This $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) provides funding for Purdue University's Cross-Disciplinary Nuclear Workforce Training Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The award, with a performance period from June 2024 through June 2027, will support undergraduate scholarships to cultivate a capable nuclear workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $600,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008). The award supports research, education, and workforce development in nuclear science, engineering, and related technical disciplines at Purdue University over a 4-year project period from June 2024 to June 2028. The grant will fund a range of activities, including faculty advancement in radiation sensing,...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) provides $482,592.00 to Purdue University to develop a novel Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) model for advanced nuclear reactors. The project aims to enhance nuclear safety and security assessments for emerging reactor designs. This 3-year award, effective March 8, 2024, supports Purdue University's research and modeling...
Auburn University was awarded a $499,999 project grant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Central Office under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008). The grant will support Auburn University's development of a soil-structure interaction framework to enhance regulatory oversight for small modular reactors from September 2021 through September 2024. As part of this effort, $499,999 in sub-award funding was provided to Purdue University to...
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute received a $200,000 project grant award from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to enable the strong growth of its Nuclear Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship Program. The award was provided under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) from March 1, 2021 through February 28, 2023. This program provides funding for undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, and trade school and community college scholarships...
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to fund the Nuclear Leadership Scholarship Program. The grant, awarded on June 14, 2024, will support the University's efforts to cultivate a capable nuclear workforce through activities such as undergraduate and graduate scholarships, faculty development, and nuclear science and engineering research...
The University of Florida received a $450,000 Project Grant award from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008). The grant will fund the 2020 NRC Nuclear Engineering Faculty Development Program at the University of Florida from April 5, 2021 through April 4, 2024. As explained in the program description, the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program provides funding for faculty development grants in...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded a $821,179 Project Grant to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) on Jun 14, 2024. The grant funds a 4-year project titled "Fostering Next Generation Nuclear Force at Rensselaer" that supports nuclear science, engineering, and workforce development research and education at RPI. The project leverages RPI's expertise in areas such as advanced materials, computational...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to the University of Illinois. The award, dated November 29, 2024, is for the development of "Radiation-Hardened Digital Boron-Coated Straw Neutron Detectors" over a 3-year period ending on November 28, 2027. The NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program supports research, education, and workforce development in nuclear science, engineering, and...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $700,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) under the NRC Scholarship and Fellowship Program (CFDA 77.008) to support the University's Nuclear Engineering Distinguished Faculty Advancement Program. The grant, awarded on June 14, 2024, will fund the University's research, education, and workforce development initiatives in nuclear science, engineering, and related technical disciplines over a 4-year project period ending on...