The Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) solicits seed funding proposals to support interdisciplinary research, visioning, and planning activities on ambitious topics related to sustainability, energy, and environment. The iSEE seed funds are available to promote meaningful research collaborations among faculty and scientists across campus and to raise the national visibility of U. of I. and the research team in the topic area. The specific goal of the funding is to expedite the coalescence of interdisciplinary research teams that touch on any of the thematic areas of interest to iSEE and to develop multiple strong, large-scale proposals that can be submitted for external funding through iSEE.
Our Campus as a Living Lab program is designed to provide seed funding to projects that link campus sustainability targets to national and global sustainability, energy, and environment challenges. Specifically, iSEE wants to leverage this seed money to attract external funds that are relevant to objectives from the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP).
Latest Seed Funding News & Projects
2026 RFP: iSEE Announces Seed Funding for Interdisciplinary Research Teams
Urban Heating, Cooling to Play Major Role in Energy Demand, Climate Change
High Tunnels, Lowering Barriers
iSEE Funds Sustainable Low-Carbon Transportation Research Initiative!
Climate Change and Urbanization: Team Employs New Modeling Framework
Green Stormwater Infrastructure: A Solution for Mosquito-Borne Disease?
iSEE Seed-Funds Two New Projects
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