The money will provide 15 nuclear engineering students over a three-year period to increase the number of diverse graduates in South Carolina State University’s nuclear engineering program, Duke Energy said.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Duke Energy is giving a historically Black South Carolina university $150,000 in scholarships to help train and educate new nuclear engineers.
South Carolina State University said that money will provide about 15 scholarships over three years in its nuclear engineering program, which is the only undergraduate one of its kind in the state, interim university President Alexander Conyers said.
The money from the Duke Energy Foundation is intended to strengthen the utility's relationships with historically Black colleges and universities and bring more diverse talent into the company.
“South Carolina State University has a significant reputation as a leader in building the high-quality workforce our state and nation need today and in years to come,” said Mike Callahan, Duke Energy’s South Carolina state president.