College Scholarship Program
Funding Amount
$2,000 per scholarship
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
The Coal Institute's College Scholarship Program supports students pursuing degrees in fields related to the coal industry.
Background: Established in 1997, the program has distributed approximately $665,000 in scholarship funds to date.
Award Amount: $2,000 scholarships awarded to eight two-year colleges that offer Mining Technology or Mining Engineering programs.
Geographic Scope: United States (primarily Appalachian region based on recipient institutions)
Focus Areas:
- Mining Technology programs
- Mining Engineering programs
- Coal-related fields of study
Recipient Institutions:
- Big Sandy Community & Technical College
- Bluefield State College
- Hazard Community & Technical College
- Madisonville Community College
- Penn State Fayette Campus
- Rend Lake College
- Southern West Virginia Community College
- University of Kentucky – Department of Mining Engineering
- University of Missouri – Rolla – Department of Mining Engineering
- University of South Carolina – Coal Research & Development
- University of Tennessee – Department of Transportation and Logistics
- Vincennes University
- Virginia Highlands Community College
- Virginia Tech – Department of Mining Engineering
- West Virginia University – Department of Mining Engineering
What North Carolina Coal Institute actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $16K
- Median grant
- $16K
- By dollars: Kentucky 100%. Top recipient cities: Pikeville, KY.
Example grants
Cedar Inc · Pikeville, KY
Educational
$16K
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Fields of Work
- Education
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