ASME Environmental Engineering Division's 2015 awards for $25,000
From the ASME Environmental Engineering Division (EED)
A total of $25,000 per year will be awarded to students, educators and EED members who propose interesting ways to impact environmental education in their communities. A maximum of five proposals will be funded with a maximum of $5,000 per award. Proposals are due November 1, 2015.
The ASME Environmental Engineering Division (EED) is pleased to announce an Educational Support Program designed with three goals in mind:
1. To encourage students to both appreciate the significance of environmental engineering in society and also to pursue careers in mechanical/environmental engineering.
2. To encourage members of the Environmental Engineering Division of ASME (EED) to become more active in the communication of engineering principles and practices that can identify and solve environmental issues in their communities.
3. To encourage educators to become more acquainted with ASME and Mechanical/Environmental Engineering.
There will be a total of $25,000 per year awarded to students, educators and EED members who propose interesting ways to impact environmental education in their communities. A maximum of five proposals will be funded with a maximum of $5,000 per award. Possible awards include:
1. An EED member paired with a local educator (at any level of education) to develop a curriculum unit over a Summer that can be put into practice the following school year. Units that are successful will be shared with other educators.
2. Funding support for an EED member, a college, or a graduate student to attend an ASME sponsored environmental event (e.g., conference, training/certification program, workshop, etc).
3. Funding support for a non ASME Member educator (primary and/or secondary school teacher) to attend an ASME sponsored environmental event (e.g., conference, training/certification program, workshop, etc) in support of curriculum development (May be paired with 1. above)
4. Funding of projects that connect with environmental engineering and mechanical engineering principles that appear promising for environmental education.
Proposals (maximum 5 pages in length) should be submitted electronically by November 1, 2015 to:edelsonm2@asme.org. Projects that pair an EED member with an educator shall describe how funds will be shared between the two. The expectation is that the majority share of funding will support the educator. Please note that this is an experimental program and EED encourages the widest latitude of projects consistent with the above guidelines. We expect, over time, to better understand what "works" and at that time we might adjust the criteria for our selections.