Shultz Energy Fellowships

Every summer, the Bill Lane Center for the American West offers many opportunities for Stanford undergraduates (including graduating seniors, co-terminal and master's students) to work with organizations throughout the West. Through these internships, students can explore careers in natural history, conservation, ecology, land use, museum curation, resource management, water, energy, literature, policy, politics, and more. 

Students who complete any Bill Lane Center internship are also eligible for the public service Cardinal Quarter certification, offered in partnership with the Haas Center for Public Service. Students receive a notation on their transcript after completing all Cardinal Quarter requirements.

The two types of internship offered by the Bill Lane Center are known as the West Internships and the Shultz Energy Fellowships. Visit the West Internship page for more information on this program. Below, learn more about the Shultz Energy Fellowships Program. 

Application information and general background for the Shultz Energy Fellowships can be found on the Explore Energy, Precourt Institute for Energy website.

History

Since 2016, the Lane Center has offered a suite of paid, energy-related public service fellowships for Stanford students in California, Colorado, Utah, and Hawaii during the summer. Launched by Dian Grueneich, an affiliated scholar at both the Precourt Institute and the Bill Lane Center, and Bruce Cain, Director of the Bill Lane Center and Professor of Political Science, the program is a partnership of Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, Bill Lane Center for the American West, Haas Center for Public Service, and Stanford in Government. Previously known as Stanford Internships in California and the West (SEICW), this program has been renamed the Shultz Energy Fellowship, in honor of former Secretary of State George P. Shultz. 

The Shultz Energy Fellowships are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Host organizations have included the California Air Resources Board, California Department of Water Resources, City of Palo Alto Utilities, Western Energy Interstate Board, California Energy Commission, and more. Read more about the Shultz internship program here.

Goals

• Create an avenue for Stanford students interested in energy to participate in influential, paid internships with energy-related government organizations in the United States.
• Provide municipal, state, regional and federal agencies with highly motivated Stanford students and supporting resources.
• Promote the spirit of public service to Stanford students and encourage them to consider public service positions after graduation.
• Educate students about the many opportunities to inform and shape critical energy policies, whether as public employees or private citizens.
• Build connections between Stanford faculty and students and government policymakers.

Shultz Energy Fellowship Host Organizations

• California Air Resources Board 
• California Department of Water Resources 
• California Energy Commission 
• California ISO 
• City of Palo Alto Utilities 
• California Public Utilities Commission 
• Hawai'i Public Utilities Commission 
• Governor's Office of Planning and Research 
• Western Interstate Energy Board 
• Western Electricity Coordinating Council

Meet past Shultz Fellows 

Program Support

Many of the Bill Lane Center's exceptional Shultz Fellows have been generously supported by Nancy Pfund, who is the founder and partner of DBL Ventures, and a past chair of the Lane Center’s Advisory Council. The Pfund Fellows work on issues of clean energy and have the opportunity to meet with Ms. Pfund in order to learn more about the state of advancing clean energy in the American West.