​Through the University Nuclear Leadership Program (UNLP), the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) is awarding more than $5 million for 61 undergraduate scholarships and 28 graduate fellowships to students pursuing nuclear energy-related disciplines at universities across the country.

NE is awarding scholarships of $5,000 per year to two-year institutions where students are training as nuclear energy-related technicians. Four-year institutions will receive scholarships of $10,000 per year, and graduate fellows will receive $52,000 each year for three years to help pay for graduate studies and research. Fellowships also include $5,000 to fund an internship at a DOE national laboratory or other approved research facility to strengthen the ties between students and DOE's energy research programs.

Since 2009, NE has awarded more than 900 scholarships and fellowships to 75 universities/college in 32 states.

FY21 Scholarship and Fellowship Awards

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