Program Office: Teacher and Student Development Programs Service

CFDA Number: 84.116E
Program Type: Discretionary/Competitive Grants
Also Known As: Erma Byrd

Program Description

The Erma Byrd Scholarship Program provides scholarships to individuals pursuing a course of study that will lead to a career in industrial health and safety occupations, including mine safety. This program is designed to increase the skilled workforce in these fields at both the fundamental skills level and the advanced skills level. The program has a service obligation component, requiring recipients of the scholarship to be employed in a career position directly related to industrial health and safety, including mine safety, for a period of one year upon completion of the degree program. The selected areas of study are: occupational safety and health technology/technician, quality control technology/technician, industrial safety technology/technician, hazardous materials information systems technology/technician, and mining technology/technician.