WIN - ARTS Joint Seed Grant Program: Addressing the Challenges of Moving to Alternative Energies and the Hydrogen Economy

WIN-ARTS Joint Seed Grant Program

WIN and the Faculty of Arts are pleased to announce the Joint Seed Grant Program: Addressing the Challenges of Moving to Alternative Energies and the Hydrogen Economy. 

Please see the table below for more information, including detailed guidelines and the application template.

Title:

Addressing the Challenges of Moving to Alternative Energies and the Hydrogen Economy

Background & Rationale:

This specific seed funding call is focused on addressing the need to move away from current petrochemical dependencies to alternative energies. Proposals must address challenges of alternative energy technologies from different disciplinary lenses, including political, social, policy and economy of scale considerations.

The intent of the program is to support teams in the first steps in obtaining initial data points and insights to enable researchers to target various funding programs, such as:

Eligibility:

Teams must consist of at least one (1) WIN Core Member, and one (1) member from the Faculty of Arts

Funding:

An envelope of $45,000 CAD is available for this call, to be allocated for three (3) to five (5) outstanding one-year projects

Application:

WIN - Arts Seed Funding Guidelines

Application Template

Deadline:

Friday, May 5, 2023 (no later than 4:30pm)

Contacts and application submission:

WIN Members contact Lisa Pokrajac at lisa.pokrajac@uwaterloo.ca

Arts Members contact Selena Santi at selena.santi@uwaterloo.ca 

General inquires to be sent to both Lisa and Selena.