<p>Hey guys. What are good and easy grants and scholarships available to engineering students? I know of the SMART grant that gives you $2,000 per year semester, and only requires a 3.0 and you be a junior or senior. I actually just found out about this yesterday lol. Are there others that I should know about? Thanks for any replies.
-Alex</p>
<p>not sure if you’re a URM, but if you are, there are a ton of scholarships out there for engineers. check out UNCF, SHPE, AHETEMS.</p>
<p>I really don’t think there is any easy grants available.
There are three in generals
- school
- federal and government
- organizational</p>
<p>Check with your school and apply whatever is open to you.
NSF, NASA, and a bunch.
Depending on your major, check out organizations that are related. Let say computer science, you should check Microsoft scholarship, google internship, and etc.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot guys. I have never of URM after reading some topics here it’s seems like money for minorities? If so I do qualify as I am AA. Where would I go to apple for URM scholarships? Is there a main site or good source to go to to start applying?</p>
<p>
Just a reference.</p>
<p>Hmm it’s hard to direct you to a good website. Are you currently a college student, and if yes, what is your major, and what year?</p>
<p>I am a college student current at a CC. I’m an engineering major and transfer for Fall 2011. i will be transferring as a junior.</p>
<p>hmmm which engineering major?</p>
<p>Computer and Electrical. Is URM only for law? btw ty for the replies :)</p>
<p>no it isn’t. I just couldn’t find a reference (lol)</p>
<p>Computer and electrical. Well, precisely which one? Electrical engineering? Computer engineering? Computer science? The reasons why I ask is because more information will help us to direct you to websites that we have visited.</p>
<p>It’s a dual program, i’ll get both Computer and EE degrees with only 9 extra classes. Don’t know if this helps. If i didnt have this option it would be EE 100% though. transfer college of choice is University of Florida</p>
<p>shameless bump :)</p>
<p>Anyone know of more engineering scholarships? Any help would be appreciated. :)</p>
<p>Alex- Is the SMART grant based on finances, or just GPA?</p>
<p>You might talk to someone at your college about scholarship opportunities for transfers. They should be aware of some of the transfer options, and where other students from your college have gone.</p>
<p>AA? definitely go to uncf.org </p>
<p>navigate around the site. there are some scholarships that offer paid internships for engineers on top of scholarships! there are a lot of opportunities for AAs in engineering.</p>
<p>A bunch of schools offer a bunch tiny scholarships for freshmen and a handful of big ones (like those FIRST scholarships for robotics students). I think most merit aid offered by engineering schools is held as stipends given to UG research people or for those who study abroad.</p>
<p>Alex- Googled and found this, which states it is for those who qualify for a Pell Grant (income based) and will end June 2011… Don’t know if they will find hte money to continue the program or not…</p>
<p>Federal SMART Grant</p>
<p>IMPORTANT NOTE: This program ends June 30, 2011.</p>
<p>The U.S. Department of Education offers SMART grants to Pell-eligible students enrolled in the third and fourth years of bachelor’s degree programs who are pursuing majors in mathematics, science, technology, engineering, a foreign language determined to be critical to national security, or a qualifying liberal arts curriculum determined by the U.S. Secretary of Education. View online list of eligible majors.</p>