UMass Lowell undergraduate students are invited to submit a brief proposal describing a research, education, or engagement project that furthers sustainability on the UMass Lowell campus and beyond.
UMass Lowell is the only public university in Massachusetts with Full Observer Status to the UNFCC Conference of Parties (COP) Climate Negotiations. Increased student and faculty involvement with the COP is essential to our work moving forward. We particularly welcome student applications that present unique and innovative ways of engaging with UN climate negotiations and conference. Examples could include attending the conference to showcase UMass Lowell’s work, reporting back to the UMass Lowell community on the status of the negotiations, or pre/post events on campus or in the community.
Other proposed project areas include, but are not limited to projects that:
- Reduce UMass Lowell’s greenhouse gas emissions;
- Engage the student body with our sustainability-related initiatives;
- Enhance partnerships between the University and the City of Lowell to move shared sustainability goals forward; or
- Conduct new sustainability-related research.
Submissions should include:
- A project description not to exceed one page;
- A brief timeline and budget justification (not to exceed an additional page).
- A brief resume that provides evidence of qualifications needed to execute the proposed project.
- A letter of support from a faculty mentor who will advise the RISE Undergraduate Fellow throughout the project.
Rist Institute for Sustainability & Energy Undergraduate Fellows will be awarded $5,000 that can be used for a stipend or to provide financial support for their project.
Application deadline is Friday, July 15, 2022.
Please submit application materials through the Fellowship Online Application Form.
Please email: Sustainability@uml.edu with any questions.