Research Projects


Our researchers explore critical issues and address challenges that have regional, national, and global implications.


About Our Research Grants

Our 2023 Call for Grants is Open!

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.

This year, we are seeking 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. Preference will be given to research on the following topics:

  • Carbon Capture
  • U.S. Protectionism
  • Electricity Markets
  • Energy Poverty
  • Electric Vehicles
  • Climate Co-Benefits of Biology-First Agriculture
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Hydrogen
  • Investor Activism

Expected Outcomes

Grant money may be used from May 1, 2023 through June 2024. At the end of the grant period or upon completion of the research, the grantee will prepare a short policy digest (3,000 words maximum) based on grant-supported research. The digest format allows grantees to consider and connect their research to policy outcomes.

All 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 acknowledgement. We will link to these publications from our site.

Please note, while policy digests may cover the same topic and findings as a future related journal article, they should be written for a different audience and should not be submitted to the Kleinman Center with the intention of republishing.

Requirements

To apply, applicants must develop a two-page proposal that includes:

  1. Problem Statement and Impact
  2. Proposed Work and Method
  3. Timeline
  4. Requested Funds
  5. Policy Digest Suggested Title
  6. Identification of Target Readers (i.e. legislators, senate committee, government, or international agency, etc.)

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

Deadline

Deadline extended!

Applications should be sent to Lucy Corlett (lcorlett@upenn.edu) by Friday, April 28, 2023.

Eligibility

Our grant program is open to Penn faculty, postdocs, and Ph.D. students and researchers in the areas of energy and climate policy. Energy science and energy technology development projects are not eligible.

For questions about the research grants program, please email Angela Pachon

Awarded Research Projects

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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 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 Carbon Capture
Increasing Electricity Access in the Developing World through Equitable Load-Shedding Electricity, Access & Equity 2020-2021 Tomer Mangoubi International
Energy Policy When Households Face Credit Constraints: Evidence from India, Kenya, Mexico, and Brazil Markets & Regulation, Access & Equity 2020-2021 Susanna Berkouwer 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 Energy Efficiency
Power Issue of Scenario Journal Access & Equity, Electricity, Emerging Tech 2018-2019 Nicholas Pevzner, Stephanie Carlisle Politics
Fracking and Indigenous Demands in the South of Argentina Access & Equity, Fossil Fuels 2018-2019 Tulia Falleti Fracking, International, Land Management, Natural Resources
Pennsylvania’s Changing Coal Economy Fossil Fuels, Access & Equity 2017-2018 Christina Simeone, DeShaun Bennett, Theodora Okiro Coal, Labor, Pennsylvania
Socio-Spatial Carbon Collaborative Access & Equity, Cities & Buildings 2017-2018 Daniel Cohen Carbon Pricing, Emissions, Environment

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