Grand challenges require an approach that is transdisciplinary and that broadly engages communities beyond the university. With the Network Catalyst Grants, the Institute for a Sustainable Earth will support faculty teams who wish to engage external partners in applied research opportunities in the areas of sustainability science and resilience aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals. Faculty teams will have funding and support services so that they may catalyze a network of collaborators within and beyond George Mason University, with the ultimate goal of developing novel research approaches and applications. Successful teams will be expected to work with ISE personnel to build a transdisciplinary community of research and practice that extends deeply into local, regional, or international communities. One key outcome of the grant period will be the development of an extramural funding strategy that will sustain network activities and support putting research into action.
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