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Breakthrough Energy Fellows, Cohort 7 — Innovator Fellowship 2027
Breakthrough Energy Fellows' Innovator Fellowship is a full-time one-year programme accelerating early-stage climate technologies toward commercialisation, with catalytic investment for Cohort 7 starting September 2027.
| Amount / funding | Innovator Fellows receive catalytic investment through a SAFE (programme announcements report up to USD 500,000; the fetched portal page does not state an amount) |
|---|---|
| Deadline | Step 1 Concept Paper and preliminary information accepted through 2 November 2026; Cohort 7 begins September 2027 |
| Start date | September 2027 (plus 3 months close-out per programme notices) |
| Level | Postdoc |
| Funding type | full |
| Field | 06 Environment & Sustainability |
About this scholarship
Breakthrough Energy Fellows' Innovator Fellowship is a full-time one-year programme accelerating early-stage climate technologies toward commercialisation, with catalytic investment for Cohort 7 starting September 2027.
Minimum requirements
Full-time one-year Innovator Fellowship for innovators commercialising early-stage climate technology; projects typically having raised less than USD 2M in dilutive funding and legally incorporated before the September 2027 start; technologies with potential at scale to reduce or capture greenhouse gases by at least 500 million tons per year, or meaningfully addressing adaptation
Application checklist
- Concept Paper and preliminary information (Step 1)
- Full Application if selected (Step 2)
- Deep-Dive interview if selected (Step 3)
- Legal incorporation before the September 2027 programme start
- Project typically having raised less than USD 2M in dilutive funding
Application tips
- Submit the Concept Paper by 2 November 2026 — only selected concept papers are invited to the full application
- Make sure the project is legally incorporated before September 2027
- Frame the technology against the emissions threshold: at least 500 million tons per year of reduction or capture at scale, or meaningful adaptation impact
- Note this timeline applies to the Innovator Fellowship only; Business Fellows and Explorers are considered on a rolling basis
Always verify deadline, amount and eligibility on the official page before applying. Values marked ESTIMATE are based on a previous cycle and are not confirmed for the current round.
Tags: clean technology, climate technology, greenhouse gas reduction, climate adaptation