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Engineering College Scholarships
Engineering students tend to be awarded the most lucrative scholarships available. Typical awards are between $1000 and $5000, though some scholarships are considerably more. Certain granting institutions even offer several large prizes annually; there are many scholarships that have as many as 300 winners every year. Of course, the number of awards given and the amount awarded are dependent on the individual scholarship, so it is best if a student carefully reviews the scholarship requirements and details before applying.
As with most academic scholarships, there are college or university-based scholarships and national scholarships available for engineering students. To be eligible for engineering scholarships monies at a particular college, a student must be a prospective or current student of the university in question, and must want to complete his or her degree at that university.
National scholarships are available to any engineering student enrolled at an accredited engineering college. Some national scholarships are presented by organizations that are concerned with the furthering of racial and sexual diversity in the engineering field. These organizations will offer diversity engineering scholarships to minority races; some organizations also offer diversity scholarships to women.
Many students decide to enroll in engineering schools or become engineering majors because of the large amount of available jobs — and no wonder: in 2004 alone, there were over 1.4 million engineers holding jobs in a variety of specializations like civil, industrial, electrical, and mechanical. While the availability of engineering jobs depends on the area and specialization, the general thought is that the number of engineering jobs will rise over the next decade.
List of Engineering Scholarships
- Alwin B. Newton Scholarship Fund — $3000 awarded each year to 1 undergraduate student majoring in engineering or related fields of study.
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers Foundation Scholarship — $1500 awarded each year to 16 undergraduate students who are members of ASME and majoring in mechanical engineering.
- ASM Materials Education Foundation Scholarships — $1000 awarded each year to 12 undergraduate students who are members of ASM International and majoring in engineering or related fields.
- ASRAE Memorial Scholarship — $3000 awarded each year to 1 undergraduate student majoring in engineering or related fields of study.
- B.J. Harrod Scholarship — $1500 awarded each year to 2 female freshmen students majoring in engineering.
- Dwight D. Gardner Scholarship — $1000 awarded each year to 2 undergraduate students who are members of IIE and majoring in engineering.
- Lucille B. Kaufman Women's Scholarship — $1500 awarded each year to 2 female undergraduate students majoring in engineering.
- Plastic Pioneers Scholarships — $1500 awarded each year to 30-40 undergraduate students majoring in engineering or related fields.
- Robert Greenberg/Harold E. Ennes Scholarship Fund and Ennes Educational Foundation Broadcast Technology Scholarship — $1000 awarded each year to 3 undergraduate students majoring in engineering or related fields.
- Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Undergraduate Scholarships — $2000 awarded each year to varied number of junior and senior undergraduate students majoring in engineering or related fields.
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