The Grainger College of Engineering
Nuclear, Plasma & Radiological Engineering

NPRE - University of Illinois Nuclear Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships (NRC)

Scholarship Link: University of Illinois Nuclear Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships (NRC)

Requirements and Description: 

University of Illinois Nuclear Engineering Scholarships and Fellowshipss as supported by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Program

The NRC was created as an independent agency by Congress in 1974 to enable the nation to safely use radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while ensuring that people and the environment are protected.  The NRC regulates commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear materials, such as in nuclear medicine, through licensing, inspection and enforcement of its requirements.

Funding under this program includes support for education in nuclear science and engineering, to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials. NRC only awards grants directly to accredited U.S. institutions of higher education and does not award individual scholarships or fellowships. Individual students cannot apply directly to NRC for scholarships or fellowships. As a condition for receiving scholarships or fellowships, recipients must demonstrate satisfactory academic progress in their fields of study, as determined by criteria contained in this announcement and as established by the NRC. The nuclear education supported by this funding is intended to benefit the nuclear sector broadly. Consequently, NRC requires scholarship and fellowship recipients to serve 6 months in nuclear-related employment for each full or partial year of academic support. The employment may be with NRC, other Federal agencies, State agencies, Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear-related industry, or academia in the recipients' sponsored fields of study. A waiver of this requirement may be granted in appropriate circumstances.

Recipients: 

2018-2019
SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Lauren Nicole Ditmars, Dylan Kudia, Nayeli Lara, Michelle McCord, Andrew Page

2017-2018
SCHOLARSHIPS

  • William R. Brockschmidt, Matthew E. Kabelitz, Nathan M. Kennedy, Tyler R. Kennelly, Matthew J. Kozak, Kelsey E. Luo, Jeremy J.H. Mettler, G. Panici, Dean R. Price, Grant G. Schumock, Andrew J. Shone, Jacob A. Tellez

FELLOWSHIPS

  • Nathan E. Colgan, Alexander L. Heald, Peter A. Mouche, Dominic R. Piedmont, Victoria Riso, Nathan P. Walter