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Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC)

Collegiate Wind Competition

Invests teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for Collegiate Wind Competition in energy systems.

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About

The 2026 Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC26) is a Department of Energy student engineering competition organized by the Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) in which U.S. university teams design, build, and test scaled wind turbines and present wind farm project development proposals. The competition is structured around three regional qualifying events — Pacific, Central, and Eastern — followed…

What this grant funds

Small wind turbine design, build, and test; wind farm project development proposals. University student teams only.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Prize
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 22 Jul 2026Source: www.energy.gov