EPPSA Graduate Energy Poverty Dissertation Fellows (1-year opportunities)
One-year EPPSA Fellowships are available to advanced graduate students interested in doing research on some aspect of energy poverty in the developing world. Eligible students are those who have completed all course requirements, passed written and oral preliminary exams, have a dissertation prospectus formally approved, and have a plan to complete the PhD during the fellowship year. Due to the funding source, there is a strong preference for US citizens and permanent residents. Energy Poverty Dissertation Fellows are encouraged, but not required to participate in planned impact evaluation studies of real world energy poverty interventions.
The application process for the 1-year EPF is managed through the UNC-CH Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellowship Program. In addition to submitting the standard application for the DCF, students should provide a one-page statement on their interest and commitment to research on energy poverty in the developing world and how this links with their dissertation plans.
Applications are due in February each year. If you have questions, please email Ryan McCord at eppsa@unc.edu or visit our website for more information.
The undergraduate funding opportunity is for a summer research experience:
Undergraduate Energy Poverty Fellows (UNC-CH, NCSU, NC A&T and WSSU)
We seek to recruit 2 undergraduate students this summer as Undergraduate Energy Poverty Fellows (UEPFs). Students will spend the summer (early May through mid-August) preparing for and engaged in research on energy poverty in Southern Africa. Students will work with EPPSA faculty and the broader research team on social or natural science, or engineering aspects of planned impact evaluation studies in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, on population-level sociodemographic and spatial analyses, or on engineering or forest biomaterials topics related to EPPSA. We seek students from a broad range of disciplines including public policy, geography, sociology, anthropology, and environmental science, engineering, forestry, and forest biomaterials. We are open to applications from students in other disciplines, but some familiarity with the substantive topics of environment, international development, or energy is preferred. Due to the funding source, there is a strong preference for US citizens and permanent residents.
Applications are due in February. If you have any questions, please email Ryan McCord at eppsa@unc.edu or visit our website for more information