March 20, 2017

Energy Boost Scholarships deadline is extended

Faculty and staff are asked to make students aware that the application deadline for fall 2017 Energy Boost Scholarships from the university’s Advanced Coal and Energy Research Center is March 31.

The scholarships are for both undergraduate and graduate students. The scholarships are for undergraduate coming from high schools and community colleges in Southern Illinois who are entering the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, who have experienced first-hand the effects of the downturn in the coal industry. Graduate-level scholarships are for students entering the university’s Professional Science Masters in Advanced Energy and Fuels Management program.