The Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center (also know as the Vermont Water Center, or VWRLSC) funds research on major water resource issues of concern to the state, disseminates results from that research, and helps to educate students about the nature and value of water resources.
Fall foliage around a blue lake.

Request for Research Proposals

The Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center welcomes proposals focusing on critical water resources science and management needs in Vermont, including the Connecticut River basin and the Lake Champlain basin, from investigators based at an institute of higher education in Vermont.
Three researchers examining a climate buoy.

Funded Research Projects

Research projects, focused on water resources issues in Vermont, are supported for one or two years.
The Moss Glenn Waterfall.

Project Publications

A bibliography of publications (peer-reviewed journal articles and graduate theses/dissertations) from supported research is provided.

More Information

The Vermont Water Center is one of 54 National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) established at land grant institutions. Recently funded researchers have studied cyanobacteria and harmful algal bloom ecology, impacts of round goby and quagga mussel invasions in Lake Champlain, and phosphorus sources in rock and soil in forested watersheds.