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Breakthrough Energy Fellows

Status

Closes in 21 days

Applications close 2026-11-02.

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Amount
Not published

Two years of funding and support for the Innovator Fellowship, covering project costs and salary. Breakthrough Energy does not publish a fixed award figure.

Funder

Breakthrough Energy

private · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Cohort 7 concept papers accepted through 2 November 2026; Cohort 7 begins September 2027. Business Fellows and Explorers considered on a rolling basis.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Innovator projects typically have raised less than $2M in dilutive funding and must be legally incorporated before the September 2027 start. Explorers are typically university lab projects.

How to apply

  1. Submit a concept paper during the open window — link
  2. Selected candidates complete a full application
  3. Deep-dive interviews for shortlisted candidates

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://apply.breakthroughenergy.org/

"Step 1: Submitting a Concept Paper and preliminary information – applications accepted through November 2, 2026"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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