High School Senior Scholarships

4 High School Senior Scholarships - $3,000 each

These scholarships are available to 4 high school seniors about to enter their first year of undergraduate university.

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.

Four one-year scholarships available to high school seniors about to enter full time into their first year of college in a pre-engineering, engineering, or engineering technology program leading to a bachelor’s degree in a course of study that traditionally has been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession.  Applicants must be high school seniors with 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 accepted into an engineering, pre-engineering, or engineering technology program at a post-secondary educational institution that meets 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.

High school senior applicants must submit a letter of acceptance from the university they plan to attend in the fall following the application deadline.

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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