Scholarships in Chemical Engineering

B.J. Harrod Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a woman with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be in an ABET-accredited engineering program, engineering at SWE-approved institution, or computer science in a CSAB-accredited program or at an ABET-accredited or SWE-approved institution.

 

Dorothy M. and Earl S. Hoffman Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a woman with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be in an ABET-accredited engineering program, engineering at SWE-approved colleges and universities, or computer science in a CSAB-accredited program or at an ABET-accredited or SWE-approved institution. Preference is given to Bucknell U and Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst students.

 

New Jersey Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 15

Applicant must be a woman with a minimum 3.5 GPA who is a resident of New Jersey. Applicant must be in an ABET-accredited engineering program, engineering at SWE-approved colleges and universities, or computer science in a CSAB-accredited program or at an ABET-accredited or SWE-approved institution.

 

Minority Affairs Committee Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a minority student and a good role model.

 

Minority Scholarship Award for College Students

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must be a minority student and be nominated by faculty, AIChE members, or AIChE leaders. Selection is based upon academic record, participation in AIChE student and professional activities, career objectives, and financial need.

 

Year 2000 C3=Chem-E-Car Competition

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 15

Applying team must design and construct a chemically-powered vehicle. Selection is based upon creativity, safety, and ability to carry specified cargo and travel the correct distance.

 

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Bursary

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 15

Selection is based upon academic merit and financial need. Whenever possible, seven awards will be given to male students, seven to female students, and at least one award to an aboriginal student. Six awards are available for chemical/petroleum engineering, six for geology/geophysice, and three for management. Award is in Canadian dollars.

 

Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence Award

Award: -, Deadline: July 1

Applicant must be an AIChE student member and have achieved the highest GPA in his or her AIChE chapter during his or her freshman and sophomore years.

 

National Student Paper Competition

Award: $500, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must submit a paper; winners of AIChE regional competitions compete for award.

 

Regional Student Paper Competition

Award: $200, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must submit paper.

 

Ted Peterson Student Paper Award

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must submit published work on the application of computing and systems technology to chemical engineering. The work must have been published while applicant was pursuing graduate or undergraduate studies.

 

Environmental Division Graduate Student Paper Award

Award: $500, Deadline: August 15

Applicant must be an AIChE member and submit a paper describing original research or design on the application of chemical engineering to environmental protection.

 

Environmental Division Undergraduate Student Paper Award

Award: $300, Deadline: August 15

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate, be an AIChE student member, and submit a paper on environmentally-related research. Selection is based upon knowledge, originality, and merits of project results.

 

Nuclear Engineering Division Student Award

Award: $300, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a full-time student, be an AIChE student member, and submit an original paper on nuclear-related studies in chemical engineering. Selection is based upon technical merit, knowledge, and originality.

 

Separations Division Graduate Research Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be nominated by an AICHE Separations Division session chair and must submit a paper on separations fundamentals or applications that was part of applicant's graduate degree work. Selection is based upon technical content, quality of writing, and organization.

 

DuPont Company Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have a minimum 3.5 GPA. Applicant must be in an ABET-accredited engineering program, engineering at SWE-approved colleges and universities, or computer science in a CSAB-accredited program or at an ABET-accredited or SWE-approved institution.

 

Chemical Engineering

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be enrolled at the University of Missouri at Columbia.

 

HSF/Marathon Oil Corporation College Scholarship Program

Award: $10,000, Deadline: November 1

Applicant must be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident with a permanent resident card or passport stamped I-551 who is of Hispanic American, African American, Asian Pacific Islander American, or American Indian/Alaskan Native heritage and is enrolled as a sophomore or senior college student with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Sophomore applicants must be majoring in engineering (civil, chemical, electrical, geotechnical, mechanical, or petroleum), geology, geophysics, accounting, marketing, global procurement or supply chain management, environmental health and safety, energy management or petroleum land management, or transportation and logistics; senior applicants must be planning to earn a Master's degree in geology or geophysics. Recipient must agree to participate in a possible paid summer internship opportunity with Marathon Oil Corporation. FAFSA is required. Program will begin as of fall 2009.

 

Patricia Collins Amaral Memorial Fund

Award: $600, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a senior who has a minimum 3.0 GPA and who has demonstrated the finest qualities of leadership through participation in campus organizations and has rendered service of significant benefit to the campus community.

 

Alumni Association Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must demonstrate community leadership and have met the award criteria established by the Alumni Association's Scholarship Committee. Applicant must have completed 12 credits last semester and 24 credits at Bridgewater State College as of December 31. Applicants who have transferred from Massachusetts Community Colleges, Dean College, or Quincy College are eligible to apply.

 

Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Portland Post Scholarship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be enrolling as a college sophomore or above at a public college or university in an aeronautical, biomedical, chemical, civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering program. FAFSA and minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Francisca C. Vrona Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Thornapple Kellogg high school who will pursue a two- or four-year degree in a medical or science field. Financial need and minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

David R. Jones IV Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: December 31

Applicant must have completed their sophomore year at an accredited college or university and be majoring in a field that is related to asphalt paving technology, such as civil engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry or other related majors. Preference will be given to applicants with experience and interest in the field of asphalt technology.

 

SAME Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 18

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or current undergraduate student who is pursuing (or intending to pursue) a degree in an engineering field or related technical sciences, including architecture, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or earth sciences.

 

AACE International Scholarships

Award: $8,000, Deadline: February 7

Applicant must be a full-time student enrolled in a program related to cost engineering/cost management (agricultural engineering, architectural engineering, building construction, business administration, chemical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, electrical engineering, and quantity surveying). Applicant must be in their final undergraduate year and have been accepted to attend a full-time graduate program in the next academic year. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Joseph A. Levendusky Memorial Scholarship

Award: $7,000, Deadline: September 5

Applicant must be an undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior student who is studying chemical or mechanical engineering seeking a career in the field of water technology. Must be enrolled in an accredited institution in the U.S.

 

Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer Scholarships

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicants must be members of an AIChE Student Chapter or Chemical Engineering Club. Applicants must be nominated by their student chapter advisors. Awards are presented on the basis of academic achievement and involvement in student chapter activities.

 

National Student Design Competition

Award: $500, Deadline: June 10

Applicants must be members of an AIChE student chapter and enter a contest to solve a chemical engineering design problem.

 

Minority Scholarship Awards for Incoming College Freshmen

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicants must be members of a minority group (i.e. African American, Hispanic, Native American or Alaskan Native) that is underrepresented in chemical engineering. Applicants must also be high school graduates during the academic year of application and plan to enroll in a four-year college or university. Applicants are encouraged to major in science or engineering. Selection is also based on academic record, reason for choosing science or engineering, work or activities and financial need.

 

Minority Scholarship Awards for College Students

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicants must be members of a minority group that is underrepresented in the field of chemical engineering (African-American, Latino, Native American, Alaska Native or Pacific Islander). They must be student members of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and must be undergraduates who are majoring in chemical engineering. Selection is based on academic merit, stated career goals, AIChE participation and financial need.