Poverty, Disparity & Injustice

For the fifth year, YPS has awarded grants to projects pursuing novel solutions to urgent climate and environmental challenges. 

Linking forest restoration in the northeastern United States with decarbonized building systems.

Developing scalable and replicable housing solutions that address affordability, health, climate, and wealth-building in cities around the country.

The New Haven Environmental History Project turns the history of the local built and natural environment into usable curricular materials. 

Addressing the critical challenge of global sustainable water resource allocation, with emphasis on water-stressed regions.

Extreme weather events, intensifying fire regimes, and forest loss threaten Indigenous livelihoods in southeast Amazonia.

Join us for a Zoom session to learn more about Yale Planetary Solutions and applying for our Doctoral Fellowship program.

Join us for a Zoom session to learn more about Yale Planetary Solutions and applying for our Doctoral Fellowship program.

Prizes of $350 and $250 will be awarded to winning flash fiction stories of 300-1,000 words related to climate and sustainability. 

Flash fiction contest winners receive prize money and publication in one of Yale’s literary journals. Deadline to submit is February 27, 2026!