ICEDS Seed Funding 2023
Wednesday, 4 Oct 2023

Applications for the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions (ICEDS) Seed Funding are now open.

ICEDS Members are eligible to apply for an Ideation (up to $10,000) or Research (up to $20,000) grant supporting nascent projects that advance novel solutions and build capabilities towards the growing challenges of climate change and / or energy transition and / or disasters. Projects should aim to align with one of the following primary themes: 

  1. Reducing vulnerabilities (e.g. social, environmental, economic) relating to climate change and / or energy transition and / or disasters preparedness, response and recovery.  

  1. Generating societal benefits in the context of climate change and / or energy transition and / or disasters preparedness, response and recovery via inclusive, equitable and / or co-designed solutions. 

  1. Restoring, maintaining or improving natural systems in relation to climate change through the adoption of novel emissions-reduction or adaptation solutions. 

  1. Supporting equitable governance and enhancing capacities (of people, communities, business) in relation to climate change and / or energy transitions and / or disaster risk management.  

  1. Supporting the ANU Below Zero Initiative which seeks to reduce the University’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and progressively draw down emissions using ANU land and / or via projects. 

ICEDS staff are available to assist with applications and we encourage you to contact us at iceds@anu.edu.au

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please join us online for a Seed Funding information session on Monday 16 October 1-2pm. Please register your attendance here.  

Resources. 

The Seed Funding Guidlines are available here (now updated with FAQs).

The Seed Funding Application Form is available here. 

Click here to download a 'print' version of the Seed Funding Application Form, noting that final submissions of the form must be made online here.  

Note: Applications close 11:59pm AEDT Monday 23 October.  

If you are not an ICEDS Member, click here to join the Institute.