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USA Dept of Energy – new funds for nuclear energy development

text-my-money-2Department of Energy Announces New Awards for Advanced Nuclear Energy Development
April 26, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Department of Energy today awarded more than $5 million to undergraduate and graduate students in pursuit of nuclear engineering degrees and other nuclear science and engineering programs relevant to nuclear energy. The awards include 57 undergraduate scholarships and 33 graduate-level fellowships for students at American colleges and universities…….

Since 2009, the Department of Energy has awarded over $33 million to more than 600 students for nuclear energy-related scholarships and fellowships. Each undergraduate scholarship provides $7,500 to help cover education costs for the upcoming year, while the three-year graduate fellowships provide $50,000 each year to help pay for graduate studies and research. Fellowships also include $5,000 to fund a summer internship at a U.S. national laboratory or other approved research facility to strengthen the ties between students and the Department’s energy research programs……http://www.energy.gov/articles/department-energy-announces-new-awards-advanced-nuclear-energy-development

April 27, 2016 - Posted by | politics, USA

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