NRC AWARDS NUCLEAR EDUCATION GRANTS 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded nearly $20 million to 60 different 

institutions in 28 jurisdictions to boost nuclear education and expand the workforce for nuclear 

energy. Congress provided NRC with $15 million to supplement NRC’s grant program. 

The 88 grants are for faculty development ($7.8 million), education scholarships and 

graduate fellowships ($6.4 million), university curriculum development ($4.7 million), and trade 

school scholarships ($.75 million). Recipients included Minority Serving Institutions and 

Historically Black Colleges and Universities. They are located in 26 states, the District of 

Columbia and Puerto Rico. 

 “The United States is experiencing a renewed interest in nuclear power,” said Chairman 

Dale Klein. “The NRC has already received several applications for new reactors. These grants 

help broaden the pool of candidates for the burgeoning industry by offering young men and 

women careers paths and research opportunities. Over the long term that supports our goals of 

protecting people and the environment.” 

Grant proposals were reviewed against specific criteria by a panel comprised of senior 

NRC staff and qualified outside reviewers. The panel composition was diverse with most 

reviewers having both experience reviewing proposals for government agencies and advanced 

credentials in one of the five discipline areas identified in the solicitation. Each panelist had to 

certify that they did not have any conflicts of interest for the proposal they evaluated. 

The contacts for more information on these grants are as follows: Administrative 

questions contact Kathleen Shino, Division of Contracts, 301-492-3636; and technical questions 

contact, John Gutterridge, Office of Human Resources 301-492-2313 and Randi Neff, Office of 

Human Resources, 301-492-2301. 

The complete list of grants awarded will be posted at http://www.nrc.gov/aboutnrc/grants/awards.html. In addition, a copy of the NRC Grant Award documents will be made 

available through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 

(ADAMS) on the NRC's Web Site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Help in using 

ADAMS is available from the NRC Public Document Room at 301-415-4737 or 

1-800-397-4209.

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No. 08-141 August 1, 2008
NRC GRANT AWARDS RECOMMENDED FISCAL YEAR 2008

Scholarship/Fellowship Grants

1. Boise State University, Boise, Idaho $333,859 

2. Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina $398,932 

3. University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois $600,000 

4. Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho $394,219 

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts $400,000 

6. University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri $400,000 

7. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio $572,223 

8. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana $198,720 

9. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan $400,000 

10. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York $400,000 

11. Texas Engineering Experiment Station, College Station, Texas $193,961 

12. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida $399,999 

13. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $200,000 

14. South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina $200,000 

15. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee $600,000 

16. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin $541,700 

17. Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania $ 17,280 

18. University of Missouri Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri $160,000

Total $6,410.893

Faculty Development Grants

1. Georgia Tech Research, Atlanta, Georgia $450,000 

2. Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho $412,000 

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts $450,000 

4. University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri $450,000 

5. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio $450,000 

6. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina $420,000 

7. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana $330,000 

8. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan $450,000 

9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York $450,000 

10. Texas Engineering Experiment Station, College Station, Texas $300,000 

11. The Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado $300,000 

12. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida $449,000 

13. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $450,000 

14. University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina $375,000 

15. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee $322,000 

16. University of Texas – Austin, Austin, Texas $450,000 

17. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin $450,000 

18. Virginia Polytechnic Institute/State University, Blacksburg, Virginia $300,000 

19. Washington State University, Pullman, Washington $345,000 

20. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio $150,000 

21. Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas $ 99,000

 Total $7,852,000
Trade School Scholarships

1. Florence Darlington Technical College, Florence, South Carolina $150,000 

2. Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, Ohio $150,000 

3. Linn State Technical College, Linn, Missouri $150,000 

4. Texas State Technical College, McLennan, Texas $145,800 

5. Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor, Michigan $ 82,687 

6. Lakeshore Technical College, Cleveland, Wisconsin $ 56,484

 Total $734,971

Nuclear Education and Curriculum Development – Initial Grant

1. Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama $ 71,213 

2. Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona $150,000 

3. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado $115,000 

4. Catholic University, Washington, District of Columbia $120,000 

5. Florida Memorial University, Miami Gardens, Florida $124,129 

6. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia $124,560 

7. University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho $138,775 

8. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana $ 85,000 

9. University of Mississippi, Lafayette, Mississippi $ 36,869 

10. Columbia University Medical Center, New York City, New York $ 93,574 

11. Polytechnic Institute of New York University, NYC, New York $ 95,972 

12. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York $125,000 

13. Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio $140,000 

14. University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico $164,897 

15. University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island $150,223 

16. South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina $138,606 

17. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee $150,000 

18. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas $130,000 

19. University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas $160,000 

20. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia $139,948 

21. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin $ 77,667

 Total $2,531,433
Nuclear Education and Curriculum Development – Second Year Funding

1. New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico $102,584 

2. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee $150,000 

3. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio $ 80,000 

4. Alcorn State University, Alcorn State, Mississippi $128,000 

5. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia $149,690 

6. University of Missouri- Columbia, Columbia, Missouri $100,000 

7. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina $131,973 

8. Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas $149,996 

9. North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina $100,000 

10. University of Denver, Denver, Colorado $100,001 

11. Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey $150,408 

12. University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois $139,930 

13. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania $100,000 

14. University of California- Berkeley, Berkeley, California $ 31,136 

15. Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, Georgia $ 99,990 

16. University of Rochester, Rochester, New York $161,720 

17. Washington State University, Pullman, Washington $100,000 

18. Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina $125,151 

19. New Mexico Junior College, Hobbs, New Mexico $ 90,300

Total $2,190,879