Engineering Scholarships for Future Students
Scholarship Categories: Open to all | Minority & Women | Special or Geographical requirements
Engineering students here at OSU have access to a multitude of financial aid resources. Our engineering scholarship programs are designed to be integrated into a student’s total financial aid package.
Over $16 million in scholarships and grants paid to engineering students during the 2006-07 academic year.
We have two distinct goals that we want to accomplish with our engineering scholarship programs – recruitment and retention. In the College of Engineering we allot only about 15% of our scholarship budget to recruit New First Quarter Freshmen (NFQF). The remaining 85% is focused on retention and awarded to enrolled students based on their academic performance at OSU. For the 2006-2007 academic year the College of Engineering and the individual engineering departments combined, awarded about 1200 engineering scholarships worth approximately $1.6 million to our undergraduate students.
Please note – the list below includes engineering scholarship programs used only to recruit New First Quarter Freshman. The College of Engineering has over 150 accounts earmarked for financial support of enrolled engineering students based on their academic performance here at Ohio State. If you are not offered one of our recruiting scholarships for your freshman year, you remain eligible for funding in future years based on your academic performance. In the College of Engineering at OSU, your opportunities for funding actually increase as you progress through our curriculum.
For additional information about Engineering scholarship programs, please contact David E. Donley, College of Engineering Scholarship Coordinator (122 Hitchcock Hall, (614) 292-7694, donley.2 [@osu.edu]).
Scholarships open to all
Walter H. Kidd/Engineering Dean’s Award – all engineering or pre-engineering majors, NFQF and Columbus campus; number of awards and amount of stipends varies (for 2006-07 offered a total of $251,000 in 518 offers ranging from $300 to $3,000); must complete OSU Freshman Application and Walter Kidd/Engineering Dean’s Award application.
Fred Kaufmann Memorial Scholarship – Civil or AAE majors or pre-majors, U.S. citizens, with financial need and outstanding academics; 1 or 2 awards at $750-$1,500; must complete OSU Freshman Application and FAFSA.
Lawrence L. Mankoff Scholarship – Engineering Physics major or pre-major, with excellent academics and financial need; 1 award at $1,000-$1,500; must complete OSU Freshman Application and FAFSA.
Raymond D. Hammond Chemical Engineering Scholarship – preference will be given to graduates of Bellaire High School, and then to graduates of other Belmont County, Ohio high schools; if no Chemical Engineering candidates, then open to any other engineering majors or pre-majors. Awards range from $500 to full in-state tuition; renewable for a maximum of 12 qtrs. with CPHR of 3.0 or higher; must complete OSU Freshman Application.
Richard John and Mary Ann Campbell Memorial Scholarship in Welding Engineering – Welding Engineering majors or pre-majors, with demonstrated financial need and strong academics, preference for Ohio, New York and Wisconsin residents; renewable for a maximum of 12 quarters with a minimum CPHR of 3.00; 1 or 2 awards at $1,500 - $2,000; must complete OSU Freshman Application, Walter Kidd/Engineering Dean’s Award application and FAFSA.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department – Pre-civil engineering major, NFQF, excellent academics; 10 awards at $500-$1,000; renewable for a maximum of 12 quarters if student maintains 3.20 CPHR and remains in a pre-approved civil engineering program of study; must complete Walter Kidd/Engineering Dean’s Award application (use Personal Statement to indicate your interest in Civil Engineering); contact department representative Cara Collmer (collmer.1 [@osu.edu]) for more information.
Computer Science and Engineering Department – CSE pre-major, NFQF, with excellent academics; 1 award at $500 with an additional $500 when admitted into major; must complete OSU Freshman Application.
Electrical and Computer Engineering – ECE or EE majors or pre-majors, NFQF, with excellent academics; number of awards varies and range from $300 - $2,000; must complete Walter Kidd/Engineering Dean’s Award application; contact Prof. Bradley Clymer (clymer.1 [@osu.edu]) or http://www.ece.osu.edu/~clymer/schol/scholind for more information.
Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department – FABE majors or pre-majors, NFQF; offer multiple awards ranging from $600-$4,800 ($1,200 per year, renewable for maximum of twelve quarters for top performers). Among them are three with specific requirements:
- Alan Clay Bondurant Fund - preference to Study Abroad participants;
- George E. and Betty L. Merva Fund - first preference to Guernsey County students, second to Southeastern Ohio students;
- Alice Lucile Russel Fund - preference to students from Belmont or Champaign Counties.
and two funds with geographic preferences within Ohio:
Contact Bev Barrick (barrick.2 [@osu.edu]) in the FABE department for application procedures.
Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering Department – ISE or WE majors or pre-majors, NFQF with excellent academics; 5-10 awards at $500-$1,500; must complete Walter Kidd/Engineering Dean’s Award application (use Personal Statement to indicate your interest in ISE or WE); contact department representative Pam Hussen (hussen.2 [@osu.edu]) for more information.
Materials Science and Engineering Department – MSE awards more than $80,000 in scholarships each year. All NFQFs who declare MSE as their intended major with scores of 30 or higher on the ACT math exam are guaranteed up to $1,000 for their first year. One account is reserved for graduates of Grove City High School and Central Crossing High School. All students in this major who maintain CPHR of at least 3.00 are guaranteed some scholarship support. For application details contact department representative Megan Daniels at daniels.313 [@osu.edu].
Mechanical Engineering Department – ME majors or pre-majors, NFQF with excellent academics; number of awards and amounts varies; must complete Kidd/EDA application (use personal statement to indicate your interest in Mechanical Engineering); contact department representative Rosie Quinzon-Bonello (quinzon-bonello.1 [@osu.edu]) for more information. Ford Undergraduate Scholarship – ME majors or pre-majors, female, NFQF; number of awards and amounts varies; contact Women in Engineering for application.
Minority & Women Scholarships
Minority Engineering Program (MEP) – Through PREFACE Program; any outstanding pre-freshman engineering students; ethnic minority groups underrepresented in engineering; targeted number and amount of awards vary; contact MEP Office at (614) 292-6491 for details.
Women in Engineering – all engineering or pre-engineering majors, NFQFs, females only; number of awards and amounts vary; contact Glenda La Rue, P.E., Director of Women in Engineering Program at (614)-688-3118, for program details. Applications are available at http://wie.eng.ohio-state.edu/scholarships/scholarships.html.
Scholarships with special or geographical requirements
Honda-OSU Partnership Scholarship – must be Honda-OSU Math Medal recipient and in top 10% of high school class and have ACT composite score of at least 26 or SAT score of 1180 or above; 12 awards at $2,500; renewable for a maximum of 12 quarters with CPHR of at least 3.20; must complete OSU Freshman Application and Walter Kidd/Engineering Dean’s Award application.
Please note: the OSU Freshman Application and supporting materials must be submitted by December 15th to be considered for this award.
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Award – all engineering or pre-engineering majors, NFQF, Columbus campus and must have participated on any FIRST team; 10 awards at $1,000; renewable for a maximum of 12 quarters with CPHR of 3.20 or higher; must complete OSU Freshman Application and Walter Kidd/Engineering Dean’s Award application (use the Personal Statement to describe your FIRST activities).
Raymond D. Hammond Chemical Engineering Scholarship – preference will be given to graduates of Bellaire High School, and then to graduates of other Belmont County, Ohio high schools; if no Chemical Engineering candidates, then open to any other engineering majors or pre-majors. Awards range from $500 to full in-state tuition; renewable for a maximum of 12 qtrs. with CPHR of 3.0 or higher; must complete OSU Freshman Application.
Donald D. Glower Merit Scholarship – all engineering or pre-engineering majors, NFQF whose homes are in Crawford or Richland Counties of Ohio; one NFQF at full in-state tuition; renewable for a maximum of 12 quarters with a minimum CPHR of 3.00; must complete OSU Freshman Application.
John M. Shepherd Scholarship – all engineering or pre-engineering majors, NFQF who attended one of six public high schools in Cincinnati (Aiken, Taft, Walnut Hills, Western, Withrow or Woodward) and who have demonstrated financial need; one NFQF at full in-state tuition; renewable for maximum of 12 quarters with minimum CPHR of 3.00; must complete OSU Freshman Application and FAFSA.
Mager Family Scholarship – all engineering or pre-engineering majors eligible, NFQF, preference to graduates of Belmont County (Ohio) high school, with special preference to the Saint John Central High School; 1 or 2 awards at $500 – $1,000; must complete OSU Freshman Application.
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| Aid Category | Number of Recipients | Total Aid Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Federal ACG/SMART Grants | 278 | $453,451.00 |
| Federal Pell Grants | 813 | $2,050,584.00 |
| Federal SEOG | 332 | $213,029.00 |
| OSU Scholarships | 3732 | $9,754,051.00 |
| OSU Grants | 724 | $2,329,307.00 |
| OSU Athletic Scholarships/Grants | 37 | $242,593.00 |
| Ohio Academic Scholarships | 200 | $402,560.00 |
| Ohio War Orphans Scholarships | 8 | $ 61,866.00 |
| Ohio Instructional Grants | 544 | $658,473.00 |
| PHEAA | 23 | $11,830.00 |
| TOTAL GIFT AID | $16,177,744.00 |