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
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Research Areas |
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Researchers |
Keywords |
The Roles of Household Energy Usage and Ambient Air Pollution in Nairobi |
Access & Equity |
2023-2024 |
Susanna Berkouwer
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Emissions, International, Public Health |
A History of Regenerative Agriculture Practices from the Global South: Case Studies from Ethiopia and Zimbabwe |
Access & Equity |
2023-2024 |
Thabo Lenneiye
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Agriculture, International |
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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Intersecting Energy Cultures: A Community-Based, Trans-Local Energy Justice Project |
Access & Equity |
2022-2023 |
Bethany Wiggin
|
Environment |
Electric Vehicle Charging Networks Reliability: Case Studies of National and Local Policies in Japan |
Transportation, Access & Equity |
2022-2023 |
Bing-Yu Chiu
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Electric Vehicles, International |
The Economics of Grid Reliability and Voltage Improvements |
Access & Equity, Electricity |
2022-2023 |
Susanna Berkouwer
|
Grids, International |
Health Benefits of the Clean Energy Transition |
Access & Equity |
2021-2022 |
Susanna Berkouwer
|
International, Public Health |
Alternative Sources of Energy in Informal Settlements in Accra, Ghana |
Access & Equity |
2021-2022 |
Eugenie Birch
|
International |
The Impact of Engineered Carbon Removal on Environmental Justice Initiatives |
Access & Equity, Emerging Tech |
2021-2022 |
Maxwell Pisciotta
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Carbon Capture |
Increasing Electricity Access in the Developing World through Equitable Load-Shedding |
Electricity, Access & Equity |
2020-2021 |
Tomer Mangoubi
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International |
Energy Policy When Households Face Credit Constraints: Evidence from India, Kenya, Mexico, and Brazil |
Markets & Regulation, Access & Equity |
2020-2021 |
Susanna Berkouwer
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Carbon Pricing, International, Subsidies |
Wartime Speed During Peacetime? How New York State Built an Unprecedented Coalition for Breakneck Renewables Deployment |
Renewables, Access & Equity |
2020-2021 |
Daniel Cohen
|
Grids |
Implementing SDG7 in the Informal Settlements: The Case of Accra, Ghana |
Electricity, Access & Equity |
2019-2020 |
Eugenie Birch
|
International |
Energy Cost Burdens for Low-Income Households |
Cities & Buildings, Access & Equity |
2018-2019 |
Vincent Reina, Constantine Kontokosta
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Energy Efficiency |