Scholarship for Engineering Students

Not only colleges and universities, but engineering scholarships are offered by several national scholarship associations, funds and organizations. So, if you prepare yourself to look beyond academic institutions, you will find many other resources to finance your engineering college education. Since engineering is a vast field, there are many scholarship programs which are concentration specific. Students doing a major in engineering fields like mechanical engineering, chemical engineering and civil engineering can be eligible to receive scholarship awards.

Students should remember that national engineering scholarships happen to be very competitive. However, if you can win just one scholarship award it can be worth the time and effort you put in the application process.

Given below are scholarships that can help engineering students bear their college education expenses -

Barry Goldwater Scholarship
The scholarship is available to candidates who aspire to pursue careers in science, engineering and mathematics. The $7,500 award is available to students across the entire United States. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation provide this free college funding to 300 students of the US every year. One criteria for this award is that students need to request a nomination at the college or university they attend, rather than directly applying to the scholarship program. For further details on the eligibility criteria and application deadlines, students can visit http://www.act.org/goldwater.

SAE Engineering Scholarship
Students who pursuer an engineering degree can apply for this funding program. The award money for this scholarship varies from $400 to complete tuition. Candidates applying for this award must be citizens of the United States.

Association for Women in Science Scholarships
This is one of those national associations that encourage women to pursuer careers in engineering, science and mathematics. Candidates who wish to apply for this educational financial aid program must attend an accredited US college or university. Another eligibility criterion for award is that candidates should plan to occupy careers in research or teaching field. The award money for this engineering scholarship varies between $100 and $1,000. Students can log on to http://www.awis.org/ for more details.

SMART Scholarship for Service
Under the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship program, candidates receive an annual stipend ranging between $22,500 and $38, 000. The engineering student scholarship covers college expenses including full tuition, health coverage and book allowance among others. Set up by the Department of Defense (DoD), SMART aims to provide financial support to graduate and undergraduate students of engineering, science and technology. For detailed information, students can visit http://www.asee.org/smart.

American Society of Naval Engineers
The ASNE scholarships awards are available to graduate and undergraduate students planning to pursue engineering careers. The award money for graduates and undergraduates are $3,500 and $2,500 respectively. Winners are chosen on the ground of their academic excellence, extracurricular activities, working history, recommendation letter among and a keen interest in the field of naval engineering. More information is available on http://www.navalengineers.org/.

Myrtle and Earl Walker Scholarship
The $1,000 scholarship is available to students pursuing careers in manufacturing engineering or technology. Applying candidates must be US citizens, enrolled in a full time degree program at a college or university in the United States or Canada. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required to apply for the engineering scholarship award.

American Radio Relay League Foundation Scholarships
Though most of these scholarships are awarded to engineering students attending a four year college or university, the funding program also provides financial support to community college students. The award money for this scholarship ranges between $1,000 and $10,000. Winners are decided on the basis of their financial need, academic excellence, ham radio activities and the candidate's future success potential. Students can get further details by visiting http://www.arrl.org/the-arrl-foundation.

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Perth Airport Indigenous Scholarship, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Westralia Airports Corporation (WAC), owner and operator of Perth Airport, will be offering two (2) $5000.00 scholarships in 2010 to 1st year Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students undertaking studies at ECU. This follows the signing of a Partnership Agreement between WAC and Nyoongar Elders in July 2009.

Selection will be based on demonstration of prior Academic success as well as personal and educational goals. Successful recipients will have the opportunity to receive mentoring from Nyoongar Elders.

Amount: $5000 per year for full time enrolment (pro rata for part time – minimum 30 credit points)
Frequency: $2500 (or pro rata) payment made each semester after census date
Method: Electronic Funds Transfer

Eligibility criteria:

    * Indigenous – Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

Level of study:

    * Advanced Diploma (3 year courses only)
    * UG – Undergraduate Bachelor Courses

Nationality:

    * Australian Citizen

Applicant information:
Application for this scholarship is made on the application form titled – ‘Scholarships for Indigenous Australian Students’. This application form allows students to complete one document which will be used by the ECU Scholarships Office to assess the applicant for other Indigenous scholarships including the following:

    * ECU Indigenous Scholarship
    * ECU Vice Chancellors Indigenous Australian Scholarship
    * Commonwealth Indigenous Scholarships (including CAS, CECS, Enabling and Indigenous Payment)

Selection:
Selection will be based on:

    * Demonstration of prior academic success
    * Personal and educational goals

Application opening date: February 2011Application closing date: March 2011
Contact Scholarships Office for more info.

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Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF)

The prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Postdoctoral Fellowship (LKY PDF) was established in 1991 under the Lee Kuan Yew Endowment Fund. The Fellowship supports and promotes young and outstanding researchers to realize their full potential in their respective areas of specialization. It will be awarded concurrently with the candidate`s appointment as a research staff in the schools under the following:

    * COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
    * COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES, ARTS, & SOCIAL SCIENCES
    * COLLEGE OF SCIENCE
    * RESEARCH CENTRES

Eligibility

    * Candidates should have excellent academic records and research potential
    * Candidates must be recent PhD graduates or have completed 1 postdoctoral training from a reputable university
    * The scheme is open to nationals of all countries

Terms and Conditions

    * The Fellowship will be tenable for a period of 3 years.
    * In addition to an attractive remuneration, the successful candidate will be awarded a research grant of S$180,000 for research consumables and research related expenditure.
    * Leave and medical benefits will be provided. Other benefits may include passage assistance and baggage allowance upon appointment.

Applications
Applications must be made on the NTU Application Form (Research) obtainable here and submitted together with the following documents duly completed:

    * Detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of the Educational Certificates;
    * Three (3) International Referee Reports (including contact details) who are known to the applicant in the last 4 years ;
    * Statement of Research Intent
    * Grant Application Form which is available here and
    * List of Publications

Closing date: 18 February 2011

Please send your application to:
Deputy Director
Office of Human Resources
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
42 Nanyang Avenue, Level 4-07
Student Services Centre Singapore 639815
Fax: (65) 6792-5745

or Email: NTUResearch@ntu.edu.sg
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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Scholarship Application Tip: Efficient Essay Writing

Unless you are blessed with wealth that allows you to pay for your college education, chances are, you'll look for student financial aid to support your dream of attaining higher education. Among the types of student aids, scholarships are one of the most sought after, since scholarships provide financial support with no strings attached to the recipient.

But because scholarships are in demand, winning them is not the easiest thing to accomplish. In order to increase your chances of winning, it is still advisable to apply to as many scholarships as possible.

However, scholarship application requirements are also lengthy. More often than not, you'll find yourself facing a tough challenge: how do you submit as many application requirements as possible without diminishing the quality of your submissions? Remember that you are competing with other students for the same prize, so it's important that you do not sacrifice the quality of your submissions.

This is where efficient essay writing comes into play. Essays are one of the most common requirements for scholarship applications. Usually, the applicant is asked to answer a very specific question within a certain amount of words. The essay’s length may not be long in itself. But the process of trying to come up with the best and most proficient answer can be quite a challenge. Doing so for every application will surely eat up a lot of your time: probably more time than you could ideally spare.

Fortunately, there is a way to get around this dilemma. The key is learning how to be efficient with your essay writing. Here are some of the ways to maximize the efficiency of your essay writing:

1) One essay may be sufficient to answer more than one scholarship requirement.

Many essay questions for scholarship applications delve on common subjects like ‘giving back to society’, ‘sustainable development’ etc. There is a good chance that essay questions and requirements from one scholarship can overlap, just as though different people asked you the same question with different sets of words. In any case, one answer will still suffice.

You might want to gather the different scholarships application forms that you have and compare their essay questions. Ask yourself which questions are similar and see if you can write essays that can be used for more than just one scholarship before writing one essay per scholarship application. Remember that time is of the essence. The less you need to write, the more time you can save. If you can hit two or more birds with one stone, do so by all means. The time that you save can be used for making sure that the essays that you do write are of top quality rather than rushing to finish one essay just so that you could write the next one.

2) Use the internet and get inspiration from scholarship websites.

Many scholarship providers have their own websites. Take time to explore these sites and get to know their company values and their mission-vision statements. In doing so, you will have an idea of what different scholarships value in a candidate. Mold your essays in such a way that it fits the company values of scholarship providers.

Sometimes, scholarship websites also post the essays of past winners. Read these entries so you can have an idea which writing styles work, how specific examples were used to answer the question, and also to get other tips on how you can compose your essay well. Reading the essays of past winners may help you conceptualize the general structure of your essays.

3) Don’t forget to follow the format

Sure, you may have well written essays. But all your efforts might come to waste if you failed to follow the format. Always double check the format requirements of each application. Be extra cautious if you’re using one essay for different submissions. Sometimes, we instinctively print our work based on the number of copies we need. Don’t get caught off-guard by the force of habit. Look at the essay instructions first and modify the format of your essay if needed before printing your work.

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