Funding opportunities
The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability draws on a deep understanding of Earth, climate, and society to create knowledge and scalable solutions for our world’s most significant and complex problems. 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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A Stanford report and preprint study reveals that uncertainty about risk and liability is stopping reforestation carbon credits from scaling up. Its findings point to possible solutions, such as clear risk allocation frameworks, expanded insurance options, and enhanced transparency.
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By 2050, up to half the world’s urban population will face water scarcity. A new model of water supply, demand, and policies in a drought-prone city of 7 million in India shows how policies could prevent the poor from bearing the heaviest burden.
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The Stanford ecologist traces quiet shifts in the natural world – and how they circle back to human health. PhD student Phil Roberge takes us on a tour of his lab.
