Scholarships

NCCI - The Coal Institute is proud of its commitment to participating in opportunities that promote the utilization of coal and the education of future employees in our industry. The first part of our adopted Mission Statement outlines our role as follows: "Our mission is to support and financially assist public educational efforts pertaining specifically to the use and benefits of coal and the coal industry in general..." Since 1994, the NCCI has contributed over $530,000 to coal education through our donations to CEDAR, College Scholarships, The Challenger Learning Center, and the Virginia Tech Teacher Certification program.

The NCCI - The Coal Institute College Scholarship Program was initiated in 1997 and has donated over $201,000.00. The purpose of the program is to offer assistance to students who are studying to receive an education and degree in various fields associated with the coal industry. Awards are now granted to two-year colleges with Mining Technology or Mining Engineering programs and awards to four-year colleges offering Mining Engineering degrees. To date, the Institute has distributed over toward these scholarships.

Additionally a "Legacy Scholarship" is has been established and now being funded to provide more scholarships in the future.

Schools which have previously received scholarship money include the following:

  • West Virginia University – Department of Mining Engineering
  • University of Kentucky – Department of Mining Engineering
  • Virginia Tech – Department of Mining Engineering
  • University of Missouri – Rolla – Department of Mining Engineering
  • University of Tennessee – Department of Transportation and Logistics
  • Big Sandy Community & Technical College – Mining Technology
  • Bluefield State College
  • Hazard Community & Technical College
  • Rend Lake College
  • Southwest Virginia Community College
  • Penn State Fayette Campus
  • Virginia Highlands Community College
  • Madison Community College

Donations to CEDAR are continuing for the education of our secondary school students. More can be learned about CEDAR from this web page. The following Chapters of CEDAR continue to receive funding.

  • East Kentucky
  • Southwest Virginia
  • Southern West Virginia
  • West Kentucky Cedar

Please review our current giving levels and allocations. We’re proud of our college students and secondary school students who receive our continuing support for coal education.

Click here to read more about our education programs (PDF).