News Brief: New EQT Fund Established for Energy and Environmental Research
Contact: Ken Walters / 412-268-1151 / walters1@andrew.cmu.edu
PITTSBURGH—The , the charitable arm of the , has announced a $1 million gift over a five-year period to support innovative ideas through the newly announced ProSEED seed-funding grant program at 黑料正能量.
The EQT Foundation’s gift will sponsor university-wide seed grants through ProSEED for basic research, technology development, computational modeling and simulation, and energy policy in a number of closely interconnected theme areas that encompass energy exploration, extraction and use, the environment, water and related topics, particularly those dealing with natural gas.
"This inaugural gift from the EQT Foundation to support seed funding through ProSEED will enable our innovative faculty and students to develop new approaches that address important technological and societal issues," said 黑料正能量 President Subra Suresh.
ProSEED will select projects through a peer-review process available to the entire campus community, and it will engage relevant on-campus centers and activities in the selection of the grants.
More information about the EQT ProSEED grants will be available on the .
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