ASHRAE Society Regional Scholarships

Society Regional Scholarships - $3,000 - $5,000 each

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.

Eligibility Criteria

At minimum, each applicant must meet the eligibility criteria outlined on Scholarship Program to qualify for any of the ASHRAE Society Scholarships.

Scholarships available to full-time undergraduate Engineering Technology students pursuing either a bachelor’s or an associate’s degree in a course of study that has traditionally been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession.  Qualified applicants must have a minimum 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 the university attended must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• the institution hosts an active ASHRAE Student Branch on campus or
• the program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) www.abet.org or the institution has a signed Memorandum of Understanding with ABET or
• the institution is accredited by an equivalent agency outside the USA that is a signatory of the Washington Accord or
• an agency outside the USA that is a signatory of The Sydney Accord

For a list of accredited programs or schools with an ASHRAE student branch or to join ASHRAE, click on the links provided above.

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Region IV Benny Bootle Memorial Scholarship - $5,000
A one-year scholarship available annually to a qualified undergraduate pre-engineering, engineering or architecture student attending a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region IV (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) and meets the general criteria listed above.

James R. Bullock, Jr. Scholarship - $5,000
A one-year scholarship available annually to a qualified undergraduate mechanical or architectural engineering student attending a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region IV (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) or who has graduated from a high school in Region IV (North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) and meets the general criteria listed above. If there are no eligible applicants in Region IV, then the scholarship will be available to any full-time undergraduate engineering student who meets the Society's criteria for an Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship.

Rusty & Debbie Hoffman Family Scholarship - $5,000
A one-year scholarship available to a qualified undergraduate mechanical or architectural engineering student enrolled at one of the schools listed below or who has graduated from a high school within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region IV (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia):

• North Carolina State University
• North Carolina A&T State University
• East Carolina University
• University of North Carolina – Charlotte

If there are no eligible applicants in Region IV, then the scholarship will be available to any full-time undergraduate engineering student who meets the Society's criteria for an Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship.

ASHRAE Region I Setty Family Foundation Scholarship - $3,000
A one-year scholarship available annually to a qualified undergraduate mechanical or architectural engineering student attending a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region I or who has graduated from a high school within Region I (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Maine, & New Hampshire) and meets the general criteria.

ASHRAE Region III Setty Family Foundation Scholarship - $3,000
A one-year scholarship available annually to a qualified undergraduate pre-engineering or engineering student attending a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C.) and meets the general criteria.

Region VIII Scholarship - $3,000
A one-year scholarship available annually to a qualified undergraduate pre-engineering or engineering student attending a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region VIII (Arkansas, Louisiana*, Texas*, Oklahoma, and Mexico) and meets the general criteria. *Parts of these states are not within the geographic boundaries of Region VIII. 

Instructions and Application

Applications and the following documents must be submitted on or before the application deadline to be considered:

1. Official transcript of grades. Transcript must either be mailed, sent through an online electronic transfer service, or directly from your registrar’s office on your behalf. Photocopies will not be accepted.
2. Three signed letters of recommendation as follows: one from an instructor or faculty advisor, a current or past employer, and another character reference (other than a family member). In cases where the institution has an ASHRAE student branch on campus, a letter from the faculty advisor of that branch may be one of the three letters of recommendation.

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