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College Scholarship Program

NORTH CAROLINA COAL INSTITUTE

Foundation Annual Grants for Education

Funding Amount

$2,000 per scholarship

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

College Scholarship Program

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
  • Contact: The Coal Institute, thecoalinstitute.org

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    Fields of Work

    education

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