Two international research grants for 2025 are now open:

1. Request for Proposals – Quantifying Point Source Mitigation-Ready Methane Emissions At Water Resource Recovery Facilities (Deadline: 22 October 2025)
2. Yves Rocher Terre de Femmes Foundation Prize (Deadline: 31 October 2025)

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1. Request for Proposals – Quantifying Point Source Mitigation-Ready Methane Emissions At Water Resource Recovery Facilities

The Water Research Foundation is inviting proposals for a project aimed at developing and implementing effective strategies to monitor and reduce methane emissions from water resource recovery facilities.

Funding Organization: The Water Research Foundation (WRF)

Project Objectives:

• Develop standardized methane detection and monitoring methods, and recommend best practices for routine point source, leak detection, and continuous monitoring.
• Identify and describe the available methane monitoring equipment, and compare costs, capabilities, calibration/maintenance needs, and ease of use, incorporating best practices from other sectors.
• Determine major methane point sources and leak spots, and measure real-world emissions across key process areas, including digestion, biogas utilization, and biosolids processes, to prioritize high-risk emission points and support the development of emission factors.
• Use collected point source level and leak detection emissions data to evaluate acceptable leak rates from equipment where zero emissions are not feasible, while drawing on technically achievable, real-world practices.
• Provide an example of an actionable monitoring program that could be used by water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) to implement their own methane monitoring programs, including workforce development recommendations to assist with program adoption.

Eligibility

Proposals will be accepted from both U.S.-based and non-U.S.-based entities, including educational institutions, research organizations, governmental agencies, consultants, or other for-profit entities.

Maximum Award: Up to $225,000 in funding from WRF

Application Process: Applications must be submitted online at https://portal.waterrf.org/outbound-grant-details/3045

Application Deadline: 22 October 2025

Further information: https://portal.waterrf.org/outbound-grant-details/3045

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2. Yves Rocher Terre de Femmes Foundation Prize

The Yves Rocher Foundation’s Prix Terre de Femmes celebrates and empowers women whose actions make a real difference for the environment.

Funding Organization: The Yves Rocher Foundation

Theme: The Tree, Guardian of Life

Eligibility:

• Any adult woman or group of women committed to protecting nature and working with trees,
• Leading a concrete project through a non-profit structure (association, NGO, foundation, etc.) with at least one year of existence,
• Residing in any country, of any nationality.

Benefits:

• 5 laureates selected worldwide
• 10,000 € grant per project
• The opportunity to join a community of committed women

Application Process: The application must be submitted online via https://fondation-yves-rocher.wiin.io/en/applications/prix-terre-de-femmes-fondation-yves-rocher-edition2026

Application Deadline: 31 October 2025

Further information: https://www.yves-rocher-fondation.org/en/how-to-apply-to-the-terre-de-femmes-award/

For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak and Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel.: 02 470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th