Fellowships

The Institute on the Environment offers graduate students and postdoctoral scholars a range of exceptional leadership development opportunities.

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowships

The University of Minnesota's Graduate School awards Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship to outstanding graduate students whose current or proposed dissertation topics are interdisciplinary and who would benefit from interaction with faculty at one of the U of M-wide, interdisciplinary research centers or institutes. These awards provide a unique study opportunity for the very best students whose scholarly interests complement those of the selected center or institute and its faculty. Current Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellows at the IonE include David Bael (Applied Economics), Vamsi Ganti (Civil Engineering), Julia Haltiwanger (Mechanical Engineering / Public Policy) and Emily Peters (Ecology, Evolution and Behavior).

Global Energy Leadership Fellows

The Global Energy Leadership Fellows are part of the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment, a signature program of the IonE. The fellows design and carry out their own forward-thinking research on sustainable energy systems in such fields as bioenergy, solar energy, carbon capture and storage, wind energy and energy-efficient buildings, among others. The fellows also engage in partnerships with other academic, industrial or nongovernmental partners—particularly in other parts of the world. These individuals typically have a doctoral degree or equivalent in engineering, earth and environmental sciences; energy-related fields of biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics; economics; or environmental architecture and design.

NorthStar Fellows

The NorthStar Fellows are part of the IonE's NorthStar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise. The fellows manage cutting-edge, stakeholder-driven research projects developed through the NorthStar Consortium, a unique collaborative of corporate, nonprofit, government and university participants. Individuals in this program work in conjunction with IonE/NISE mentors to determine the research and training agenda. Responsibilities include participation in the design, implementation and evaluation of research projects, along with the preparation and presentation of reports, conference papers, publications and more. NorthStar Fellows typically have a strong background in industrial ecology, energy/environmental policy, corporate sustainability, or environmental sociology, systems analytics, sciences, engineering and law.