Maeder Graduate Fellowship in Energy and the Environment supports Princeton Ph.D. students’ research across disciplines to explore energy and the environment as impacted by energy.
Funder: Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: Graduate fellowship supported by the Paul A. Maeder ’75 Fund for Innovation in Energy and the Environment
Summary: Supports Princeton Ph.D. students conducting research on energy or the environment as impacted by energy.
Key Information: Faculty nomination is required for post-generals, non-DCE students entering their third, fourth, or fifth year.
The Maeder Graduate Fellowship in Energy and the Environment supports graduate research at Princeton University related to energy or the environment as impacted by energy. Administered by the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and supported by the Paul A. Maeder ’75 Fund for Innovation in Energy and the Environment, the fellowship invites faculty to nominate their best eligible graduate students.
The fellowship spans disciplines, with students in any Princeton Ph.D. program eligible and nominations from departments outside engineering encouraged. Supported research has included solar-cell performance, sustainable critical-ion recovery, grid planning under deep uncertainty, and energy-efficient power delivery. Other recipients have studied social norms, the water-energy nexus, fusion power, building technologies, sustainable chemicals using plants and light, and water remediation.