Research Promotion
The Research Promotion Committee manages and supports both the Society-level fundraising and Chapter-level fundraising of the RP Campaign.
Traditionally supporting just research, the RP Campaign was expanded 10 years ago to include support of education & ALI, Endowed Research through ASHRAE Foundation, YEA programs, ASHRAE Scholarships, and the General/Unrestricted fund.
Research, the backbone of ASHRAE, remains the primary fund of the program with over $2 million raised for this program annually.
The RP Campaign is an annual fundraising campaign benefiting the funding of numerous ASHRAE Programs.
These programs include:
- ASHRAE Research
- ASHRAE Scholarships for undergraduate students
- ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) development of new courses & materials
- Graduate Research Projects (Grants-in-Aid)
- Young Engineers in ASHRAE (YEA) Leadership Training
- Permanently endowed support to all of the above programs
The RP Campaign is overseen by the RP Committee, a standing ASHRAE Committee. The Committee is made up of 15 Regional Vice Chairs (RVC), 4 Vice Chairs (past Consultant), and Chair (past Vice Chair).
Staff support is a team based at ASHRAE Headquarters.
The RP Campaign raises over $2.7 million a year from over 6,000 donors. These donors are made up of ASHRAE Members, industry associations, and industry organizations If you need further information please contact RP Staff, they’ll be happy to help answer your questions or direct you to another staff member who specializes in that
area.
