FUNDING INITIATIVES

• Naming of the Institute: $10 million.
This would provide an annual operating budget of $500,000 to fund the Institute’s research/teaching/outreach activities as listed in the development brochure. Download Brochure
• Construction and naming of a green building (approx. 7,500 sq. ft): $5 million.
• Endowed chair in renewable energy research: $4 million.
• Endowed directorship of the Institute: $4 million.
• TCU-Oxford Sustainable Futures Initiative: $2 million (this would generate $100,000/annum to fund in perpetuity the sending of 12 students to Oxford for this unique educational experience).
• Botanical Research Institute of Texas partnership: $1.5 million (this would generate $75,000/annum to fund two graduate students in the area of botanical research).
• Naming of TCU’s Tropical Research Station: $1 million (this would generate $50,000/annum to operate the station, including full-time station manager, cook, and all maintenance)
• Green Roof Research: $1 million (this would generate $50,000/annum to support a graduate student as well as research expenses).
• TCU’s Purple Bike Program: $250,000 to purchase 500 bikes.
• Applied Projects: $200,000 (this would generate $10,000/annum to fund equipment and travel expenses for students working on various real-world projects).
• Field courses in Envirodiversity: $200,000 (this would generate $10,000/annum to fund equipment and travel costs).
• The Green Macaw project: $100,000 (this would generate $5,000/annum to purchase nesting trees and support the bird rehabilitation center).

The TCU-Oxford-NextEra wind research initiative
www.wind.tcu.edu

In partnership with the University of Oxford in England, TCU students and faculty are undertaking basic research on the environmental, socio-economic and carbon implications of wind energy. This five-year, multi-million dollar research initiative is funded by NextEra Energy Resources, the nation’s largest wind energy producer. The research is coordinated by IES, with field research conducted at several NextEra sites throughout Texas. The goal is to provide sound scientific data about the integration of wind energy into our ecological community.

Please click here for more information on this research initiative and here for more information on NextEra Energy Resources, the Nation’s leader in renewable energy.

This international conservation program immerses students in the environmental challenges of one of the world’s most biologically diverse landscapes. Situated on 100 hectares of rainforest in the San Lorenzo valley, the station houses 20 students, has two faculty bungalows and three full-time staff. By establishing the station, TCU joins the ranks of several high-profile institutions with field stations, and is unrivaled
by universities of similar size in the opportunities for student/ faculty instruction and research. Students from every discipline are encouraged to follow a personal journey of discovery with an array of interdisciplinary curricula and research.

LEARN MORE about our conservation initiatives in Costa Rica.

The Green Macaw Project

This student-led initiative helps protect the nesting sites of the Great Green Macaw in Costa Rica. Students motivated by the near extinction of the Macaw raise the funds to buy habitat, specifically the mature Almendro trees, costing $500 per tree. In additions, funds are used to purchase saplings for replanting/reforestation of previously cleared farmland and to support a bird sanctuary for injured or illegally traded birds. In only two years, TCU students have purchased two mature trees, planted 18 saplings and raised $3,000 for the rehabilitation center.