Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency 2026 (With up to $12,500 in Funding)

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About VREF Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency

The Scholarship aims to expand contributions to sustainable transport and energy efficiency research and policy dialogue. It prioritizes “iconoclastic” contributions that have clear, transformative outputs and contribute to measurable changes. Proposals relating to different aspects of policy dialogue are welcome, including data collection and quality, diagnosis through data analysis (qualitative and quantitative), policy analysis and evaluation, and interdisciplinary and international comparative analysis.

• Sponsor Organisation: VREF Volvo Research and Educational Foundations

Benefits of VREF Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency

• The scholarship is expanding to provide US$12,500 to up to five extraordinary young scholars to advance transformative research in efficient and sustainable transport and energy

VREF Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency Requirements

Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Consistency with Lee Schipper’s contributions
• Alignment with the idea of sustainable transport and energy efficiency
• Creation of innovative, transformational outcomes (“real impact”)
• Feasibility (timely, realistic)
• Applicant (affiliation, background, previous contributions, references)

In addition to the global selection criteria above, applicants to the Freight Scholarships should propose research projects related to sustainable freight or logistics.

The African Scholarship supports a young researcher from the African continent currently living and working in Africa. In addition to the global selection criteria above, applicants to the African Scholarships should also:

• Hold citizenship of an African country
• Currently live and work in Africa
• Be associated with an African-based institution (or an African branch of an international institution)
• Propose research taking place in Africa

Application Date and Process

• Click on the link to the application website to apply.

Application Deadline

17 April, 2026

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