UT Receives $1.7 Million to Train Nuclear Leaders and Conduct Research
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is receiving more than $1.7 million from the US Department of Energy for scholarships, a fellowship, and research grants to train and educate the next generation of leaders in America’s nuclear industry.
The awards are part of the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Program (NEUP) and Integrated University Program (IUP) that will support nuclear energy research and development and student investment at forty-six colleges and universities nationwide. UT students were awarded more scholarship money than any other institution through the program.