UT offers a variety of resources and opportunities for students of all academic disciplines interested in energy and energy-related topics. Find them here, in the Student Hub.


Resources & Opportunities

American-Made Challenges

The American-Made Challenges are a series of prize competitions, in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), that are designed to incentivize the nation's entrepreneurs to reenergize innovation and reassert American leadership in the energy marketplace.

Learn More

Genesis: Providing Student Innovators with Startup Capital

This UT-based startup fund provides student innovators with startup capital and real-world investment experience. Genesis’ Smart Energy Call for Innovation (C4i) invests in transformative student startups building 21st-century smart energy solutions. 

*Open to undergraduate and graduate students

Get Started

Geothermal Collegiate Competition (Fall 2024)

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Collegiate Competition (GCC) invites teams from collegiate institutions to develop real-world geothermal solutions while competing for cash prizes and gaining resume experience in the renewable energy industry. Students of all majors, minors, and career paths are encouraged to participate in the annual geothermal competition. The theme for the competition is updated each year.

Register by Sept. 16 to be paired with a mentor; final registration deadline is Oct. 7.

Learn More
Green Labs

Green Labs is a resource to help researchers run more environmentally-friendly labs without sacrificing the integrity of their work. Green Labs assists researchers with minimizing waste, reducing water and energy use, and utilizing the concepts of Green Chemistry. 

*Open to students, faculty, and staff

Learn More
The Innovation Lab

Located at the J.J. Pickle Campus in North Austin, in the EME Building, The Innovation Lab is a wet lab incubator space available for early-stage startups.

*Open to startups that have a license agreement with UT Austin.

Learn More
The LaunchPad at UT

The LaunchPad at UT Austin is an entrepreneurship hub that helps undergraduate and graduate students of all majors explore and navigate entrepreneurship on the 40 Acres. Signature programs include the Bridge Venture Fellowship, the Entrepreneurial Mindset Bootcamp, the Gap Year Founders program for alumni, the SEAL Summer Accelerator, and the StartUP grant program.

*Open to undergraduate and graduate students

Learn More
Power the Community 2025: International College Design Competition

This annual competition challenges student teams to design a community supported by affordable, resilient, sustainable energy. The winning team gets $10,000. Registration is now open! Deadline to enroll is March 15, 2025. Submissions are due April 15, 2025.

Learn More

 

Rising Solar Fellowship Program

Sponsored by Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) and GRID Alternatives, this two-month fellowship program provides mentoring and networking opportunities for aspiring renewable energy professionals. To be eligible, you must be 18 or older, identify as a woman or marginalized gender, and be a current student or recent graduate. 

Learn More
Student Entrepreneur Acceleration and Launch (SEAL)

Student Entrepreneur Acceleration and Launch (SEAL) is UT Austin’s selective summer accelerator that picks the most promising emerging startups across campus and helps them confront their next market-driven milestone. Application period opens in the spring.

Learn More
TEX-E Program

A first-of-a-kind collaboration among UT Austin, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, Rice University, and Prairie View A&M University—powered by Greentown Labs and MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship—to create a powerful student-driven entrepreneurship ecosystem in Texas. This program hosts the TEX-E Prize startup competition, sponsors a multidisciplinary energy fellowship program (application period opens March 2025), and more.

*Open to undergraduate and graduate students

Learn More
UT Climate Leaders Program (Applications Open March 2025)

Climate LEAP is a year-long, paid internship program that offers students hands-on, practical experience developing a greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan for an organization. Interested in becoming a Climate Leader? For more information, fill out the interest form here. Applications are anticipated to open in March.

*Open to all undergraduate students

Learn More

Energy Institute Student Listserv

Join our student listserv to receive news about energy-related events and opportunities, such as job and internship notices, calls for proposals, and more.

Upcoming Deadlines

Event Status
Scheduled
Sunday November 24, 2024, 11:59 pm
Applications are due November 14, 2024, for the the Texas Venture Labs Investment Competition.

Are we missing something?

Please let us know if there are any additional energy-related student resources or opportunities that we did not list on this page.

Questions?

If you have questions about our student hub, email Nora Ankrum at nora@energy.utexas.edu.