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CEIAS Scholarship Office

Email:
ceias​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-2704
Engineering Scholarships Application

VMware Fellow Martin Casado Computer Science Scholarship

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Deadline:
February 5, 2021

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:

  1. Current NAU Financial Aid Award Letter (Log into LOUIE and click on self-service > student center > view financial aid> current academic year)
  2. Current resume
  3. 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

All Engineering Scholarships Accordion Closed

Curly Ethington Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Native-born US citizen
  2. Engineering major
  3. Preference given to students returning to complete their degrees
  4. GPA of 2.5 or above (not limiting or final deciding factor)
Industrial Council Scholarship (send TY notes to V. Korte)

Requirements:

  1. Enrolled in NAU as an engineering major
  2. Completed 30 semester hours
  3. Minimum GPA of 3.0
Fred and Edith Ohlinger Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Engineering major 2
  2. GPA of 3.0 or above 3
  3. AZ resident
  4. Demonstrated financial need
Engineering Scholarship Fund

Requirements:

  1. Engineering major

Multi-Disciplinary Scholarships Accordion Closed

NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers

Majors: Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Junior or senior
  2. GPA of 2.5 or higher
  3. Arizona high school
  4. AZ resident
  5. Authorization to work in the US
  6. Demonstrated financial need
Jon & Christine Bourgeois Scholarship

Majors: Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. Civil engineering or construction management major
  3. Sophomore, junior, or senior
  4. demonstrated financial need
The Beavers Heavy Construction Scholarship

Majors: Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Requirements:

  1. US citizen
  2. Full-time student
  3. Junior or Senior or graduate student (masters) majoring in civil engineering or construction management studies directly applicable to the heavy construction industry
  4. Demonstrated financial need
  5. The professional goal of achieving a career in heavy construction established by enrollment in the related curriculum; commitment to pursue part-time or summer employment in heavy construction industry, a written paper outlining the recipient’s reasons for choosing a career in the heavy construction industry
Kinney Construction Services Award

Majors: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Management

Requirements:

  1. Majoring in construction management (1st preference), civil engineering (2nd preference), or environmental engineering (3rd preference)
  2. Sophomore, junior, or senior
  3. Independent of financial assistance from parent or guardian
  4. Working to support themselves
Daie Scholarship

Majors: Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Full-time students
  2. Graduate Student
  3. Enrolled in SICCS
  4. Minimum GPA of 3.0
  5. Preference given to research that contributes to human health through collaboration with PMI OR are involved in artificial intelligence research
Atos IT Solutions and Services Award

Majors: Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Have achieved a Junior status
  2. Major in electrical engineering or computer science
  3. GPA of 3.0 or above
  4. Multicultural Engineering Program member
Honeywell Perpetual Fund

Majors: Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Clayton & Rose Chance Scholarship

Majors: Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Requirements:

  1. US citizen
  2. Junior (when awarded)
  3. Full-time student
  4. GPA of 3.0 or above
  5. If sufficient funds are available, scholarship support students in the junior year to use in their senior year.

Applied Physics and Material Sciences Accordion Closed

Siera and David Stoen Scholarship for Physics

Majors: Physics

Requirements:

  1. Full time
  2. Undergrad
  3. Enrolled in the NAUTeach program or similar program supporting STEM
Arthur and Catharine B. Adel Scholarship

Majors: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy

Requirements:

  1. Graduate or undergraduate
  2. Full-time
  3. US citizen
Evelyn O. Bychinsky Award for Student of Promise in Astronomy or Physics

Majors: Physics, Astronomy

Requirements:

  1. Sophomore or junior
  2. Show interest through coursework, field of study or extracurriculars
William G. Delinger Scholarship

Majors: Physics

Requirements:

  1. Open to all Physics Major and Minors
The Physics Scholar of Tomorrow Prize

Majors: Physics

Requirements:

  1. 3.0 GPA
  2. Essay
Vesto M. Slipher Endowment

Majors: Physics, Astronomy

Requirements:

  1. Junior
Willis Family Scholarship in Physics

Majors: Physics, Astronomy

Requirements:

  1. Financial Need
  2. In good academic standing
  3. Born in or from West Virginia (first preference)
  4. From Coconino county (second preference)

Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholarships Accordion Closed

Shelton Hannig Civil Engineering Scholarship

Majors: Civil Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Full-time undergraduate
  2. Civil Engineering Major
  3. Junior or above
  4. GPA of 2.75 or above
  5. US Citizen
  6. Consider leadership qualities, class assignments, outside activities
  7. Can be renewed
AZ Engineering Company Scholarship

Majors: Civil Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Junior or above
  2. Civil Engineering major
  3. US citizen
  4. GPA 3.0 or above
  5. Full-time student
  6. Demonstrated interest in consulting engineering
  7. Extracurricular activities, specifically to social responsibilities in engineering position
Richard E. Boehl Memorial Scholarship

Majors: Civil Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Junior or senior
  2. Full-time undergraduate
  3. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
  4. Self Supporting
  5. Civil Engineering Major
Wood Patel & Associates Civil Engineering Scholarship for Native American Students

Majors: Civil Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. Sophomore, junior, or senior year
  3. In good academic standing
  4. Majoring in Civil Engineering
  5. A member of a federally recognized Native American tribe
Westland Resources Engineering Scholarship for Native Students

Majors: Civil Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. Sophomore, junior, senior
  3. In good academic standing
  4. Majoring in Civil Engineering
  5. A member of a federally recognized Native American tribe
Structural Engineering Association of AZ

Majors: Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering Emphasis)

Requirements:

  1. Full-time undergraduate
  2. Junior or senior 3. GPA of 3.0 or higher
  3. Majoring in Civil Engineering
  4. Preference to AZ resident
  5. Preference of member of ASCE or SEA of Arizona 6. Made to two students, $1,000 ea. @$500/semester Donor wishes Student to write an essay on
    1. What does a structural engineer do.
    2. What are your goals in the field of engineering–indicate what area of Civil engineering you plan to specialize.
    3. Goals between now and graduation and goals in the first five years of graduation.
    4. Explain how the scholarship will help you in pursuit of goals and why you should receive the award.

These can be addressed in the TY note. (300 words)

AZ Society of Civil Engineers

Majors: Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Member of the ASCE student organization
  2. Undergraduate student
  3. Intention to award $2,500/AY
  4. Civil or environmental engineering student
CENE Scholarship Fund

Majors: Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering

Frank Protiva and Tom Moody CE Scholarship

Majors: Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering

Requirements:

  1. Enrolled in Civil or Environment Engineering
  2. Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0
External CENE Scholarships
2019 Dave Lawson Memorial Scholarship

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:

  1. GPA of 3.0 or higher
  2. 2019 Junior or Senior currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, or a graduate
    student, with an emphasis in structural engineering.
  3. Plans to pursue a career in a structures-related field. Special consideration will be given to
    applicants that have specific interest or experience related to bridges.

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.

Construction Management Scholarships Accordion Closed

Ben Griggs/ASA Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. US citizen
  2. Full-time student
  3. Majoring in CM
  4. GPA of 3.0 or above
  5. AZ high school graduate
Scott William McFarland Memorial Scholarship for Construction Management

Requirements:

  1. First preference given to non-traditional students
  2. GPA of 2.5 or better
  3. Active in engineering clubs and demonstrated leadership ability
  4. Demonstrated financial need
  5. Majoring in CM
Chuck Orr Construction Mgmt Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. First preference to GPA of 2.5 or better
  3. First preference to AZ high school graduates
  4. Preference to students active in clubs/organizations associated with major or ASNAU
  5. Preference to students with demonstrated leadership ability
  6. At least $1,000 awarded per student
  7. Majoring in CM
Construction Financial Management Assoc.

Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. AZ high school graduate
  3. GPA of 3.25 or better in CM credits
  4. At the discretion of the chair, demonstrate financial need
  5. Majoring in CM
Construction Managment Dept Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Open to all student construction management students who apply
CEMEX scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. Majoring in Construction Management w/ interest in building materials
  3. U.S. Citizen
  4. Sophomore, junior, or senior
  5. Minimum GPA of 2.5
GLHN Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. GPA of 2.5 or above
  2. Junior or senior
  3. Majoring in CM
  4. Preference given to AZ high school
  5. Preference to demonstrated financial need
  6. Preference given to first-generation students
  7. Preference given to US veterans
Kitchell Native American CM Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. Junior or senior
  3. Native American
  4. Majoring in CM
  5. GPA of 3.0 or higher
  6. Financial need
  7. Provide proof of enrollment in a federally recognized Native American tribe
External CM Scholarships

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.

Retail Contractors Association Scholarship

Selection is based upon the following criteria:

  • Pursuing a Construction Science, Construction Technology or Construction Management degree.
  • Must have a 3.0 GPA in construction major and a 2.5 GPA overall minimum.
  • Must demonstrate interest to work in the commercial construction industry via letter of interest.
  • Good academic standing.

Click here for more information.

Kenn Lockhart/CSI Scholarship Foundation

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:

  • Scholarships may be awarded to a student with a minimum of three years completed toward a four-year and above degree and at least one year remaining to complete their professional degree.
  • Student must be a resident of Arizona and be enrolled in an accredited college in Arizona.
  • Student must be majoring in architecture, engineering for building projects, landscape architecture, interior design, and construction science and technology, including construction management.
  • Student must have shown a special skill and advancement in the areas of architecture, engineering for building projects, landscape architecture, interior design, and construction science and technology, including construction management. Financial need is not a criterion.
  • Students must have a grade point average of not less than 2.5 in a grading scale of 4.0. Click here for application.
AGC Foundation Scholarships

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

Valley of the Sun Chapter of Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)

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:

  • has or will receive a diploma from an accredited high school
  • have a GPA between 3.0 and 4.0 if already enrolled in college or technical school or a GPA between 3.4 and 4.0 if graduating from high school
  • demonstrate a relationship to CFMA or other qualified construction associations by letter of recommendation from a member or an employee of a member company
  • have a declared major in business or accounting
  • show professional or civic involvement in the community.

Download application here.

Deadlines: Applications due April 1 or October 1 of each year.

More Information: 

  • Scholarships are awarded within 60 days of application deadline.
  • Candidates applying for the scholarship will be given preference over those who reapply.
  • CFMA VOS welcomes former recipients of this scholarship to reapply by submitting the information requested above, plus an update (progress report) stating your progress to reaching your educational goal.
Association of State Sam Safety Officials (ASDSO) Senior Undergraduate Scholarship

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:

  • Academic Scholarship
  • Financial Need
  • Work Experience/Activities
  • Essay

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

Mechanical Engineering Scholarships Accordion Closed

Mechanical Engineering Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Open to all mechanical engineering students who apply
Joe and Kit Troxler Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. US citizen
  2. Junior or senior
  3. Mechanical engineering major
  4. Dedicated and hard working
  5. Demonstrated financial need
Brian Patrick Lindsay Memorial Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. Sophomore or above
  3. GPA of 2.75 or above
  4. US Citizen
  5. Other accomplishments may be considered in the selection process (ie working to pay for college expenses, must have a true focus on the end result of an engineering degree).
  6. Preference given to students who are ineligible for other scholarship
  7. Students may reapply
Roy C. Johnston Mechanical Engineering Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Full-time student
  2. Mechanical engineering major
  3. Sophomore, junior or senior
  4. GPA of 2.75 or above
  5. US citizen
External ME Scholarships
American Muscle Scholarship
  • 4 x $2000 scholarships for students pursuing an automotive-themed major (mechanical engineering, robotics etc.)
  • Two scholarships will be awarded every spring semester, followed by two additional scholarships to be awarded for the fall semester each year.
  • Scholarship page: https://www.americanmuscle.com/scholarships.html

Computer Science Scholarships Accordion Closed

Computer Science Scholarship

Majors: Computer Science

Requirements:

  1. Open to all computer science students who apply
VMware Fellow Martin Casado Computer Science Scholarship

Majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computer Science

Requirements:

  1. Full-time undergraduate
  2. Arizona resident
  3. Demonstrated financial need
  4. Preference given to Flagstaff residents

Electrical Engineering Scholarships Accordion Closed

Electrical Engineering Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Open to all electrical engineering students who apply
Randy Sherman Scholarship

Requirements:

  1. Have completed freshman and sophomore years in electrical engineering
  2. Undergraduate or graduate
  3. GPA of 3.0 or above
  4. Demonstrated financial need
  5. Scholarship renewable if candidate continues to meet criteria.
VMware Fellow Martin Casado Computer Science Scholarship

Majors: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computer Science

Requirements:

  1. Full-time undergraduate
  2. Arizona resident
  3. Demonstrated financial need
  4. Preference given to Flagstaff residents

Student Research Awards Accordion Closed

Pheatt Family Research and Design Award

Majors: Engineering Discipline (Mechanical, Civil, Environmental, Electrical, Computer Science, or Construction Management)

Selection is based on the following criteria:

  • Majoring in an Engineering Discipline
  • GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Applicants will submit an essay describing their interest/experience in multidisciplinary research and design and proposing a project. Projects should be focused in the areas of engineering, involving more than one discipline that could include electrical engineering, computer science, informatics, cyber systems, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, science, mathematics, business or others. Successful applications will address key skills the applicants anticipate they will gain from the project and how the project aligns with their career goals.

Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid

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.

NAU Foundation Scholarships

Gifts from our generous donors make it possible for us to offer many NAU Foundation scholarships to Northern Arizona University students.

Arizona Community Foundation Scholarships

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.

Nationwide Scholarships & Private Donor Scholarships

Many companies, foundations, and organizations offer scholarships with varying criteria outside of NAU. NAU strongly encourages students to research and plan ahead.

 

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Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Email
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