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.
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Application will open on March 17, 2026
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