Activate Berkeley

Work at the center of one of the world's foremost Research and Innovation ecosystems

Over two years, fellows in Berkeley embed in the heart of the Bay Area’s world-class research ecosystem, joining a tight-knit community of innovators and benefiting from Activate’s expansive network. Fellows at Activate Berkeley collaborate with scientists at state-of-the-art National Laboratory facilities and other labs across the Bay Area, including:

Cyclotron Road, Berkeley Lab. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is a multiprogram science lab in the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Science. Through Activate’s partnership with Berkeley Lab, fellows can work hand-in-hand with leading scientists and access exceptional research facilities and tools. Berkeley Lab and its scientists have been recognized with 16 Nobel Prizes and have relevant research capabilities and facilities in the following Areas: Biosciences, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Computing Sciences, Energy Technologies, Physical Sciences, and Energy Sciences such as Chemistry and Materials.

University of California, Berkeley. A collaborative agreement with UC Berkeley offers fellows access to the university’s research labs or allows fellows to perform collaborative research with UC Berkeley researchers.

With a coalition of philanthropic partners and critical support from the Department of Energy, we identify, fund, and support fellows who are developing new processes and products in the following technology areas:

• Advanced Materials

• Improving manufacturing efficiency

• Industrial decarbonization

• Carbon capture, utilization and sequestration

• Negative emissions technologies (NET) / carbon dioxide removal (CDR)

• Lowering building carbon and energy footprints

• Solar energy

• Quantum computing

• Energy storage for supporting the electric grid

• Circularity (Re-X pathways; circular economy)

• Food, water, energy nexus

Together, we can help ensure that the U.S. will develop the products and infrastructure necessary for a resilient, sustainable, and equitable economy.

ACTIVATE BERKELEY—BENEFITS AT A GLANCE

• Work within a world-class research system.

• A yearly living stipend up to $110K plus a health insurance stipend and travel allowance.

• $100K in research funding and access to at least $75K in additional flexible capital.

• Mentorship and support from a dedicated fellowship team.

• A community of peers who will meet regularly during rigorous cohort-specific and national online programming.

• A program of intensive entrepreneurial training.

• Multiple in-person meetings with the Activate Berkeley team, other fellows, and the full Activate community.

• Networking with Activate’s expansive community across sectors.