Students

Congratulations to the 2024 Geothermal Rising Scholarship Winners!

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Every year, Geothermal Rising awards up to 5 graduate students with $3,000 each and up to 3 undergraduate students with $1,000 in scholarship funds. These awards are open to Graduate and Undergraduate students from a broad array of disciplines related to any aspect of geothermal energy, including but not limited to geosciences, environmental studies, engineering, renewable energy, energy policy, public policy, water rights, and other social sciences.

Applications open each year in mid-April and close in early June. They must include letters of reference, a reflective essay, and copies of transcripts. 

Please direct questions regarding the GR Scholarship Awards to:

Vanessa Robertson- University and Education Outreach Manager  vanessa@geothermal.org

The 2024 Geothermal Rising Student Research Award application is now closed.  Thank you for all those that applied.  The review committee will reach out in August.  

For any questions or general inquiries please email students@geothermal.org

Each year the Student Committee organizes workshops for our student members for free or a small fee.  These workshops and webinars cover a variety of topics related to geothermal and are intended to support students educational aspirations and goals.  

You can visit our student committee Utube page to view past webinars or visit the Geothermal Rising main UTube page for more resources. 

We are currently soliciting feedback on workshop topics for 2025!  Fill out this quick form and let us know what you think! 

The Annual Geothermal Rising Conference is in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii on October 27th-30th. The student committee has planned a lot of activities for you to connect and engage with the geothermal community. 

Congratulations to our 2024 Travel Grant winners! 

The Student Committee and WING are proud to support your travels to Hawaii and are excited to hear about the impact it has on your career!  

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The 2024 Geothermal Collegiate Competition seeks to engage students across geosciences, engineering, finance, regional planning, sustainability, policy, design, communications, and other disciplines to reimagine how to heat and cool their communities and campuses.

Students will assume the role of a developer of a geothermal heating and cooling system for a district-scale application.

The competition has two tracks—Technical and Policy—focused on different aspects of implementing geothermal heating and cooling systems.

First-place teams in each track will earn $10,000, an opportunity to host a community event, and national recognition; second-place teams will receive $6,000; and third-place teams will win $2,000. Outstanding submission from a Tribal College or Community College will win $2,000 cash prize

Registration is now open through October 7! Follow the challenge on HeroX, set up your account, and have one team member complete the registration form by clicking “Solve the Challenge.”

 To learn more about the competition, read the official rules and watch the promo video and the recorded information session.

Questions? Sign up to speak with a competition organizer or email geo.competition@nrel.gov.

Registration for the 2024 Switch Competition opened September 1st and students and volunteers will have until September 27th to sign up. We already have a number of teams and volunteers registered but we need many more! So...

• Students, please remind your friends to sign up
• Faculty please tell your students about this great opportunity
• And everyone else, please spread the word among your friends and colleagues to sign up to help mentor teams and judge submissions! 

Let’s make this year’s competition the biggest yet!

Click the links below to register!

Student Registration

Mentors & Judges

Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI)
The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research. Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 17 participating DOE laboratories/facilities. They perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission. Fall and spring programs are 15 weeks. Summer program is 10 weeks.

Community College Internship (CCI)
The Community College Internship (CCI) program provides technical training experiences for community college students to enter technical careers relevant to the DOE mission.

Graduate Student Research Program (SCGSR)
The SCGSR research proposal is developed by the applying graduate student in collaboration with a NREL laboratory research scientist, and in consultation with the student’s primary graduate thesis advisor. The SCGSR research proposal includes the scope of thesis research proposed to be conducted at NREL.

Download more Information on DOE Student Programs

Full-time undergraduate or graduate students have the opportunity to join the NREL team as an intern while gaining valuable mentoring experience, participating in the lab's research and development programs, and establishing ongoing collaborations through NREL's Research Participant Program.

NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.

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The (American Council On Renewable Energy) ACORE internship program is designed to mentor rising seniors and graduate students, as well as recent university graduates who are interested in making a career in the renewable energy industry. The focus of the program is to assist young professionals along the path of professional development, gaining the knowledge, resources and experience they need to join the renewable energy industry, whether it be in professional services, research, communications, market development, finance or policy.

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Iceland GeoSurvey wishes to contribute to the dissemination of geothermal knowledge and technical expertise, in Iceland and elsewhere. To this end, Iceland GeoSurvey aims to accommodate up to two interns each year. The accommodation includes office space and admittance to research facilities at ISOR as well as supervision of an geothermal expert but no other financial support. This internship is limited to graduate students in geosciences, mechanical and chemical engineering as well as physics and chemistry that relates to earth sciences. Recommended internship duration is 5-6 months, starting in the period from September to March. The application deadline for internships is April 1 each year.

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Each semester Iceland School of Energy offers several internship positions with leading energy companies in Iceland for our students to participate in. The positions are secured by Iceland School of Energy and give students the opportunity to work on stimulating energy projects that will expand their knowledge in the field of energy and allow them to develop professional skills in the sector.

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