ASHRAE Undergraduate Engineering Scholarships

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.

Criteria:

Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate engineering or pre-engineering students who are enrolled full-time in a post-secondary educational institution and pursuing a Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree in a course of study that traditionally has been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession. Applicants must have a cumulative college 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 meet at least one of the following criteria:

• the institution hosts an active ASHRAE Student Branch or
• the program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) www.abet.org or
• the institution is accredited by an equivalent agency outside the USA that is a signatory of the Washington Accord or
• the institution has a signed Memorandum of Understanding with ABET

For a list of eligible schools or accredited programs recognized by ASHRAE for the purpose of granting a scholarship, click the links provided above.  Contact 678-539-1120 (direct) with questions.

$10,000 Scholarships

• Willis H. Carrier Scholarships Two one-year $10,000 undergraduate engineering scholarships available annually. Scholarship was established by The Carrier Corporation in memory of its founder, who’s known widely for his numerous and significant contributions to establishing air conditioning as an industry.  Carrier installed the world’s first scientifically designed air conditioning system in 1902.
• Gordon V. R. Holness Scholarship One-year scholarship established by and named for a former ASHRAE President (2009-2010).  Presidential Theme: Sustaining Our Future by Rebuilding Our Past.
• Reuben Trane Scholarships Three two-year $10,000 undergraduate engineering scholarships awarded $5,000 per year over two years.  Scholarship was established in memory of The Trane Company founder, an engineer, inventor & business executive, whose manufacturing enterprise ranks today as one of the world’s largest in the HVAC&R industry.

$5,000 One-Year Scholarships

• Lynn G. Bellenger Scholarship available exclusively to women. Scholarship is named in memory of ASHRAE’s first woman president (2010-2011). Presidential Theme: Modeling a Sustainable World
• Frank M. Coda Scholarship established in memory of ASHRAE’s former Executive Vice President, who served the Society from 1981-2004.
• Charles E. Henck Scholarship established by Charles E. Henck, a Fellow Life Member of ASHRAE. Special consideration shall be given to a student attending a school within the geographical area of ASHRAE Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC). The selected candidate may have an opportunity for an internship.
• Duane Hanson Scholarship named after the president of Gayner Engineers, a consulting mechanical/electrical engineering firm in San Francisco, California.
• Prem Jain Scholarship. Special consideration shall be given to full-time undergraduate engineering students enrolled in a program accredited by a signatory of the Washington Accord in Asia or South Africa. If the cost of tuition, books, and supplies is less than the scholarship amount, then multiple scholarships in lesser amounts & not to exceed $5,000 total, shall be awarded annually. The scholarship was established by and named for an ASHRAE Life Member and founder of the ASHRAE India Chapter.
• Alwin B. Newton Scholarship named for an industry pioneer, who was granted 219 patents during his lifetime.
• ASHRAE General Scholarship
• ASHRAE Legacy Scholarship

$3,000 One-Year Scholarships

• Henry Adams Scholarship Scholarship was established by Henry Adams, Inc, a consulting firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, in memory of its founder, a charter member and sixth president of ASHRAE’s predecessor society, ASHVE, in 1899

Applications and the following documents must be submitted on or before the application deadline to receive consideration.

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