Geopolitics of Energy Fellowship
Geopolitics of Energy Fellowship supports researchers and visiting scholars studying how energy systems and the energy transition shape global power and security, to anticipate emerging policy challenges.
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Funder: John F. Kennedy School of Government
Due Dates: October 1, 2026 (Applications open) | December 1, 2026 (Application deadline) | December 15, 2026 (Recommendation letters)
Funding Amounts: Stipend information not published; one academic year (10 months)
Summary: Supports research on how energy systems and the energy transition shape geopolitical power, foreign policy, and national security.
Key Information: Fellows must be in residence and devote at least four-fifths of their time to Center-related research and writing.
Description
The Geopolitics of Energy Fellowship supports Research Fellows and Visiting Scholars at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Led by Professor Meghan L. O’Sullivan, the Geopolitics of Energy Project examines how energy shapes power among states and how governments use it as an instrument of statecraft. It seeks research that connects the energy system with geopolitics, technology, markets, and security, identifying emerging policy challenges before they become crises.
Research may address energy production, trade, finance, infrastructure, sanctions, emerging technologies, system vulnerabilities, decarbonization, or resilience to energy shocks. The Project welcomes interdisciplinary work grounded in political science, economics, engineering, environmental sciences, law, or other fields. Fellows pursue independent research while contributing to convenings, policy engagement, forward-looking analysis, and the Belfer Center’s intellectual life.
