CEIAS Scholarship Office
CEIAS Scholarships
Finance your future!
The College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences has nearly 50 different scholarships. You only need to fill out one application to apply for all CEIAS scholarships, excluding the VMware Fellow Martin Casado Computer Science Scholarship. Generous donors have provided CEIAS with more than $100,000 in scholarships to award each academic year.
How to Apply
Interested incoming freshman, transfer students and continuing engineering students should submit an online application. The application opens November 17, 2020 and closes February 5, 2021. The scholarship committee will consider applications only from those students who comply with the basic criteria listed for each scholarship, which can be found below within each department’s scholarships.
Please complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) before you submit your scholarships application. Most scholarships cannot be awarded unless there is a FAFSA on record.
Scholarships available for application are for the 2021-2022 academic year. Awards are applied to tuition and fees for the fall and spring semesters.
In addition to submitting an application, the following documents are also required:
- Current NAU Financial Aid Award Letter (Log into LOUIE and click on self-service > student center > view financial aid> current academic year)
- Current resume
- A double-spaced essay (up to two pages maximum) on your academic and professional interests. Please include: future career goals, leadership qualities, extracurricular activities, highlights about your commitment to your chosen discipline and anything else you would like to the Scholarship Review Committee to know.
Please send all required documents to ceias@nau.edu in a single PDF file.
Apply separately for the VMware Fellow Martin Casado Computer Science Scholarship here.
Available CEIAS Scholarships and Awards
Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Majors: Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering or Construction Management Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering or Construction Management Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management Requirements: Majors: Computer Science or Electrical Engineering Requirements: Majors: Computer Science or Electrical Engineering Requirements: Majors: Computer Science or Electrical Engineering Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering Requirements: Majors: Physics Requirements: Majors: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy Requirements: Majors: Physics, Astronomy Requirements: Majors: Physics Requirements: Majors: Physics Requirements: Majors: Physics, Astronomy Requirements: Majors: Physics, Astronomy Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering Emphasis) Requirements: These can be addressed in the TY note. (300 words) Majors: Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering Requirements: Majors: Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering Majors: Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering Requirements: The Bridge Technical Committee (BTC) is a technical subcommittee of the Arizona Society of Civil Engineers (AzSCE). The mission of the BTC is to provide the opportunity for owners, consultants, contractors, and students to participate in regular structured discussions on technical issues related to the design, construction, fabrication, testing and maintenance of bridges within Arizona. The BTC also strives to bring awareness to students pursuing the specialty of structural engineering within the broader field of civil engineering. The purpose of the BTC Scholarship is to motivate and reward students who demonstrate excellence in civil engineering studies at state universities in the State of Arizona* and who express an interest in pursuing a career in the design or construction of structures. This scholarship is offered in memory of Dave Lawson, a respected engineer within the Arizona bridge community and former officer of the BTC, who passed in September of 2015. The Scholarship is for upper class (Junior and Senior) and graduate students in the amount of $1000. One scholarship will be awarded. The minimum criteria for selection are as follows: Applications must be submitted electronically (Word or Adobe PDF format). Scholarships are competitive and based on the applicant’s specific goals, academic record, and engineering-related activities or job skills. Please email Joanna.Stevens@nau.edu for the application. Applications must be received no later than March 1, 2019. Funds will be disbursed in the fall 2019 semester. Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: The following are additional scholarships outside of NAU that are specifically for CM students. Please check the application date before submitting, as they are all different. Selection is based upon the following criteria: Click here for more information. The Kenn Lockhart CSI Scholarship Foundation is a non-profit corporation established in January 2007 by the Phoenix Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) to promote education in the field of architecture, engineering for building projects, landscape architecture, interior design, and construction science and technology–including construction management. The Foundation’s objective is to promote future advancement of the construction industry through education by providing undergraduate scholarships to deserving students in these fields of study. Selection is based upon the following criteria: The AGF Foundation offers both undergraduate and graduate level scholarships to students enrolled in ABET or ACCE accredited construction management related programs. Selection is based on the following criteria: Undergraduate scholarships: College sophomores and juniors enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time, four or five-year ABET or ACCE accredited construction management or construction-related engineering program are eligible to apply. High school seniors and college freshmen are not eligible. Graduate scholarships: College seniors enrolled in undergraduate construction management or construction-related engineering degree program, or others possessing an undergraduate degree in construction management or construction-related engineering are eligible to apply. The applicant must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a graduate level construction management or construction-related engineering degree program as a full-time student. How much money is available: Our renewable undergraduate scholarships are worth $2500 per year for each year of undergraduate study, up to a maximum of $ 7500 each, Over 100 new scholarships are awarded each year. Best of all, there is no application fee. The Saul Horowitz, Jr. Memorial Graduate Award and the Heffner Scholarships for Graduate Students are worth $7500 each, paid in tow installments of $3750. Application Deadline: November 1 The Valley of the Sun Chapter of CFMA will award an educational scholarship up to $2500 in value for each semester–summer sessions do not qualify. We acknowledge that one of our primary goals is education. We also acknowledge the need for qualified employees in the construction field. These needs will be largely filled by students graduating from area schools. We hope these scholarships will prove to be an investment in the Arizona field of construction by providing promising construction professionals with some financial assistance while completing their studies. Selection is based upon the following criteria: Download application here. Deadlines: Applications due April 1 or October 1 of each year. More Information: Deadline: March 29, 2019 Scholarships will be awarded for the 2019/2020 school year and have ranged from $5,000 to $10,000 in recent years. Successful recipients must be U.S. citizens and enrolled full-time at the senior level (during the 2019/2020 school year) in an accredited civil engineering program, or in a related field as determined by ASDSO, and must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in hydraulics, hydrology or geotechnical disciplines, or in another discipline related to the design, construction and operation of dams. Undergraduate students planning to graduate in May/December 2020 will be eligible for the 2019 scholarship. Minimum Criteria – Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 for the first three years of college and be recommended by their academic advisor. The basis for Award – The basis for selection will generally follow these guidelines: Announcement of successful candidates will be made in July 2019. Link to more info: https://damsafety.org/apply-scholarship Link to Scholarship Application: https://damsafety.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/files/ASDSOscholarship2019_20.pdf Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Majors: Computer Science Requirements: Majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computer Science Requirements: Requirements: Requirements: Majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computer Science Requirements: Majors: Engineering Discipline (Mechanical, Civil, Environmental, Electrical, Computer Science, or Construction Management) Selection is based on the following criteria: The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships at NAU compiled over 300 private donor scholarships. Visit the NAU Office of Student and Financial Aid web page for scholarship opportunities available from the university and for other financing options. Gifts from our generous donors make it possible for us to offer many NAU Foundation scholarships to Northern Arizona University students. The Arizona Community Foundation is Arizona’s largest private provider of college scholarships. Through an online system containing more than 100 scholarship opportunities students complete one application and are automatically matched with available scholarships, based upon their qualifications. Many companies, foundations, and organizations offer scholarships with varying criteria outside of NAU. NAU strongly encourages students to research and plan ahead. All Engineering Scholarships Accordion Closed
Curly Ethington Scholarship
Industrial Council Scholarship (send TY notes to V. Korte)
Fred and Edith Ohlinger Scholarship
Engineering Scholarship Fund
Multi-Disciplinary Scholarships Accordion Closed
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers
Jon & Christine Bourgeois Scholarship
The Beavers Heavy Construction Scholarship
Kinney Construction Services Award
Daie Scholarship
Atos IT Solutions and Services Award
Honeywell Perpetual Fund
Clayton & Rose Chance Scholarship
Applied Physics and Material Sciences Accordion Closed
Siera and David Stoen Scholarship for Physics
Arthur and Catharine B. Adel Scholarship
Evelyn O. Bychinsky Award for Student of Promise in Astronomy or Physics
William G. Delinger Scholarship
The Physics Scholar of Tomorrow Prize
Vesto M. Slipher Endowment
Willis Family Scholarship in Physics
Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholarships Accordion Closed
Shelton Hannig Civil Engineering Scholarship
AZ Engineering Company Scholarship
Richard E. Boehl Memorial Scholarship
Wood Patel & Associates Civil Engineering Scholarship for Native American Students
Westland Resources Engineering Scholarship for Native Students
Structural Engineering Association of AZ
AZ Society of Civil Engineers
CENE Scholarship Fund
Frank Protiva and Tom Moody CE Scholarship
External CENE Scholarships
2019 Dave Lawson Memorial Scholarship
student, with an emphasis in structural engineering.
applicants that have specific interest or experience related to bridges.Construction Management Scholarships Accordion Closed
Ben Griggs/ASA Scholarship
Scott William McFarland Memorial Scholarship for Construction Management
Chuck Orr Construction Mgmt Scholarship
Construction Financial Management Assoc.
Construction Managment Dept Scholarship
CEMEX scholarship
GLHN Scholarship
Kitchell Native American CM Scholarship
External CM Scholarships
Retail Contractors Association Scholarship
Kenn Lockhart/CSI Scholarship Foundation
AGC Foundation Scholarships
Valley of the Sun Chapter of Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)
Association of State Sam Safety Officials (ASDSO) Senior Undergraduate Scholarship
Mechanical Engineering Scholarships Accordion Closed
Mechanical Engineering Scholarship
Joe and Kit Troxler Scholarship
Brian Patrick Lindsay Memorial Scholarship
Roy C. Johnston Mechanical Engineering Scholarship
External ME Scholarships
American Muscle Scholarship
Computer Science Scholarships Accordion Closed
Computer Science Scholarship
VMware Fellow Martin Casado Computer Science Scholarship
Electrical Engineering Scholarships Accordion Closed
Electrical Engineering Scholarship
Randy Sherman Scholarship
VMware Fellow Martin Casado Computer Science Scholarship
Student Research Awards Accordion Closed
Pheatt Family Research and Design Award
Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid
NAU Foundation Scholarships
Arizona Community Foundation Scholarships
Nationwide Scholarships & Private Donor Scholarships