The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Energy Innovator Fellowship (CEIF) program funds recent graduates and energy professionals to support critical energy organizations in advancing clean energy solutions that will help decarbonize the power system, electrify transportation and industry, and make the U.S. power system more resilient, equitable and inclusive. The goal of the program is to increase access to clean energy career opportunities across the country and accelerate the national energy transition. CEIF is funded by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Grid Deployment Office and Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs, and administered by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).

The program recruits candidates from diverse backgrounds to spend up to two years with eligible Host Institutions, which may include electric cooperatives, grid operators, municipal utilities, public utility commissions, state energy offices and Tribal entities. Innovator Fellows receive a stipend to support their participation in the CEIF program and an allowance for education and professional development opportunities. 

The application for Host Institutions closed on March 12, 2024. The application for Fellows is now open and closes on May 3, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET (dates are subject to change). Visit the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education's CEIF webpage to review Host Institution projects and submit your application.

If you have questions about the application, please contact DOE-RPP@orise.orau.gov.

If you have questions about the CEIF program, please contact CEIF@ee.doe.gov.

Since 2017, DOE has placed fellows with 59 hosts across 36 states and territories to help them implement clean energy solutions.