This is an excerpt from the Second Quarter 2011 edition of the SunShot newsletter.
DOE Fellowships Supporting Next Generation of American Innovators
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced in March two new fellowship programs — the Postdoctoral Fellowships Program and the SunShot Initiative Fellowships Program — to support student participation in research and development (R&D) of advanced clean energy technologies. The programs are designed to increase American competitiveness in clean energy innovation and encourage job growth by supporting science, technology, engineering, and math education.
The SunShot Initiative Fellowships Program will support recent master's or Ph.D. graduates to work in DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Program (Solar Program or SETP). These fellows will engage in developing innovations and new R&D programs that will help drive the solar energy cost reduction goals of the SunShot Initiative. The SunShot Initiative Fellowships Program will include three levels of fellows, broadening the levels of knowledge and experience that will be integrated into the Solar Program's R&D activities. Applications for the SunShot Initiative are accepted on a rolling basis.
DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) will provide support over a two-year period, to up to 20 postdoctoral fellows for R&D of breakthrough technologies through the EERE Postdoctoral Fellowships Program. The program is intended for fellows whose academic research focuses on specific clean energy and energy efficiency technology areas, including solar. Fellows will select specific project areas when applying and will be encouraged to pursue independent projects. Applications are due by June 30, 2011, and fellowships will begin in November.
To learn more about SETP's R&D activities, visit the Program Web site. For more about SunShot, including the full fellowships announcement, visit the SunShot Initiative Web site.