Undergraduate Funding
The Wilkes Scholars Program enables students to explore pressing climate challenges through transformative research.
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Faculty Seed Grants
Apply to receive funding support for impactful research surrounding climate change, as well as the policy impacts.
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Wilkes Dissertation Fellowship Program
This fellowship supports the dissertation writing phase for Ph.D. candidates whose dissertation projects focus around the broad themes of climate science and climate policy.
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Research and Conference Travel Award
Provides graduates and undergraduates travel funding for research OR the opportunity to present their climate science and policy research to the academic community. One-time award, $500 max.
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Wilkes Center Postdoctoral Program
Offers two-year postdoctoral fellowships for recent PhDs in sciences that address studies with relevance to the Wilkes Center climate research and climate policy goals. Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2026
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Wilkes JD Fellowship
A new initiative in partnership with the S.J. Quinney College of Law’s Wallace Stegner Center for supporting U of U law students who are committed to addressing climate, energy, and environmental challenges through legal and policy scholarship and work. Deadline for submissions: February 15, 2026
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