CE’s Clean Energy Fellows program is designed to utilize the expertise of educators who live and work in a community.
The program aims to provide culturally-sustaining, career-focused education and eliminate barriers unrelated to students’ actual potential for success so that all students can participate in, benefit from, and lead in a climate-smart future.
Through a framework of professional development, symbiotic industry-education partnerships, and hands-on learning collaboration, the CE Team works with each Clean Energy Fellow to design customized objectives for regional impact.
Four New Cohorts Opening for 2025-2026
CE is accepting applications for four new cohorts of Clean Energy Fellows for the 2025-2026 school year. Selected participants will attend a two-week Leadership Institute in August.
Each of these cohorts is focused on aligning the needs of CE partners and communities to deliver the highest impact with the highest likelihood of longevity. More information on current cohorts can be found below.
Applications are now being accepted for these cohorts. Please verify your eligibility and apply with the links provided below. If you have a question regarding your eligibility or about the Clean Energy Fellows process please reach out to our team
Clean Energy Fellows: Pacific Northwest Power Grid Cohort
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL JUNE 22, 2025
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This cohort consists of leaders from across the Pacific Northwest (see geographic restrictions below) who seek to reimagine the structures in place in their region for building student access to and influence on the clean energy economy. Each Clean Energy Fellow or Clean Energy Fellows pair will develop unique programming that leverages community relationships, regional energy resources, place-based challenges, and industry expertise to deeply integrate universally accessible engagements into their educational environments.
Clean Energy Fellows: Pacific Northwest Clean Agriculture Cohort
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL JUNE 22, 2025
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This cohort consisting of leaders from across the Pacific Northwest (see geographic restrictions below) is tasked with reviewing and refining innovative tools for engaging students in the growing Pacific Northwest clean agriculture sector through in-class, out-of-class, or CTE pathways. Primarily taking the form of curriculum development and assessment, this process will leverage the expertise of regional industry leaders, land management groups, as well as the localized educational knowledge of Clean Energy Fellows to broaden public understanding of clean energy’s role in the agricultural economy across the region. . Clean Energy Fellows will explore electrification of farm machinery, on-the-farm power generation, modern lower-intervention farming practices, and other clean energy agricultural practices.
Clean Energy Fellows: Seattle Energy Ecosystem Cohort
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL JUNE 22, 2025
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This cohort consists of leaders from across Seattle City Lights service region, including their extended transmission/infrastructure impact regions in the Cascades and Eastern WA, who seek to reimagine the structures in place in their region for building student access to and influence on the clean energy economy. Each Clean Energy Fellow or Clean Energy Fellows pair will develop unique programming that leverages community relationships, regional energy resources, place-based challenges, and industry expertise to deeply integrate universally accessible engagements into their educational environments.
Clean Energy Fellows: EMBER Cohort
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL JUNE 22, 2025
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This cohort consists of leaders from across the United States who will engage students in community science efforts while building student access to and participation in climate solutions. Each Clean Energy Fellow or Clean Energy Fellows pair will develop unique programming that leverages community relationships, regional natural resources, place-based challenges, and scientific and industry expertise to deeply integrate universally accessible engagements into their educational environments. Members of this cohort will work with researchers on the Embedding Molecular Biology in Ecosystem Research (EMBER), which aims to address climate impacts driving severe wildfires by bringing together the expertise of researchers in molecular biology, ecosystem ecology, physiology, and modeling.
Eligibility Requirements
- Clean Energy Fellows must be employed educators (classroom or out-of-school time) or district support staff.
- Clean Energy Fellows must service students specific to cohort geography.
- Clean Energy Fellows in the PNW Power Grid and PNW Clean Ag cohorts must serve students within customer-owned utility territory (Bonneville Power Administration service area) in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or Montana. Am I in within a customer-owned utility territory?
- Clean Energy Fellows in the Seattle Energy Ecosystem cohort must serve students who reside within the Seattle City Lights service region, including their extended transmission/infrastructure impact regions in the Cascades and Eastern WA (Seattle Energy Ecosystem) in Washington, educators outside of Seattle are strongly encouraged.
- Clean Energy Fellows in the EMBER cohort live and serve students within the United States.
- Educators can apply individually or in pairs
- The ideal Clean Energy Fellow will have:
- A role serving students from cultural groups that have historically been excluded in STEM or rural populations
- Experience in curriculum design and educational leadership
- Demonstrated knowledge of career-connected learning strategies
- Strong knowledge of and some experience in teaching three-dimensional STEM as modeled by the Next Generation Science Standards
- Experience and training in pedagogical approaches that support learning for students from a variety of backgrounds
- Awareness of successful approaches to PD in their district