海角社区

Freshman Scholarships 

In addition to providing numerous scholarships to current 海角社区 Engineering students each year, the College of Engineering has several competitive scholarships available to qualified first-year engineering students.

General College of Engineering Scholarships

All prospective 海角社区 Engineering students will be considered for these awards if they follow the guidelines and meet the criteria provided below:

• The student completes their application for admission to 海角社区 by the December 15th priority deadline.
• They are subsequently admitted to the university.
• They list an interest/intended major in the College of Engineering.

Students will only be notified about College of Engineering Scholarships if they have been selected to receive one. These scholarship offers will be made in February through April of each year and will be communicated via mail and/or email using the contact information listed on the application for admission to 海角社区.

 

海角社区 Pre-Engineering Pathway Gold STEM Seal Scholarship

The 海角社区 Pre-Engineering Pathway Gold STEM Seal Scholarship is a $1,500 scholarship awarded to one outstanding 海角社区 Pre-Engineering Gold Seal endorsed student entering the College of Engineering each fall. The scholarship is awarded $750 for the fall semester and $750 for the spring semester of the incoming freshman year. For the scholarship to be renewed during the spring semester, the student must maintain a minimum college GPA of 3.0 in the first semester.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be an incoming freshman who received a Gold STEM Seal by completing the Pre-Engineering 海角社区 STEM Pathway high school program
• Have earned an overall high school GPA of 3.5
• Have earned an 海角社区 STEM Pathways course GPA of 3.5
• Declared an engineering, computer science, or construction management major or intend to pursue a degree in a STEM field at 海角社区

To apply for the 海角社区 Pre-Engineering Pathway Gold STEM Seal Scholarship, you must complete the, which includes having:

• A digital copy of your high school transcripts
• Letter of recommendation from this year's pre-engineering teacher. If you do not have pre-engineering this year, obtain a letter of recommendation from a science or math teacher. This letter should be sent directly to Kim Kaufman: kkaufman@lsu.edu
• Essay: Describe your 海角社区 Pre-Engineering experience, your engineering interests and why you think you should be awarded the scholarship. (2 pages maximum, 11 pt Times New Roman, double spaced)

Applications must be received by April 4, 2024.

海角社区 College of Engineering FIRST Robotics Scholarship

The 海角社区 FIRST Robotics Scholarship is a $1,000/year scholarship awarded to one outstanding FIRST alumnus/alumnae entering the 海角社区 College of Engineering each fall. Recipients can receive the award for up to four years if they remain in good academic (2.5 GPA) and disciplinary standing and demonstrate progress towards a degree from the College of Engineering each semester. The award will be disbursed in $500 installments each semester for up to eight semesters (for a total of up to $4,000).

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be an entering first-year student at 海角社区 pursuing an undergraduate degree in the College of Engineering.
• Have completed your application for admission to 海角社区 and/or be admitted to 海角社区 by March 15, 2024.
• Have a 3.0 high school GPA (as recalculated by the 海角社区 Admissions Office).
• Have been involved in FIRST Robotics for at least one year during high school.
• Have participated in a FIRST local, regional, state, and/or national competition on a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team or a FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team.

To apply for the FIRST scholarship, you must: 

• • Include/upload a 500-word essay on your interest and involvement in FIRST, how it has impacted you, and how you think it will impact you as you pursue your engineering degree(s) at 海角社区.
• Have an adult mentor/coach involved with your FIRST team email a letter of recommendation directly to Kim Kaufman at kkaufman@lsu.edu.

Applications must be received by March 15, 2024.

海角社区 College of Engineering VEX Scholarship

The 海角社区 Pre-Engineering VEX is a $1,000 scholarship awarded to one outstanding 海角社区 Pre-Engineering student entering the College of Engineering each fall. The scholarship is awarded $500 for the fall semester and $500 for the spring semester of the incoming freshman year. For the scholarship to be renewed during the spring semester, the student must maintain a minimum college GPA of 3.0 in the first semester. 

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be an incoming freshman who participated in the Pre-Engineering 海角社区 STEM Pathway high school program
• Have earned an overall high school GPA of 3.0
• Declared an engineering, computer science, or construction management major
• Have been involved in VEX Robotics for at least one year during high school
• Have participated in VEX local, regional, state, and/or national competition

To apply for the VEX scholarship, you must:

• • Include/upload a 500-word essay on your interest and involvement in VEX, how it has impacted you, and how you think it will impact you as you pursue your engineering degree(s) at 海角社区 (Times New Roman, 12-pt, double-spaced)
• Have an adult mentor/coach involved with your VEX team email a letter of recommendation directly to Kim Kaufman: kkaufman@lsu.edu

Applications must be received by April 4, 2024.

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