Perry L. McCarty AEESP Founders' Award Grant

Perry L. McCarty AEESP Founders' Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Foundation (AEESP Foundation)
Amount: US $2,250
Last Updated: November 22, 2025

Summary

The Perry L. McCarty AEESP Founders' Award, presented by the AEESP Foundation, honors outstanding contributions to environmental engineering education and research. It recognizes a professor's excellence in these fields, offering a plaque, a $1500 cash prize, and a $750 travel allotment for the awards ceremony. Nominations are accepted annually, with past submissions considered for three years. Careful adherence to nomination guidelines is essential for eligibility.

Overview

About the Foundation Mission The mission of the AEESP Foundation is to improve the state of knowledge in environmental engineering and science through the support and encouragement of excellent education, outreach, and scientific research. Perry L. McCarty AEESP Founders' Award This award is given annually to recognize the significant contributions of Professor McCarty to environmental engineering education, research, and practice and will be given to an environmental engineering or science professor who has record of excellence in these areas. The recipient of this award will receive a plaque, a cash prize of $1500, and a $750 travel allotment to attend the awards ceremony. Past nominations will be carried over and considered for three years and may be modified during this period. Refer to the nomination package for the required submission requirements. Nomination packages that are incomplete or exceed page length maximums will not be reviewed.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. An individual may receive the award only onceRequirements for nominators and letter writersOne nomination per cycle per award for a given category may be submitted by a single nominator.There is no limit on the number of nomination packages to which an individual letter writer may contribute.If a single individual is serving as a nominator or letter writer for more than one nominee during a single cycle, they will be contacted to provide a ranking of their contributions before the committee's review.Nomination packages that are incomplete or exceed page length maximums will not be reviewed.Complete nomination package includes: Cover letter (one-page max.) from the nominator, and a 150 character (maximum including punctuation and spacing) citation of the nominees that may be used by the presenter when the winners are announced,Brief curriculum vitae (4-page maximum) for the nominee,At least two, but no more than five, additional letters of recommendation. Each letter should be limited to no more than two pages with a minimum of 11-point font size of Times New Roman, Calibri, or Arial,Full current contact information of the nominee.Past nominations will be carried over and considered for three years and may be modified during this period.

Ineligibility

Previous recipients of this award are not eligible to be re-nominated.