Engineering Scholarships

Student Eligibility: Applicants must be incoming freshmen to the College of Engineering who are citizens of the United States. Terms: One $1,000 scholarship is being offered. For admission information, please contact: The University of Toledo, Office of Admissions, 2801 West Bancroft, Toledo, OH 43606 or call 1-800-5TOLEDO.

Prospective applicants must be accepted into general engineering at Virginia Tech. Most recipients of this scholarship will have 1400 SAT and rank in the top 3% of their senior class. One $2,000 freshman scholarship will be awarded. Recipients are encouraged to join the Virginia Tech Student Chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers and to participate in one of the automotive-related design projects.

Student Eligibility: Applicant must be an incoming freshman or transfer student who plans to major in a science or engineering and has a minimum 3.60 grade point average and 1800 SAT or 27 ACT score. Terms: One freshman scholarship will be awarded at $500 per semester for up to eight semesters of study at Whitworth University. Student must maintain a 3.0 GPA and full time enrollment in a science or pre-engineering major at Whitworth College.

Applicants should be incoming freshmen who will be pursuing a degree in the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. A $1,000 freshman scholarship will be awarded.

Student Eligibility: Must be an incoming freshman majoring in engineering. Selection will be based on academic and leadership achievement. Applicants must be admitted to Wichita State. Terms: One $2,000 scholarship will be awarded. This scholarship is renewable for three additional years with a 3.0 GPA and continued progress toward an engineering degree, with a minimum 12 hour enrollment.

Student Eligibility: This merit scholarship is for a freshman in any program in the College and will be awarded on basis of scholarship and achievement. Applicant may also be considered for other university scholarships based on merit and achievement. Terms: One $1,000 freshman nonrenewable scholarship will be offered.

Eligible applicants will be citizens of North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico) and will be entering their senior year of undergraduate engineering or enrolled in a postgraduate engineering or related science program. Applicants must be pursuing a course of study or research related to conservation of energy in transportation, agriculture & construction, and power generation. Emphasis will be placed on research or study related to the internal combustion engine. Selection will be administered by the SAE Scholarship Committee. Applications will be judged on the basis of previous scholastic performance with additional consideration given for special study or honors in the field of the award, and for leadership achievement related to engineering or science. Recipients will be notified in June.

Scholarship applicants must: * Be full-time undergraduate students enrolled in a degree program in manufacturing engineering or technology. Preference will be given, but not limited, to students attending colleges or universities in the state of Florida. * Have completed a minimum of 30 college credit hours and be seeking a career in manufacturing engineering, manufacturing engineering technology, or a closely related field. * Possess and overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Students may submit a scholarship application in succeeding years. Need is not a consideration in awarding scholarships except when two or more applicants have equal qualifications.

To be eligible, an applicant must have a cumulative grade average equal to or above the All Men's Average at his college or university. In instances where an All Men's Average is not available, an average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) will be required, as well as demonstrated need.

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following qualifications: 1) Be a woman who will have completed 50% of the requirements toward college graduation in an engineering field at the time that the scholarship application is submitted; 2) Be accepted for enrollment in an ABET accredited engineering school in western Washington or Montana; 3) Be in a position to use the scholarship in the school year that the award is presented; and 4) Be a U.S. citizen. Mary Ellen Russell, a charter member of the PNW section of SWE, devoted her career to engineering and science. She dedicated her life and energy to activities to the benefit of SWE, to geology, to outdoor activities and to the leadership of many young women and men who cherished their time with her. Mary Ellen earned degrees in Mathematics and Geology at the University of Washington. The recipient must have achieved at least a college level junior standing.

The Economic Club of Grand Rapids established a fund in 2000 to provide financial assistance to students pursuing study abroad in business. The Economic Club is an association of individuals interested in and contributing to the growing economic health of the Grand Rapids metropolitan area. One (or more) scholarships of up to $2000 will be awarded annually. The applicant must meet the following criteria: • Applicant must have sophomore or above standing at the time of application in an undergraduate business program or in a graduate level business program at any public college or university of their choice. Applicant must have a declared major in accounting, business administration, economics, managerial science (all areas), mathematics, computer science, engineering, marketing, or fields of study related to business or economics. • Applicant must have at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. • Applicant must be a resident of Kent, Allegan, Ottawa, or Muskegon counties for the prior three years or must be a resident student at a public college or university in the West Michigan area for the prior two years or more consecutively. • Foreign study programs must be endorsed and accepted as a part of or as a credit course in the applicant's degree granting college or university. Funds must be administered through the home college/university financial aid office. • The recipient may be asked to deliver a brief oral presentation to the Economic Club of Grand Rapids within six months of return to the United States.

These scholarships were awarded for the first time in 1999 to honor the dedication and accomplishments of SWE's Managing Director from 1984 to 1995. The awards are made to freshmen students majoring in engineering or computer science. All SWE scholarships are open only to women majoring in engineering or computer science in a college or university with an ABET-accredited program or in a SWE-approved school, and who will be in a specified year of study during the academic year the grant payment is made. Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.5/4.0 or above.