Annual Energy Research Symposium and Seed Grant Competition

Scene from 2008 Research Symposium

To encourage the rapid growth of interdisciplinary and collaborative research, the University of Colorado at Boulder Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI - formerly the CU-Boulder Energy Initiative) and its Leadership Council sponsor an Annual Energy Research Symposium each fall.  The main activity for the symposium is a poster session in which faculty, research associates, graduate students and scientists display research projects and ideas for tackling energy and related climate change or sustainability issues. More importantly, participants can learn about related research interests and expertise on the CU campuses and at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and other local federal laboratories. Poster presentations on all aspects of renewable energy, energy sustainability, or the effects of energy production and use on the environment are welcome. Many productive collaborations have resulted from chance encounters by poster presenters at previous symposia.

2008 Symposium Poster Session

Seed Grant Competition

A Seed Grant Competition with awards up to $50,000 is held following the Research Symposium. Funding for this program is provided by the RASEI Leadership Council. Click here for the RFP. The online application form for the seed grant competition will be made available immediately after the Symposium.

You must have participated in a poster presentation at the Research Symposium to be eligible to submit a proposal to the Seed Grant Program.

Recipients of past seed grant awards can be found here.

For more information about the Research Symposium and Seed Grant Competition please contact Bobbie Klein, bklein@colorado.edu

Previous Research Symposia
Information about last year's Symposium and Seed Grant Competition can be found here. Many aspects of the 2009 Research Symposium and Seed Grant Competition will be similar.

The University and NREL committed $700,000 to the 2006 seed grant competition for awards up to $50,000. Beginning in 2008 funding for the annual seed grant competition is provided by the Leadership Council.