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2024 Kleinman Center for Energy Policy Research Grants Program

General Information

Program Description

Each year, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy awards grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to support new research or supplement existing research in energy and climate policy.

Preference will be given to research on the following topics:

  • IRA and BIL Implementation and Evaluation
  • Grid Oversight
  • Offshore Wind
  • Critical Mineral Supply
  • LNG Exports
  • Hydrogen
  • Extreme Heat and Community Resilience
  • PECO Collaboration

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be a University of Pennsylvania standing and/or associated faculty member, postdoctoral researcher or fellow, and/or Ph.D. students*.
  • The grant program supports research in areas related to agriculture, climate policy, health, and technology.

*Note Ph.D. students must also include a note of support from their supervisor.

Award Information

  • Generally, grants are awarded in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $15,000

Review Process

Selection Criteria

Penn Kleinman Center for Energy Policy will conduct an internal competition.

Preference will be given to research on the following topics:

  • IRA and BIL Implementation and Evaluation
  • Grid Oversight
  • Offshore Wind
  • Critical Mineral Supply
  • LNG Exports
  • Hydrogen
  • Extreme Heat and Community Resilience
  • PECO Collaboration
  1. Each applicant can only submit one grant application. We will assess the first grant submission; subsequent submissions will not be assessed.
  2. Energy science and energy technology development projects are not eligible unless they have an energy or climate policy analysis component.
  3. Early-stage projects that do not allow the submission of a policy digest by June 30, 2025, are ineligible. We encourage applicants with early-stage projects to apply to the 2025-2026 grant cycle.

Kleinman Application Requirements

Applications must contain the following:

  1. Suggested Title and Date of Submission
  2. Department / School 
  3. Problem Statement and Impact
  4. Proposed Work and Method
  5. Timeline
  6. Requested Funds
  7. Final Deliverable (this can materialize in various formats, such as a policy digest, comprehensive report,
    presentation, visual aids like infographics and write-ups, or other relevant related formats)
  8. Identification of Target Audience (i.e. legislators, senate committees, government agencies,
    international organizations, farm communities, investors, public health organizations, ag tech investors,
    etc.)
  9. All materials must be submitted in a single PDF document of no more than three pages (11-point font, 1-inch margins, numbered pages).
  10. Send completed application materials to Arwen Kozak, by Friday, May 3, 2024.
  11. The subject line of the email should be, Kleinman_2024_applicant LAST name_applicant FIRST name.

Reporting

Grant money may be used from May 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. At the end of the grant period, or upon completion of the research, the grantee will prepare a deliverable as specified in their proposal based on grants-supported research. The adaptable format of deliverables enables grantees to contemplate and align their research with outcomes and audiences of their choosing. Policy digests must adhere to our review process and guidelines. Final digests will be published in HTML and PDF formats. All peer-reviewed publications resulting from this research must include a Kleinman Center acknowledgment. We will link to these publications from our site.

Please refer to the call for proposals for additional guidance.