative transportation benefits.
Grants for Science Projects Addressing Air Quality and Climate Change
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The Monterey Bay Air Pollution Control District is awarding $5,000 grants • “For science and technology projects that advance the understanding of relevant Air Quality and Climate Change issues.” • Only for undergraduate students in the Monterey Bay/Santa Cruz area. • What is the Monterey Bay Air Pollution Control District? • http://www.mbuapcd.org/about-us/who-are-we.html
Typical length • Average length tends to be 5-6 pages, including (typically): • One page Application form • One page Title/Abstract • Two to three page project work plan, including • Project Description • Project Goals • Methods • Expected Deliverables/Outcomes • Half-page Timeline • Half-page Budget • Two to three sentences for the Conclusion/Summary
Project topics • You can take one of many different approaches towards your project: • Examples: • Creating a phone app • Analyzing the local benefits of alternative transportation • Collecting meteorological and pollution data • A more comprehensive list of possible projects can be found in the project’s Attachment A: • http://people.ucsc.edu/~gmoulds/CMPE185/AE_AttachmentA_CE185.pdf • As this is a technical course, you may not choose the suggested “Clean Air Video” nor the “Particulate Pollution” Informational Brochure • You do not need to carry out this project, but you will need to design it.
Individual or group project? • You may design projects individually or in groups of two students working together. • Each of you will need to write and submit your own proposal. • Any group-designed project must list all students involved in the project design.
Assignment requirements • Complete the Air Expressions Application form and submit a printout of the forms. • http://people.ucsc.edu/~gmoulds/CMPE185/AE_Grant_Application_CE185.doc • Complete the following sections: • Project title and abstract • Project work plan • Project timeline • Total requested budget • Conclusion/summary • Adhere to application format • You should insert your text into the required format
Assignment requirements (cont.) • Submit information described in Attachment B • http://people.ucsc.edu/~gmoulds/CMPE185/AE_AttachmentB_CE185.pdf • Not all projects will need the draft illustration mentioned in Attachment B section 3, but for many projects this will be useful. • Each item listed in Section 3 of Attachment B should have its own dedicated section. • There may be some redundant information across sections, but you should not copy/paste language exactly.
Special consideration: Your budget • The following budget items are not allowed: • Staff or student salaries • Contractor expenses • University overhead charges. • Any equipment purchased with the grant money will become property of UCSC. • Material costs and transportation expenses are appropriate, but your requests should be reasonable. • Specify these costs in your itemized budget.
