Hi, I’m a HS senior and I’m in the final stages of writing my supplement essay for Cornell Engineering. I see on the Cornell Engineering website that there is a research grant program called [url = <a href=“http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/resources/learning_initiatives/%5DEngineering”>http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/resources/learning_initiatives/]Engineering Learning Initiatives. I also see there’s something called the [url = <a href=“https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/research/undergraduate/student_grant/%5DStudent”>https://www.engineering.cornell.edu/research/undergraduate/student_grant/]Student Grant Program. How exactly are the two related? Is “Student Grant Program” the actual name of a program, or does it just happen to be capitalized? Also, if you have a comfortable income and probably wouldn’t qualify for much need-based aid, does that affect your chances of funding for these programs?
I would also like to ask if there are any other major research grant programs I should be aware about, as an undergrad applicant. Thanks!