The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship program funds recent graduates and energy professionals to support critical energy organizations to advance clean energy solutions that will help decarbonize the power system, electrify transportation and industry, and make the U.S. power system more resilient, equitable and inclusive.
The program recruits candidates from diverse backgrounds to spend up to two years at eligible host institutions, which this year include:
- Electric public utility commissions in the United States and U.S. territories
- Electric cooperatives and municipal utilities
- Puerto Rican essential energy organizations
- Tribal utilities
- Inter-Tribal councils and other Tribal organizations
- Grid operators
Innovator Fellows receive a stipend to support their participation in the Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship program and an allowance for education and professional development opportunities.
The goal of the program is to increase access to clean energy career opportunities across the country and accelerate the national transition to resilient and affordable clean energy.
The year, DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is partnering with the Grid Deployment Office (GDO) to expand the Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship program to include a focus on grid resilience and innovative grid services within states, territories, and Tribal institutions.
Deadline: May 22, 2023
The fellowship is open to recent bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and doctoral graduates or mid-career professionals in fields relevant to electricity generation, transmission, or distribution. Fellowship candidates must demonstrate an interest in the application of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable transportation technologies and policies. Fellows serve one-year terms and have the option to renew for a second year. Fellows receive a competitive stipend with health benefits and an education allowance to support their professional development.