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
|
Emissions, International, Public Health |
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 |
Achieving Net-Zero Emissions in the State of Michigan |
Climate, Electricity |
2021-2022 |
Peter Psarras
|
Emissions |
The Performance of Offset Credit Options Across Emission Trading Schemes |
Climate |
2020-2021 |
Chaeri Kim
|
Carbon Pricing, Emissions |
Regulating Fuel Economy Standards |
Markets & Regulation, Fossil Fuels, Transportation |
2020-2021 |
Arthur van Benthem
|
Electric Vehicles, Emissions |
Architecture and Energy Transitions: The Case of the Bauhaus Dessau Building |
Cities & Buildings |
2018-2019 |
Daniel Barber
|
Coal, Emissions, Energy Efficiency, International |
Uber and Lyft’s Effects on Gasoline Consumption and Emissions |
Transportation |
2018-2019 |
Xiaoxia “Summer” Dong
|
Emissions, Pennsylvania |
Your Uber Has Arrived: Ridesharing and Emissions Impacts |
Transportation |
2018-2019 |
Caitlin Gorback
|
Emissions |
The Politics of Carbon Taxes at the State Level |
Climate, Markets & Regulation |
2018-2019 |
Ioana Marinescu
|
Carbon Pricing, Emissions, Politics, Regulation |
Unilateral Incentives to Self-Impose Emission Limits: Is There a Case for Pennsylvania and RGGI |
Climate, Markets & Regulation |
2017-2018 |
Mike Abito
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Electricity Markets, Emissions, Pennsylvania |
Socio-Spatial Carbon Collaborative |
Access & Equity, Cities & Buildings |
2017-2018 |
Daniel Cohen
|
Carbon Pricing, Emissions, Environment |
Philadelphia’s Energy Transition |
Climate, Cities & Buildings |
2016-2017 |
William Braham, Eugenie Birch, Tom Daniels, Erick Guerra, John Landis, Megan Ryerson, Barry Silverman, Susan Wachter
|
Emissions, Pennsylvania |
Chinese Policy Implications of Urban Form Energy Studies |
Cities & Buildings |
2016-2017 |
Stefan Al
|
Emissions, International |
How to Improve Vehicle Emissions Policies? |
Transportation |
2016-2017 |
Arthur van Benthem
|
Emissions, Regulation |
Airline Fuel Loading: Existing Airline Practices and Future Federal Regulations |
Transportation, Fossil Fuels |
2014-2015 |
Megan Ryerson, Mark Hansen
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Aviation, Emissions, Regulation |