Scholarship Description
NACME is responsible for more than $4 million in scholarships awarded annually to underrepresented minority students. Through the NACME Scholars Program, NACME provides block grants to colleges and universities that, in turn, give the money to talented African American, American Indian, and Latino students enrolled in engineering programs as part of their financial aid packages.The program was created to achieve the following goals: * Provide financial support to minority engineering students who have demonstrated financial need. * Leverage NACME’s partnerships with academic institutions to increase the retention-to-graduation rate of all minority engineering students enrolled at those schools. * Increase the capacity and capability of academic partner institutions to recruit, admit, retain, educate, and graduate minority engineering students. Student EligibilityTo be eligible students must enroll in an engineering program at a partner university, maintain a minimum required GPA (varying from 2.5 – 2.8); and register for NACME’s student online resume directory.University EligibilityAcademic institutions that wish to participate in the NACME Scholars program must demonstrate a commitment to minority student success that is evidenced in their recruitment, admission, retention, and graduation of African American, American Indian, and Latino engineering students.
Year of Need: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, College 5th Year,
Type: Needs Based
Num Awards: Multiple
Min Award:
Max Award:
Deadline: 2025-12-31
Website: https://www.nacme.org/scholarships
Sponsoring Organization
NACME
440 Hamilton Ave, Suite 302
White Plains, NY 10601-1813
Contact Person:
Phone: 914-539-4010
Fax: 914-539-4032
Web: https://www.nacme.org/scholarships
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