Rice, Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M, Jackson State partner to prep future engineers
HOUSTON – (Sept. 27, 2021) – Jackson State University, Prairie View A&M University, Rice University and Texas Southern University will share a grant of nearly $5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support scholarships for students seeking master’s degrees in engineering and related fields.
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, is also a key partner.
The NSF project, Improving Access to Career and Educational Development (I-ACED), integrates internships and research experiences to prepare students for careers in engineering and beyond, according to Yvette Pearson, former associate dean for accreditation, assessment and strategic initiatives at Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering, who led the grant effort.
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