SCHOLARSHIS For Engineering Students

• Freshman Academic Achievement Award

  Class Level: Freshman
  Major: Any in Engineering
  Number of Awards: 120
  Amount of Award: $3,000 (non-renewable); $1,500 (non-renewable); $500 (non-renewable)
  Application Deadline: March 1
  Eligibility: Outstanding high school seniors who plan to enroll in engineering.
  Contact:If you are a Wisconsin high school student, see the math or science teacher in your high school for further information and an application form. If you attend high school outside Wisconsin, please write us (Freshman Academic Achievement Awards, 1150 Engineering, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706) to request an application, or download one online.

• New Freshman LEED (Leaders in Engineering Excellence and Diversity) Scholarship (formerly the Diversity Affairs Scholarship)

  Class Level: Freshman Students
  Major: Any in Engineering
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Amount of Award: Varies
  Application Deadline: March 15
  (Adobe Acrobat PDF application form)
  Eligibility: Underrepresented minority students and women of all ethnic backgrounds
  Contact: Libby A. Lee, Diversity Affairs Office, lalee@engr.wisc.edu.

• Department scholarships

  Class Level: Sophomore, Junior, Senior. For currently enrolled engineering students only.
  Major: Any in engineering
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Amount of Award: Varies
  Application Deadline: Usually March 15, but can vary by department.
  Eligibility: Scholarships generally go to students admitted into a degree-granting department. Pre-engineers may apply for a scholarship if they have also applied for departmental admission.
  Contact: The specific department office.
  Ask about the application process and other scholarship opportunities.

  Biomedical Engineering. Scholarship applications are available for BME students for the Fall 2009-Spring 2010 term. To apply, students must be currently registered as a BME student this semester (Spring 2009). Please complete the application form and return it to the Student Services Office, Room 3182 Mechanical Engineering Building. The deadline is April 15th, 2009.
  Chemical and Biological Engineering. To apply: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/che/current/. The application form is available online or outside of 2035 Engineering Hall. Deadline is early May.
  Civil and Environmental Engineering. An application form is not necessary; all civil engineering students are automatically considered for departmental scholarships.
  Electrical and Computer Engineering
  To apply: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ece/current/. The application form is may be downloaded online or picked up in the CEE/ECE/GLE Student Services main office (2304a EH). The application deadline is March 31.
  Engineering Physics. An application form is not necessary; all students are automatically considered for the departmental scholarships after they enter the Nuclear Engineering, Engineering Mechanics or Engineering Physics major.
  Geological Engineering. An application form is not necessary; all geological engineering students are automatically considered for departmental scholarships.
  Industrial and Systems Engineering. To apply: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ie/current/undergrad/scholarships.html. Visit the department office, 3270 Mechanical Engineering Building, for the application form. Deadline is the first week in October.
  Materials Science & Engineering. Visit 276 Materials Science & Engineering Building for the application form and more information.
  Mechanical Engineering. Information: http://www.engr.wisc.edu/me/current/undergrad/getstarted.html#scholarships. The application must be completed electronically; it will be available online April 15.

• Grainger Outstanding Power Engineering Student Awards

  Class Level: All Undergraduate and Graduate
  Major: Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Amount of Award: Range from $5000
  Application Deadline: March 15
  Eligibility: These awards are intended to reward highly qualified and motivated students following programs of study in electric machines and drive systems, industrial motion control, power electronics and electric power systems.
  Contact: Wisconsin Power Electronics Research Center, bjohnson@engr.wisc.edu, 608/262-3934.

• Polygon Awards

  Class Level: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  Major: Any in Engineering
  Number of Awards: Varies
  Amount of Award: Varies between $300 and $5,000.
  Application Deadline: Varies; usually in early March
  Eligibility: Outstanding student.
  Contact: Polygon Engineering Council, 608/265-2212