From smart home controls to solar powered gas refrigeration, undergraduate HVAC&R students in their senior year are able to gain hands-on experience in their field thanks to the ASHRAE 2010-2011 Undergraduate Senior Project Grant.

The grants, totaling some $65,000, are awarded by The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) to colleges and universities worldwide to promote the study and teaching of HVAC&R, encouraging undergraduate students to pursue related careers. The grants are used to design and construct projects.

For more information on the grant program, visit www.ashrae.org/students. ASHRAE will begin accepting applications for the 2011-2012 program in August 2010, with a December 2010 final deadline.