Energy Innovator Fellowship
Host Institution applications for the 2026 Program are now open!
The Energy Innovator Fellowship (EIF) program supports recent graduates and early-career energy professionals who work with critical energy organizations to modernize the power system, improve energy infrastructure for transportation and industry, and make the U.S. power system more reliable, affordable, and secure. The goal of the program is to expand access to energy career opportunities across the country.
EIF is funded by DOE's Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI), Office of Electricity (OE), and Office of Indian Energy Policy & Programs (IE). EIF is managed by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).
For more information about annual application cycles, please visit the ORISE EIF program page.
2025 EIF Class
The 2025 EIF class includes 44 fellows from 31 states and territories. Since 2017, EIF has placed fellows with 120 host institutions in 49 states and territories.
The 2025 host institutions with sponsoring offices are:
Public utility commissions
- Arkansas Public Service Commission (CMEI)
- Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (CMEI)
- Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (CMEI)
- Maryland Public Service Commission (CMEI)
- Michigan Public Service Commission (CMEI)
- Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (OE)
- New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (CMEI & OE)
- New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (CMEI & OE)
- New York State Department of Public Service (CMEI)
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (OE)
- Public Service Commission of South Carolina (OE)
- Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (CMEI)
- U.S. Virgin Islands Public Services Commission (OE)
State energy offices
- Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources State Energy Office (OE)
- Mississippi Development Authority (OE)
- Utah Office of Energy Development (OE)
Tribal entities
- Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (IE)
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (IE)
- Blackfeet Community College (IE)
- Cherokee Nation's Office of the Secretary of Natural Resources (IE)
- Coeur d'Alene Tribe (IE)
- College of Menominee Nation (IE)
- Guidiville Rancheria of California (IE)
- Navajo Nation Government - Minerals Department (IE)
- Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (IE)
Electric cooperatives
- Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. (OE)
- Cooperativa Hidroeléctrica de la Montaña (CMEI & OE)
- Great River Energy (CMEI)
- Holy Cross Energy (CMEI)
- Mountain View Electric Association, Inc. (CMEI)
- Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (CMEI)
- Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CMEI)
Municipal utilities
- Electric Power Board of Chattanooga (CMEI)
- Kennebunk Light & Power District (OE)
- Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (OE)
News and Announcements
- DOE Launches Host Institution Application for Energy Innovator Fellowship August 17, 2026