UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING 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 the current criteria.   

Available to full-time undergraduate engineering or pre-engineering students pursuing a Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree in a course of study that traditionally has been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession.  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 be enrolled in a program at a post-secondary educational institution that meets at least one of the following criteria:

• 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 in the USA
• the program is accredited by an equivalent agency outside the USA that is part of the Washington-Accord/ or has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ABET.

For a list of schools with an ASHRAE student branch or accrediting agencies recognized by ASHRAE for the purpose of granting a scholarship, click on the links provided above or contact Lois Benedict at lbenedict@ashrae.org or 678-539-1120 (direct).

Applicants must submit the following, with their application, postmarked on or before the application deadline of December 1:

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)
2. 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 letters of recommendation.

$10,000

• Willis H. Carrier Scholarships – Two one-year $10,000 undergraduate engineering scholarships available annually.  Scholarship was established by The Carrier Corporation in memory of its founder, who’s known widely for his numerous and significant contributions to establishing air conditioning as an industry.  Carrier installed the world’s first scientifically designed air conditioning system in 1902.
• Reuben Trane Scholarships

Four two-year $10,000 undergraduate engineering scholarships awarded $5,000 per year over two years.  Scholarship was established in memory of The Trane Company founder, an engineer, inventor & business executive, whose manufacturing enterprise ranks today as one of the world’s largest in the HVAC&R industry. 

$5,000

Frank M. Coda Scholarship
 A one-year $5,000 undergraduate engineering scholarship available annually.  Scholarship was established in memory of ASHRAE’s former Executive Vice President, who served the Society from 1981-2004.

$3,000

• ASHRAE General Scholarships (2 available)
• ASHRAE Memorial Scholarship
• Alwin B. Newton Scholarship

Scholarship was named for an industry pioneer, who was granted 219 patents.

• Duane Hanson Scholarship

Scholarship is named after the president of Gayner Engineers, a consulting mechanical/electrical engineering firm in San Francisco, California.

• Henry Adams Scholarship

Scholarship was established by Henry Adams, Inc, a consulting firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, in memory of its founder, a charter member and sixth president of ASHRAE’s predecessor society, ASHVE, in 1899.