Scholarships are available from the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs for students who intend to work in mineland reclamation:
http://www.naamlp.net/Scholorship/2015%20Scholarship%20Flier.pdf PA Anthracite Section SME Scholarships are avaialble
The grants are for enrollment and attendance in an engineering or science program related to mining at a school in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
http://community.smenet.org/anthracite/scholarships