Funded Projects

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 Oscar Serpell.

2025-2026 Call for Grants

The 2025-2026 call for grants is now open! Preference will be given to research on the following topics:

  • State-Based Policies
  • Urban Adaptation
  • Clean Manufacturing
  • Sourcing and Waste Management
  • Grid Resilience and Reliability
  • Comparative Approaches to Decarbonization
  • Global Energy Security
  • Land Management

Please refer to the below PDF to learn more about the grants process, suggested research topics, expected outcomes, and additional details.

2025-2026 Call for Grant

How to Apply


Complete and upload your proposal to this form by February 28th, 2025. If you have any questions or issues uploading your proposal, please contact Arwen Kozak (arwenk@sas.upenn.edu).

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Transatlantic Energy Transition Law: Grid Governance in Conversation Institutions & Governance, Electricity 2024-2025 Shelley Welton Grids
The Economics of Grid Reliability and Voltage Improvements Access & Equity, Electricity 2022-2023 Susanna Berkouwer Grids, International
Wartime Speed During Peacetime? How New York State Built an Unprecedented Coalition for Breakneck Renewables Deployment Clean Energy, Access & Equity 2020-2021 Daniel Cohen Grids
Guiding Energy Storage Capacity Investment for Renewable Grids Clean Energy 2019-2020 Christian Kaps Grids, Storage
A Data Driven PV Power Forecasting Model Clean Energy, Electricity 2017-2018 Jorge J. Santiago-Aviles Distributed Energy, Grids, Solar
The Impact of Renewable Energy Procurement Auctions in Brazil Clean Energy, Electricity 2017-2018 Gabrielle Vasey Electricity Markets, Grids, Hydropower, International