EREF Guidelines/Grants

The foundation awards several grants each year for research or education in topics pertaining with any aspect of solid waste management. Project topics could deal with any aspect of the following, but are not limited to:

Grant Applications:

Grant applications are accepted three times each year, coinciding with the meetings of the Board of Directors. The deadline for receiving applications will be two weeks previous to each meeting (meetings are usually held in April, August and December). Awards will be announced as soon as possible after the date of a committee meeting . There is no form for grant requests. Please include the following information in your submission:

Description of proposed activity (six pages maximum including text, references, tables and figures);
Project timeline;
Budget; and
Resumes of principal investigator(s).

All submissions must be in English.

Grants will not be provided for capital campaigns; political contributions; religious causes; operating funds; loans; or support of lobbying activities.

The foundation is interested in forming partnerships for some of its research and education projects. Please email us to indicate the waste and recycling issues that are of most interest to you, and the types of projects in which your organization would like to become involved and provide some sort of assistance. We look forward to hearing from you.

The EREF scholarship program awards recipients annually. All applications should be completed and in the EREF office by April 30th. Please click here for scholarship details and guidelines.

Michael J. Cagney, President, Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF), 901 N. Pitt Street, Suite 270, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Phone: 703-299-5139, Fax: 703-299-5145.

Send your name, title, mailing address, phone, fax and email to EREF's Vice President of Communications at foundation@erefdn.org. Please indicate your field of interest and whether or not you are a waste service professional.