Katherine Bisbee II Fund Conservation Research Grant
Funding Amount
Up to $10,000 per grant (up to two grants per year)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Collaboration requirement: minimum of two Alliance member colleges/universities AND one business/industry partner
Other requirements
- Must involve faculty and undergraduate students from Alliance member institutions
- Projects must actively engage undergraduates in research
Overview
Funder: Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities (The Alliance) in partnership with the Oregon Community Foundation
Geographic Scope: Oregon
Focus Areas:
- Collaborative undergraduate conservation research
- Projects focused on conservation with "easily discernable" outcomes
- Elements of creativity
- Long-term benefit to people and/or natural areas of Oregon
- Example focus areas: renewable energy, water conservation, sustainable agriculture, waste management, environmental restoration
Eligibility
- Must involve faculty and undergraduate students from Alliance member institutions
- Collaboration requirement: minimum of two Alliance member colleges/universities AND one business/industry partner
- Projects must actively engage undergraduates in research
Previous/Example Projects Funded
- Solar-thermal energy research (renewable energy systems)
- Isothermal natural gas compressor design (alternative fuels)
- Residential agrivoltaics (solar panels + agriculture integration)
- Post-fire landscape restoration and recreational experience research
- Intelligent recycling with robotics and AI
- Wastewater treatment systems
- Bioretention systems for nutrient/metal removal
- Hybrid solar collectors for Pacific Northwest
- Green roof cooling and water quality studies
Contact Information
Address: 8215 SW Tualatin Sherwood Road, Suite 200, Tualatin, OR 97062
What Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges & Universities actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 10
- Total given
- $584K
- Median grant
- $59K
- Range
- $21K–$116K
- By dollars: Oregon 100%. Top recipient cities: Portland, OR; Salem, OR; McMinnville, OR.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 0% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Warner Pacific University · Portland, OR
Support and scholarships
$116K
Linfield University · McMinnville, OR
Support and scholarships
$96K
Bushnell University · Eugene, OR
Support and scholarships
$78K
Corban University · Salem, OR
Support and scholarships
$72K
University of Portland · Portland, OR
Support and scholarships
$67K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Environmental education
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