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Scholarships for current engineering students are awarded annually. Students must complete the online scholarship application each year to be considered for Clark School Scholarships. Scholarship applications are reviewed by the student's major department and at the college level (if the student's major is undecided) after spring grades are posted. Applicants will be considered for every scholarship administered by the Clark School for which they are eligible. Students receiving a scholarship award are notified during the summer.  Please be aware that scholarship funding for the college changes each year.  Students receiving scholarship funding one year may not receive the same or any funding in future years.

We strongly encourage students to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as many engineering scholarships have a financial need requirement.

2008/2009 Online Scholarship Application

The priority deadline for the 2008/2009 scholarship application is May 31, 2008.

Before You Begin the Online Scholarship Application:

1.)  Update your resume (Need help writing a resume? - look at "Job Search Tips " from Engineering Co-op & Career Services)

2.)  Plan your responses to two short statements (maximum 500 words per statement).

Please note that once you begin the scholarship application, you must complete it. You will not be able to partially complete the application, save it and return to it later. The short statements are:

  • Describe any financial considerations affecting your ability to attend the University of Maryland.
  • Describe your engineering interests and career plans.

Complete the 2008/2009 Scholarship Application

Thanking Your Scholarship Donor

The scholarship program in the A. James Clark School of Engineering is funded through generous contributions made by our alumni, industry partners, and friends of the college.  It is important to acknowledge those contributions that help ease the financial burden of attending college for so many engineering students.  Scholarship donors are also interested in learning about the students they support.  We ask that all scholarship recipients write a thank you letter to the donors of their scholarship awards.  To assist you in writing an appropriate and professional-looking thank you letter, we have prepared a handout entitled Thanking Your Scholarship Donor.

 

Additional Scholarship Opportunities

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Scholarship Spotlight

Kirch-Brombach Engineering Scholarship
An award up to $7500 for 2008/2009 is available for a student who attended or graduated from a high school in Hesse, a state of Germany that includes the town of Kirch-Brombach and the cities of Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, and Darmstadt.  If a student can not be found who meets the above requirement, merit awards will be made to one or more Clark School students who have graduated from a public high school in the Maryland counties of Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester; and the state of Delaware.  Complete the online engineering scholarship application by the deadline of May 31, 2008 to be considered.  Students who meet the first requirement of attending high school in Hesse should also email Jane Fines (jfines@umd.edu). 

Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) - Reading Chapter
The Reading Chapter of PSPE is awarding a one-time grant of $1000 to an undergraduate student who will be enrolled in the first semester of their final year in fall 2008.  The award will be based on academic success, character, personal merit, commitment plus school and community involvement. Applicants must be residents of Berk County, PA with a minimum 3.0 GPA.   Deadline for receipt of application and supporting documentation is June 5, 2008.

Gary B. Multanen/Composites Manufacturing Magazine Applied Research Student Scholarship
This scholarship is offered to undergraduate and graduate students participating in composites-related research. One winning candidate will receive a $1000 award, have his/her research published in Composites Manufacturing Magazine, and receive an all expense paid trip to the ACMA Composites and Polycon 2009 conference. For information and application, visit the CM Magazine website. Deadline is August 7, 2008.

Undergraduate Scholarship Contact

Ms. Jane Fines, Director
Undergraduate Recruitment and Special Programs
1124 Glenn L. Martin Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-3011

Phone: (301) 405-3857
Fax: (301) 314-9867
Email: jfines@umd.edu

 

 

 

 

 
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