Opportunities for Faculty
IBES offers seed funding opportunities to current Institute fellows, as well as grants for travel and other expenses. Brown faculty who are engaged in environmentally-related research may petition to become affiliated with IBES.
Opportunities for Faculty
IBES offers seed funding opportunities to current Institute fellows, as well as grants for travel and other expenses. Brown faculty who are engaged in environmentally-related research may petition to become affiliated with IBES.
IBES Extended Undergraduate Research Assistantships (EURA)
Deadline for applications for Spring 2027: November 16, 2026.
In the IBES Extended Undergraduate Research Assistantships (EURA), faculty and undergraduate students pursue multi-semester research opportunities. IBES Core and Affiliate Faculty mentors may compete for a grant of $5,000 after the first semester to support undergraduate participation in research.
IBES Catalyst Research Awards
Applications for AY 2026–2027 are now closed. Check back for information about the AY 2027–2028 cycle in spring 2027.
IBES Core and Affiliate Faculty are encouraged to apply for funding to support intellectually rigorous, solutions-driven research that advances IBES’s 2023-2038 Strategic Plan. Specifically, we seek proposals that cross disciplinary boundaries, focus on environmental themes, and show potential for societal impacts including but not limited to network building, policy development, durable and equitable community partnerships, and pedagogical innovations in undergraduate education.
New for 2026: For projects that include meaningful participation of undergraduate students in climate, sustainability, and environmental research and/or focus on undergraduate-targeted environmental educational and training opportunities, a separate pool of funding is available from the Student Research Hubs, which are part of the STEP Program.
Request IBES Faculty Affiliation
Requests reviewed on a rolling basis
Brown faculty who are engaged in environmentally-related research and teaching are invited to fill out the linked form to become affiliated with IBES! In becoming an IBES Affiliate, faculty will be featured on the IBES website and other communications efforts, be invited to participate in IBES events and programming, and gain visibility for any climate, sustainability, and environment-related courses that you teach.