Chevron Fellowship in Energy

The Chevron Fellowship supports PhD graduate research students focused on energy research. Proposals should focus on realizing scalable innovation in upstream, midstream, downstream in oil and gas production, and energy transition technologies such as:  

• Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage
• Hydrogen Production, Transportation, and Storage
• Carbon Offsets (Measurement, Verification, and Validation)
• Renewable Fuels & Advanced Mobility
• Novel Geothermal Systems
• Circular Economy
• Energy Storage Systems & Smart Grids

The Chevron Fellowship is part of the company’s University Partnership Program, which supports universities around the country by providing the necessary funding to better develop the future of the energy business. Fellowship awardees will be able to access Chevron stakeholders for industry perspective on their research topics. 

FUNDING AND DURATION:

This graduate fellowship will provide six fellows with $115,000 in funding over the course of 18 months. The approximate period of the fellowship is January 2022 through June 2023.  

REVIEW PROCESS:

The review process will be managed by Stanford's University Corporate and Foundation Relations group, in coordination with the School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences and the Precourt Institute for Energy. Fellowships will be granted by Stanford with input from Chevron (based on review of the proposals and resume of candidates).