UNDERGRADUATE REGIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Annual Application Deadline: December 1
Scholarships are awarded for the academic year following the application deadline beginning with the fall semester. Re-applications accepted from former scholarship applicants and recipients who meet current criteria.
ASHRAE Region III Boggarm Setty Scholarship
A one-year $3,000 scholarship available annually to an undergraduate pre-engineering or engineering student enrolled full time in a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC) and pursuing a bachelor degree in a course of study that traditionally has been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession provided at least one of the following criteria is met:
- The institution hosts a recognized ASHRAE student branch: List of Student Branches
- The program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) www.abet.org
ASHRAE Region IV Benny Bootle Scholarship
A one-year $3,000 scholarship available annually to an undergraduate pre-engineering, engineering or architecture student enrolled full-time in a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region IV (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia) and pursuing a bachelor degree in a course of study that traditionally has been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession provided at least one of the following criteria is met:
- The institution hosts a recognized ASHRAE student branch: List of Student Branches
- The program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) www.abet.org or the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) www.naab.org
ASHRAE Region VIII Scholarship
A one-year $3,000 scholarship available annually to an undergraduate engineering or pre-engineering student enrolled full-time in a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region VIII ((Arkansas, Louisiana*, Texas*, Oklahoma, and Mexico - *Parts of these states are not within the geographic boundaries of Region VIII. Contact ASHRAE headquarters for eligible schools in these areas) and pursuing a bachelor degree in a course of study that traditionally has been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession provided at least one of the following criteria is met:
- The institution hosts a recognized ASHRAE student branch: List of Student Branches
- The program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in the USA or the Consejo de Acreditación de la Ensenanza de la Ingeniería (CACEI) in Mexico.
For a list of schools with an ASHRAE student branch or accredited programs within Region III, IV or VIII, click on the links provided above or contact Lois Benedict at lbenedict@ashrae.org or 678-539-1120 (direct).
Additional Criteria for Regional Scholarships:
Applicants must have a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a scale where 4.0 is the highest and/or a class standing of no less than the top 30% and submit the following, with application, postmarked on or before the application deadline of December 1:
- Official transcript of college grades (if college grades are not available by the application deadline, submit official transcript of high school grades and verification of current college enrollment)
- Three letters of recommendation: one from an instructor or faculty advisor, a current or past employer, and another character reference. In the case of institutions with an ASHRAE student branch, a letter from the faculty advisor of that branch may be one of the three required letters of recommendation.
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