The Council of Graduate Schools has issued a statement strongly supporting the Obama administration’s FY 2011 budget request for higher education, specifically endorsing RE-ENERGYSE as an important step in regaining U.S. globally competitiveness.  The statement says:

The budget proposes funding increases for a number of programs that support graduate education and research, which are critical to maintaining America’s global leadership in the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century.  The priorities outlined in the FY 2011 budget also recognize that support for graduate education is essential to the development of a highly-trained workforce…

As the budget proposes a freeze for most discretionary spending, CGS especially appreciates the following key provisions that support graduate education and research… Funding for the RE-ENERGYSE program, a new partnership between the Department of Energy and NSF that will include graduate fellowships for both master’s and doctoral students in clean energy fields.

For more on RE-ENERGYSE see here.