Our researchers explore critical issues and address challenges that have regional, national, and global implications.
About Our Research Grants
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.
We seek requests for proposals from University of Pennsylvania faculty, postdocs, and doctoral students for research projects in the areas of energy and climate policy that can leverage Penn research and support the advancement of our mission.
For questions about the research grants program, please email Angela Pachon.
Call for Research Proposals
The 2024-2025 call for grants is now open! Preference for our climate and energy policy grants will be given to the following topics:
- IRA and BIL Implementation and Evaluation
- Grid Oversight
- Offshore Wind
- Critical Mineral Supply
- LNG Exports
- Extreme Heat and Community Resilience
- PECO Collaboration
In addition to the climate and energy policy grants, the Carl H. Goldsmith Sustainable Agriculture Fund will award several grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, and one grant up to $50,000 to support new research or supplement existing research in agriculture and climate policy.
Deadline
Applications should be sent to Arwen Kozak (arwenk@sas.upenn.edu) by Friday, May 3, 2024.
Awarded Research Projects
| Sort by Title |
Research Areas |
Sort by Year |
Researchers |
Keywords |
| The Roles of Household Energy Usage and Ambient Air Pollution in Nairobi |
Access & Equity |
2023-2024 |
Susanna Berkouwer
|
Emissions, International, Public Health |
| It’s Time for a Green Investment Treaty to Incentivize Climate-Aligned Foreign Direct Investment |
Markets & Regulation |
2023-2024 |
William Burke-White
|
Finance & Investment, International |
| How Can We Deploy Solar Fuels in a Decarbonized Society? |
Emerging Tech, Renewables |
2023-2024 |
Karen Goldberg, Walter Johnsen, Thomas Mallouk
|
Solar |
| Mitigating Climate Change Through Investor Activism |
Climate |
2023-2024 |
Joseph Huang
|
Finance & Investment |
| A History of Regenerative Agriculture Practices from the Global South: Case Studies from Ethiopia and Zimbabwe |
Access & Equity |
2023-2024 |
Thabo Lenneiye
|
Agriculture, International |
| How Will Electric Vehicles Influence the Changing Urban Infrastructure and Energy Network? |
Transportation, Cities & Buildings |
2023-2024 |
Zhongjie Lin
|
Electric Vehicles |
| Are Those Who Most Benefit from the IRA Aware It Exists? Guidance for Stakeholders and Policymakers |
Access & Equity, Climate |
2023-2024 |
Michael Mann, Heather Kostick, Julia Pampush
|
Politics |
| Evaluating K-12 Public School District Sustainability Plans for Climate and Energy Justice |
Access & Equity, Climate |
2023-2024 |
Akira Drake Rodriquez
|
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| Breaking the Lock on Urban Climate Finance: An Exploration |
Cities & Buildings |
2023-2024 |
Eugenie Birch, Luke Campo
|
Finance & Investment |
| Contemporary Trends in European Energy Security, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Russia Energy Sanctions Enforcement |
Fossil Fuels |
2023-2024 |
Benjamin Schmitt
|
Energy Security, International, Politics |
| The Effect of Zero-Emission Vehicle Mandates and Changing Consumer Demand on Automaker Strategies and Sales |
Transportation |
2023-2024 |
Arthur van Benthem
|
Electric Vehicles, Emissions |
| Intersecting Energy Cultures: A Community-Based, Trans-Local Energy Justice Project |
Access & Equity |
2022-2023 |
Bethany Wiggin
|
Environment |
| Engineering Nature-Based Buffers to Address Climate Change and Water Scarcity in the Andes |
Climate |
2022-2023 |
Kristina Lyons
|
Environment, International |
| Field Experiments to Measure the Impact of Solar Lights at the Bottom of the Pyramid |
Renewables |
2022-2023 |
Serguei Netessine
|
International, Solar |
| Electric Vehicle Charging Networks Reliability: Case Studies of National and Local Policies in Japan |
Transportation, Access & Equity |
2022-2023 |
Bing-Yu Chiu
|
Electric Vehicles, International |