Sustainability

Opportunities

Opportunities

Throughout Centre County, there are over 30 children in need of a mentor (AKA a Big). Bigs and Littles hang out a few times a month doing normal everyday activities (take a walk, go for a bike ride, play a board game, get a slice of pizza) because it takes LITTLE to be BIG!
Conversations to Remember is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated towards combating loneliness and isolation felt by senior citizens. Their virtual visit program matches 2-3 college students with residents of long-term care, assisted living, and memory care communities for virtual video visits. These residents have been suffering from isolation, and students could really brighten their days just...
Deadline to Apply: May 1, 2024
The fourth cohort of The Innovator Program will award two-year grants for selected faculty on projects that align with NSF and NSF NCAR strategic priorities and that address complex societal issues. Awards will be up to $250K in total, over two years, starting in the Fall 2025. Funded projects will be co-developed between faculty awardees and NSF NCAR scientists....
Deadline to Apply: May 5, 2024
The European Health Psychology Society (EHPS) Synergy Board is inviting applications to its Expert Meeting 2024: Research Synergies for the Future: Advancing Environmental Health Psychology Meeting Description:  Promoting environmental health, influenced by the natural and built environment, involves addressing environmental degradation through mitigation and adaptation. Individuals can help through behavior change, adopting sustainable technologies, or supporting...
Deadline to Apply: May 10, 2024
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences in collaboration with the Social Science Research Institute, Materials Research Institute, the Institute of Energy and the Environment, the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Cancer Institute, is offering a new interdisciplinary seed grant program aimed at developing new or leveraging existent strategic...