Federal Government Grants

The Department of Education announced its intention to award discretionary grants under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP). The MSEIP is designed to effect long-range improvement in science and engineering education at predominantly minority institutions and to increase the flow of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly minority women, into scientific and technological careers. Visit the MSEIP Web site for full background, eligibility and application requirements. The application deadline is May 1, 2009.

NRC Nuclear Education Grant Funding Opportunity: The NRC Nuclear Education Grant Program's primary purpose is supporting and developing the educational infrastructure necessary to allow the nation to safely move its nuclear energy initiatives forward. The program promotes and strengthens teaching programs in nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear environmental protection, and other fields that the commission determines to be critical to the NRC's regulatory mission by enhancing curricula and increasing faculty teaching competencies at higher education institutions. The NRC anticipates having up to $4.7 million available for this announcement. Additional information about this grant opportunity is available at http://www.grants.gov. Search funding opportunity number HR-FN-1008-EDU3.