Energy Track: Early-Career Research Fellowship
For the 2026-2028 Application Cycle, the Energy Track focuses on Legacy Energy Systems & Pathways Forward. This track invites interdisciplinary research that develops new knowledge, tools, or technologies for assessing and addressing the environmental, engineering, and/or community risks associated with legacy offshore energy infrastructure, including orphaned wells, aging platforms, and pipelines, and explore pathways for their safe decommissioning and/or repurposing.
All proposed projects must focus on communities within the U.S. Gulf region, defined as Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, consistent with the scope of the Gulf Research Program.
Applications open
Until May 5, 2026 5:00 PM