Funds for visits, workshops, and student expenses all must come from donating divisions. There were organizations last year that needed a student but had no funds to support one. Y-12 that don't have work for a student but have funds earmarked for education. But Waters and Shanklin don't let money woes keep them from trying to produce a better program, and so far, they've been successful. HBCUs are land-grant institutions created before 1964 with a predominantly black enrollment.
MEIs are schools that enroll any non-white students.
DOE requires Energy Systems to divert at least seven percent of all money spent on education to HBCUs or MEIs. Last year, the program hit eleven percent. But the duo doesn't want to stop there. Shanklin is always looking for more program champions. All you have to be is interested in the program and willing to share the information.