Constellation Accepting Applications for 2022 E2 Energy to Educate Grant Program
August 02 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Grants have provided nearly $5 million to date
for STEM education and research programs, reaching nearly 250,000
students nationwide
Constellation (NASDAQ: CEG), the nation’s largest producer of
carbon-free energy and a leading supplier of energy products and
services, announced today it is now accepting applications for its
2022 E2 Energy to Educate grant program, which provides funding for
student projects focusing on energy innovation. Educators and
students in grades six through 12 can apply for program grants of
up to $25,000, and those in two- and four-year colleges can apply
for grants of up to $50,000. Oct. 1, 2022 is the deadline for
applications.
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Constellation's Energy to Educate grants
have provided nearly $5 million to date for STEM education and
research programs, reaching nearly 250,000 students nationwide.
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“To achieve our purpose of accelerating the transition to a
carbon free future, we need the brightest young minds to get
excited about clean energy – and that means leaning in and
supporting teachers and students who exhibit an authentic passion
for STEM fields,” said Kathleen Barrón, executive vice president
and chief strategy officer of Constellation. “The innovation and
imagination from some of our country’s youngest minds will help
shape how we address the climate crisis, and Constellation is
taking action to support their endeavors.”
The E2 Energy to Educate program granted nearly $515,000 across
23 projects and reached nearly 21,000 students nationwide in 2021.
Last year’s selected projects, which spanned 12 states and the
District of Columbia, included a food-to-energy program, a dive
into decarbonizing the electric grid, an energy and sustainability
game design challenge and a look into how artificial intelligence
can revolutionize the industry. To date, the grant program has
provided nearly $5 million for research and education projects that
have fueled the exploration of STEM fields for nearly 250,000
students.
“Engagement in high-quality science education is critical to
attracting students to the sciences, yet these enrichment
opportunities are seldom accessible to populations presently
underrepresented in STEM,” said Dr. Elif Kongar, associate dean for
Graduate Studies and Research at Fairfield University’s School of
Engineering in Connecticut. “Because of Constellation’s support
through the E2 Energy to Educate award, SuSTEMability addresses
both of these issues by providing students from diverse backgrounds
an understanding of sustainable engineering through age-appropriate
enrichment opportunities.”
To be eligible for funding, a project must align with the
following energy innovation themes:
- Equity in Energy: How can we engage underrepresented
groups in the energy sector? How can we create pathways to STEM and
energy careers for students of color, women, and other
underrepresented groups? How can we best engage and support
underrepresented communities and foster environmental justice? With
intentionality, we can increase diverse perspectives and
representation in energy careers and reach underserved communities
with clean energy innovations.
- Sustainability as a Lifestyle: How will new technologies
and artificial intelligence transform our home energy usage in the
future? What will the future of transportation look like? How can
our daily choices in transportation and in our home create a more
sustainable future? New technologies can power us into a cleaner
energy future via electrification and sustainable choices.
- Clean Energy & Less Waste: Which energy sources and
choices have the greatest current and future potential to mitigate
against climate change? What if we could harness and store clean
energy that would otherwise be wasted? How can businesses, schools,
governments, and communities take action through policies and
programs to move us toward a cleaner energy future? innovative
technologies and climate advocacy are helping achieve a carbon-free
future.
Annually, Constellation and its employees donate more than $10
million to nonprofit partners, striving to be a positive catalyst
for change in communities across America where we live, work and
serve.
Grant recipients are announced each year in November during
American Education Week. To learn more about the program and
application criteria, visit the Community section of
constellationenergy.com.
About Constellation
Constellation Energy Corporation (Nasdaq: CEG) is the nation’s
largest producer of clean, carbon-free energy and a leading
supplier of energy products and services to millions of homes,
institutional customers, the public sector, community aggregations
and businesses, including three fourths of Fortune 100 companies. A
Fortune 200 company headquartered in Baltimore, our fleet of
nuclear, hydro, wind and solar facilities have the generating
capacity to power approximately 20 million homes, providing 10
percent of all carbon-free energy on the grid in the U.S. Our fleet
is helping to accelerate the nation’s transition to clean energy
with more than 32,400 megawatts of capacity and annual output that
is nearly 90 percent carbon-free. We have set a goal to achieve 100
percent carbon-free power generation by 2040 by leveraging
innovative technology and enhancing our diverse mix of hydro, wind
and solar resources paired with the nation’s largest nuclear fleet.
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