CELI 2024 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Application OVERVIEW

We are deeply committed to ensuring that every accepted applicant is able to access the Fellowship if they are offered a spot. For fellows who are unable to meet the program costs, CELI will provide financial awards at varying levels depending on financial need, thanks to the generous support of our donors and sponsors. 

Please submit your fellowship application before completing the financial assistance application [below]. All financial assistance applications are due by April 3, 2024 (11:59 PM PT). Please note that your answers are non-binding, as we understand that you are filling out this form before you have been offered a spot in the program.

The full cost of the 2024 Fall Fellowship is $5,500 if an employer is supporting a Fellow (Tier 1), or $3,500 if a Fellow is paying-out-of-pocket (Tier 2). Both tier levels may be eligible for financial assistance depending on their application. Fellows receiving partial employer support will be put into Tier 1 tuition level ($5,500), and Fellows receiving no employer support will fall into Tier 2 tuition level ($3,500). Fellows who receive partial employer support will never be expected to owe more than $3,500 out-of-pocket for tuition, even if their employer’s support totals less than $2,000. All levels of tuition commitments (including those receiving financial assistance) may be paid up-front or over a 6 month payment plan. 

Barring exceptional circumstances, all selected applicants are required to pay $500, due June 5, 2024, in-full, as a non-refundable deposit to hold their spot in the fellowship. 

We will review financial assistance applications after applicants are selected, and we will notify selected applicants of their financial award determination on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Since we are evaluating the 2024 Fall Fellowship application and financial assistance application separately, some of the questions are duplicative! Thank you in advance for answering the duplicative questions in both the 2024 Fall Fellowship and the 2024 Financial Assistance application.

For more information on the 2024 Fall Fellowship, check out our:

• 2024 Fellowship Overview

• 2024 Application Portal 

• 2024 Fellowship Curriculum-At-A-Glance

• 2024 Fellowship FAQs

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS

Full and partial financial awards are available as determined by income, cost of living, dependents, level of employer support and special circumstances. CELI does everything possible to support all selected applicants to attend. Persons of color (esp. Native, LatinX, Black), members of the LGBTQX+ community, persons with disability, and individuals from other traditionally excluded backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.

Income-based: Those with income below $80k a year, number of dependents, outside of the workforce, unemployed, students, and those not receiving support from their employer.

Traditionally excluded: Person of color (esp. Native, LatinX, Black), member of the LGBTQX+ community, person with disability, first-generation, immigrant to the United States, woman-identifying applicant, and those who come from other backgrounds traditionally excluded in the clean energy ecosystem.

Additional considerations: Transitional candidates who are making a career switch into clean energy/climate from a different field and people with increased financial burdens, e.g. medical debt, taking care of non-dependent family members (parents, siblings), other reasons.

APPLICATION

Please click here to submit the 2024 Financial Assistance Application. You will be directed to a Google Form, or you may copy/paste this url into your browser: https://forms.gle/7vFqVTcgP1no7brk8

Email applications@cleanenergyleaders.org with any questions.