Funding opportunities
The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability advances knowledge, solutions, and impact through research and education to create a thriving, enduring future for humanity and the planet. Stanford faculty can apply for grants from the school to support discovery and curiosity-driven research, solutions-focused work, and external engagement.
Discovery
Our faculty and scholars are working to drive a deeper understanding of the most important questions related to Earth, climate, and society.
Solution areas
The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability selected eight interconnected areas to focus our solutions-based research efforts over the next decade.
External engagement
We support Stanford faculty in establishing new relationships with external partners that can advance research into understanding the planet and the world we live in.
Sustainability Accelerator
The Sustainability Accelerator speeds the translation of Stanford research into scalable technology and policy solutions to address urgent global sustainability challenges.
Additional funding is available through our institutes.
Woods Institute for the Environment
The Woods Institute is working toward a future in which societies meet people’s needs for water, food, health and other vital services while sustaining the planet.
Precourt Institute for Energy
The Precourt Institute develops the creativity, collaboration, learning, and leadership to help realize the vision of sustainable, affordable, secure energy for all.
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Learn about some of our latest research and discoveries.
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In a new study comparing gas, propane, and all-electric commercial kitchens, researchers documented temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit and nitrogen dioxide above the EPA’s one-hour outdoor air standard in 70% of gas and propane kitchens.
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Deborah Sivas, environmental law expert and professor of environmental social sciences, discusses the emerging “climate abundance” movement and what it could mean for environmental law.
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The Stanford Sustainability Accelerator has launched a Fire Innovation Initiative to accelerate the development and adoption of technologies, policies, and other solutions that reduce wildfire risk and strengthen the resilience of communities and ecosystems.
