PSEG grants a $ million to support STEM students at HBCUs

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PSEG Foundation Announces $1 Million in Grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities
March 25, 2021

The PSEG Foundation has announced $1 million in grant funding to three historically Black colleges and universities: Hampton University, Howard University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. This funding will provide qualifying students an opportunity to attend prestigious universities and pursue their studies in STEM education.


Through these grants, the PSEG Foundation hopes to help diversify the STEM workforce by providing underrepresented students access to STEM education and generating a pipeline of competitive and capable talent for the future workforce, as well as the next generation of scientific and policy leaders in environmental science, sustainability and social justice.

"HBCUs have a long history of offering an exceptional educational experience while enriching the lives of Black students and families and providing the resources that empower students to succeed in various STEM careers," said Calvin Ledford Jr., president of the PSEG Foundation. "

Hampton University will use its grant for the PSEG STEM Scholars Program, designed to support promising high school seniors and undergraduate freshmen from underserved and minority populations in New Jersey who are studying STEM fields. Hampton's comprehensive STEM programs have positioned the university as a leader, with more than 20% of students studying in one of several science programs. Through the PSEG STEM Scholars Program, students are eligible to receive one of five two-year scholarships for New Jersey students, covering tuition, room and board.


Howard University will use its grant to offer scholarships to undergraduate Environmental Studies majors, specifically those from communities previously underrepresented in environmental science and clean energy research, yet overrepresented in areas that battle the highest levels of environmental pollution. The PSEG Scholars Program will provide scholarships for as many as six Howard University undergraduates who demonstrate financial need.



North Carolina A&T will use its grant for the Powered by PSEG Scholarship Program, which will educate a diverse and competitive talent pool, with high priority given to residents of New Jersey enrolled in the College of Engineering, College of Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences or the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics.



The PSEG Foundation has a longstanding history of support for programs that empower diverse and inclusive communities with a focus on addressing inequities.

 

[BigMan]

This is good but would love to see some support of the black kids in NJ colleges.

 

[get these nets]

This is good but would love to see some support of the black kids in NJ colleges.

HBCUs are the wave with corporations now. Glad to see the resources head their way, and generally the schools with strong forward thinking leaders are the ones that receive the contributions.
When the mainstream wave is over, the well run schools will have built up infrastructure and increased their endowments, and raised their profiles.

Do you still have family out in Jersey? There's a free Community College program out here, lot of kids are altering their plans and now starting the CC route and then transferring to the school they planned on attending.


Don't know when the last time you've been in downtown Newark, but they closed off that fountain area next to PSEG building. Skateboarders ruined it for everybody.

Sk

 

[BigMan]

HBCUs are the wave with corporations now. Glad to see the resources head their way, and generally the schools with strong forward thinking leaders are the ones that receive the contributions.
When the mainstream wave is over, the well run schools will have built up infrastructure and increased their endowments, and raised their profiles.

Do you still have family out in Jersey? There's a free Community College program out here, lot of kids are altering their plans and now starting the CC route and then transferring to the school they planned on attending.


Don't know when the last time you've been in downtown Newark, but they closed off that fountain area next to PSEG building. Skateboarders ruined it for everybody.

Sk

I do although most of the college aged have left the state or are planning to

 

[Ish Gibor]

The sourced link.

Three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are about to be energized with an infusion of cash to help students pursue their STEM education.

The PSEG Foundation has announced that it is contributing $1 million in grant funding to three historically Black colleges and universities: Hampton University, Howard University, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. This funding will enable students to be given an opportunity to attend prestigious universities and pursue their studies in STEM education.

“HBCUs have a long history of offering an exceptional educational experience while enriching the lives of Black students and families and providing the resources that empower students to succeed in various STEM careers,” said Calvin Ledford Jr., president of the PSEG Foundation in a written statement. “At PSEG, we have dozens of employees and their families that have attended HBCUs, including many alumni of Hampton University and Howard University. This support is exemplary of our vision to build equitable and prosperous communities, amplifying the direction we have been heading by providing support to organizations including the United Negro College Fund and Thurgood Marshall College Fund, just to name a few.”

PSEG Foundation Grants $1 Million to Three HBCU's to Pursue STEM