HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize Round 2
The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Clean Energy Education Prize awards HBCUs working to expand clean energy learning opportunities for younger generations, build robust programming that provides opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students and establishes partnerships that lead to career opportunities in clean energy.
Inspire Track: Round 2
Round 2 of the HBCU Clean Energy Education Prize Inspire Track offers a total prize pool of $600,000 in cash across two phases. In Phase 1, up to 12 winning teams will receive $40,000 each and will be eligible to compete in Phase 2 to win an additional $10,000 each.
In Phase 1, HBCUs will work to develop an educational program to be hosted on their campus during a summer or academic break. Their proposal will describe the plan of action, including proposed timing, partners, program goals, number of students served, and ages of students served, for example. Up to 12 winning HBCUs from Phase 1 will receive $40,000 each and will be eligible to continue into the second phase.
In Phase 2, winning teams from Phase 1 will run their programs and report on metrics that showcase program impact, including the number of students who participated in the program, success stories, lessons learned, and more.
All winning HBCUs from Phase 1 are potentially eligible to win in Phase 2, but teams must provide complete documentation through the submission process for Phase 2 and must demonstrate the successful completion of their proposed educational programs in their Phase 2 submission. Up to 12 winning HBCUs will receive an additional $10,000 in Phase 2.
Inspire Track: Round 2 Timeline
Who Can Compete?
The competition is open only to HBCUs, and all prize winnings will be paid out directly to HBCUs using their legal tax IDs. HBCUs are expected to build partnerships throughout the prize competition, but all prize funding awarded will go to the HBCU specifically. If an HBCU wants to split prize funding with a partner organization, it will be the sole responsibility of the HBCU to provide that funding to partners, contractors, or other participating organizations.
For full eligibility requirements, please read the official rules.