Partnerships are integral to our work at the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. External partners can get involved in many ways, including as Grand Challenge Partners or Seed Grant Partners, through sponsored research, participation in CMU Energy Week, and other engagements like sponsored events. These opportunities are open to entities from industry, nonprofits, and government research labs.
Grand Challenge Partnerships
Grand Challenge partners are mission-aligned organizations that are working with the Scott Institute to push the energy transition forward. They are true leaders; they’ve signed up for net-zero targets by mid-century, and they’re doing groundbreaking work to advance technologies and support broad systems-scale solutions to drive deep decarbonization and resilience.
A Grand Challenge Partnership is a gift that supports transformative research by CMU researchers in the areas of decarbonization and resilience. Our Grand Challenge initiatives are interdisciplinary in a way that is uniquely CMU, integrating systems-scale research that considers various angles of the energy transition.
Learn more about how to get involved in our Grand Challenge Partnerships program.
Support Scott Institute seed grants
Organizations can provide early-stage support for CMU faculty projects. Learn more about our previous seed grant winners and the impact the funding has had on energy research at CMU.
Sponsor energy research
Scott Institute Affiliated Faculty and Energy Fellows collaborate closely with industry on a wide range of energy research topics. The Scott Institute welcomes the opportunity to explore potential research partnerships.
If you are interested in sponsoring energy research at the Scott Institute, please contact Katelyn Haas-Conrad, assistant director for partnerships.
CMU Energy Week
CMU Energy Week convenes experts, key influencers, students, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs from business, government, media, non-governmental organizations, and academia for a facilitated dialogue on how to advance energy technologies and innovations around the world. The week will consist of keynote talks, an investor forum, panel discussions, energy technology competitions, an energy career fair, and networking events.
As a sponsor, you will receive high-profile recognition on the Energy Week website, be included in CMU-based media articles, press releases, and all event-related announcements, and have branding opportunities.
Innovative collaborators
The Scott Institute is open to ideas for new collaborations. Please fill out the interest form if you have an idea you would like to pursue with the Scott Institute.