Master's

GRADUATE COMMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH (GCBR) FELLOWSHIP

This pilot program supports graduate students in becoming social change leaders in their respectives fields through practical community-based research experience.

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is the state's primary energy policy and planning agency. Commissioner J. Andrew McAllister, PhD, is the lead commissioner at the CEC over buildings, electricity, gas and data.

The Western Interstate Energy Board is an organization of 11 Western States and three western Canadian Provinces. WIEB promotes cooperatively developed energy policy to enhance the economy of the West and contribute to the wellbeing of its people.

CARB is charged with protecting the public from the harmful effects of air pollution and developing programs and actions to fight climate change. 

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission’s (HPUC) primary duty is to protect the public interest by overseeing and regulating public utilities to ensure that they provide reliable service at just and reasonable rates.

The City of Palo Alto has provided a full range of utility services (electric, gas, water, and sewer) for over 100 years, and is one of the only publicly-owned gas utilities in the State of California. 

The Office of Planning and Research serves the Governor and his Cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research, and constitutes the comprehensive state planning agency. 

DWR protects, conserves, develops, and manages much of California's water supply. This includes the State Water Project (SWP), the nation’s largest state-built water conveyance program, which also produces hydroelectric power.

The objective of this program is to provide opportunities for Stanford Graduate students to spend 8-12 weeks in Germany in internship positions or performing research at local institutions.