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Contact HOPE.workshop@nrel.gov for more information.
The Hands-On Photovoltaic Experience (HOPE) Workshop will be held July 14–19, 2024.
The HOPE Workshop is designed to strengthen photovoltaic (PV) research at universities in the United States. HOPE is designed for graduate student participants, with participation from the faculty members overseeing each student's dissertation.
Applications for HOPE 2024 will be accepted Nov. 30, 2023, through Feb. 15, 2024.
Apply now by submitting a student application.
All applications must include a professor application.
Strong applications will show evidence of:
- High impact on the student research (laboratory procedures, techniques, approach, or goals), directly related to NREL and HOPE expertise
- High impact on the student’s knowledge of the PV community
- Clear learning goals related or complimentary to current skill set.
Advisor support through identification of what the student/group will gain from attending the program.