Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarships
At the University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering, we are proud to be ranked among the top 10 universities in the nation for providing our students with social mobility. A cornerstone of this achievement is our commitment to supporting students through both merit- and need-based scholarships.
These scholarships are crucial for attracting and retaining talented and dedicated students. They also allow these students to ensure their education remains uninterrupted. Scholarship support allows our students to fully engage in their studies, participate in internships, attend conferences, and pursue independent research opportunities that prepare them to lead and innovate in the future.
We extend our deepest gratitude to our generous donors. Your support makes the transformative UIC Engineering experience possible.
Scholarship Opportunities
| UIC Engineering Scholarships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Department | Scholarship name | Criteria for Award |
| Any | Jose DeLeon Scholarship | Incoming freshmen female (preference to a student from Lane Tech, Willowbrook or Addison Trail) who demonstrates academic excellence, leadership qualities and civic responsibility. Scholarship is renewable for four years as long as the recipient maintains a 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| Any | PESO Scholarship | Incoming freshmen. Under-represented minority withing Engineering (Filipino). Preference to 1st year student former members of Natl Honor Society in HS, top 25% of HS graduating class |
| Any | Robert E. Bernd Engineering Scholarship | Sophomore, Junior or Senior. 3.0/4.0. US citizen. Qualifies for the Federal Pell Grant but still has unmet financial need, with preference given to students who reside in the city and commute to campus. Dependent on own efforts to pay tuition for education. |
| Any | CEO Scholarship in Engineering Fund | Preference for members of Society of Women Engineers Students who embody creativity, enthusiasm, optimism Academic merit |
| Any | Driven to Care Automotive Engineering Scholarship | The Fund shall support scholarships in the Unit. Recipients shall be sophomores, juniors, or seniors who display financial need and academic merit. Recipients shall also be members of the Society for Automotive Engineers chapter at the University of Illinois Chicago who intend to pursue a career in the automotive industry. Scholarships shall be renewable for students who remain in good academic standing, as demonstrated by a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. Need to watch a video and write about the late donor. |
| Any | Engineering Alumni Association Scholarship | Demonstrated exceptional leadership attributes through participation in UIC professional engineering student societies. 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| Any | Hannes and Anne Nelson Scholarship | Financial need. Preference given if parent is/was employed by Ameritech, SBC, AT&T, Illinois Bell, Lucent or Alcatel. 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| Any | Gregory N. Hesse Scholarship Fund | College of Engineering Student. 3.0/4.0 |
| Any | Victor and Lucy Kan Family Scholarship | Multiple scholarships. U.S. citizen, academic merit and financial need, 3.0/4.0 GPA. Preference for students with significant financial need. Recipients elgible for more than one year with a 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| ANY | Irene N. Jones Scholarship | Multiple scholarships. Worthy, deserving and needy. Personal residence/home located in either Cook or Will County, Illinois. 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| Any | B.J. Merkle Scholarship | 3.0/4.0 GPA and financial need. Preference given to a student who also has a strong interest in liberal arts |
| Any | Francis C. Moon Scholarship | Freshmen or sophomore. 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| Any | Glenn and Linda Neland Engineering Scholarships | One recipient. Merit based. Chicago Public Schools graduate, Preference given to candidates who served in a branch of the U.S. military. |
| Any | Niva S. Oghigian Future Women Engineers Scholarship | Female, academic need, merit, preference for US Citizen |
| Any | Norman Parker Scholarship | Junior standing. Strong academic record. Displays leadership qualities. Has a background of service to UIC and/or the community. 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| Any | Roy Howard Pollack Scholarship | Multiple scholarships. Demonstrated academic excellence, financial need, involvement in extracurricular activities at UIC. |
| Any | P.V. Sudhindra Scholarship | Academic achievement; 3rd, 4th 5th year student |
| Any | UIC Mr. Arjan D. and Mrs. Shakuntla D. Oberoi Scholarship | (1) Must have at least junior standing and committed to studying engineering (2) Donors prefer that larger scholarships be awarded to few students to maximize the impact of the scholarship to each recipent |
| BME | Sarah Smith Wilson Scholarship | Recipients shall have financial need, preference for BIOE. 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| CHE, Mat Eng, Environ Eng | Entegris STEM Scholarship Fund | CHE, Mat Eng, Environ Eng; single awardee for sophomore-senior year, 3.0 GPA, preference for students from underrepresented groups with displayed financial need that are active in student leadership |
| CME | UIC Brindley Scholarship Fund for Current Use | The Fund shall support undergraduate scholarships in the Unit. Recipients shall be full-time students that have demonstrated financial need. The Unit shall give preference to students who are pursuing a concentration in Structural Engineering, who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents, and who are working to support their education. |
| CME | Robert H. Bryant Scholarship | Member of ASCE student chapter. Registered in at least one advanced structural analysis or design course beyond the general civil engineering course requirement. 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| CME | CEPAC Scholarship | Sophomore or junior-level Civil Engineering student with high scholastic achievement. |
| CME | CEPAC25 Scholarship Fund | Sophomore or junior-level Civil Engineering student with high scholastic achievement. |
| CME | Rosemary Burke Scholarship | EIEP awards to incoming freshmen |
| CME | Richard A. Cohn Scholarship for Women in Engineering | Hispanic female, sophomore academic standing, US citizen eligible for Stafford loans. Donor preference is that the scholarship recipient be eligible to receive the scholarship for up to four consecutive academic years. |
| CME | Credit Union 1 Engineering Scholarship | Academic merit and demonstrated financial need.Active, full-time undergraduate students with a focus on Structures |
| CME | L. J. Halbert Merit Scholarship | 3.0/4.0 GPA. A member of NSBE, majoring in civil or materials engineering, preferable given to a female student. |
| CME | Nancy Anderson Holmes Scholarship | 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| CME | Olive C. and Alfred L. Kuehn Scholarship | Multiple scholarships. Needy, able and deserving male. |
| CME | Kenneth E. Nelson Scholarship | Junior or senior, financial need, US citizen. 3.0/4.0 GPA |
| CME | Professor Dusan Krajcinovic Scholarship | 3.0/4.0 GPA. Junior or senior CME students in Structures and Mechanics. NOT for a student who has a preference for environmental engineering. |
| CME | Samartano & Company/ Henry Marek Scholarship | 3.5/4.0 GPA. Priority to graduates of Morton East HS |
| CME | Harold R. Sandberg Scholarship | The Fund shall support undergraduate scholarships in the Unit. Recipients shall be students majoring in civil engineering and pursuing a concentration in structural engineering. Preference shall be given to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The Donor prefers that scholarships will be awarded annually to two (2) to four (4) students, not exceeding four (4) students. The preference shall be given to one to two (1-2) students who have superior academic merit at the completion of their junior year and the remaining one to two (1-2) students based on demonstrated financial need or students who have transferred to the Unit from another university or college outside of the University of Illinois Chicago or fifth year students who are within a year of completing their degree. |
| CME | Thomas and Romana Ting Scholarship | 3.5/4.0 GPA. |
| CME | Rose L. Vedral Scholarship | 3.0/4.0 GPA. Financial need and academic merit. Interest in structural or materials engineering. |
| CME | UIC Turner Construction Company Scholarship | (1) Support eight (8) graduate or undergraduate scholarships for students in CME who have a direct interest in Construction Management. Unit asked to supply students for scholarship awards. |
| CME, EE or ME | Sargent & Lundy Scholarship | Scholarships shall be awarded to students in COE who are majoring in either Civil & Materials, Electical, or Mechanical Engineering. Preference given to students who are US citizens or permanent residents and who maintain a 3.0 GPA or better (on a 4.0 scale). Candidates may be selected who fall below 3.0 provided they are deemed worthy candidates in good academic standins as determined by the dean or his/her desginee. Further preference that at least one recipient each year be a member of the UIC chapter of National Society of Black Engineers. |
| CS | UIC Logmaster Computer Science Scholarship Fund | CS Student. 3.0/4.0 |
| CS/CME | UIC Boyce-Ran Engineering Scholarship | (1) The fund shall support two scholarships annually: one recipent studying computer science and the other student studying civil engineering. |
| ECE | James L. and Kimberly A. Evenson/Johanna R. Kasper Scholarship | Incoming freshmen from CPS, U.S. citizen, financial need. Preference to first generation college student. US Citizens pursuing electrical or computer engineering. Selected in Spring. |
| ECE | Yellapantula Family Endowed Scholarship | (1) no preference on how many recipients; up to ECE department (2) prefer undergraduate: student with sophomore standing or higher; can be a continuing or transfer student (3) only students from ECE |
| IE | William J. Hass Persistence in Innovation Scholarship | The Fund shall support undergraduate scholarships in the Unit. Preference shall be given to students majoring in Industrial Engineering who are in at least their third year of studies that have academic merit. The Unit prefers that each scholarship be approximately $1,000 and awarded annually. It is intended that the Fund be completely expended in nine years. |
| ME | Robert D. Franceschinis Memorial Scholarship Fund | The fund will support two equal scholarships. Recipients shall be Mechanical Engineering students of junior or senior standin and demonstrate financial need. Preference shall be given to students who are first-generation. Scholarships awarded to recipients in their junior year may be renewed for the recipients' senior year, so long as they remain in good academic standing. |
| ME | Michael W. Gonzalez Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund | Required to be member of Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and majoring in Mechanical Engineering. |
| ME | Faydor Litvin Scholarship | 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| ME | Frank B. Riordan Endowed Scholarship in Mechatronics | Recipients shall be junior or senior students studying mechanical engineering who have an interest in Mechatronics. Preference for GPA of 3.5. |
| ME | Richard and Sharon Schmidt Scholarship | 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| ME | Burt and Rita Siegal Endowed Scholarship | (1) Junior or transfer student; (2) Majoring in mechanical engineering; (3) Demonstrates academic merit, preferably improvement in grades over time; (4) Has financial need, preferably are Pell Grant eligible; and (5) Is served by the Unit’s Equity and Inclusion in Engineering Programs. The scholarship shall be renewable for one year for a total duration of two years of support. The Donor prefers for the Fund to support at least one full cost of attendance scholarship, if the amount in the Fund is sufficient to do so. |
| ME, CS, IE, CE | CNH Industrial Scholarship | 2.75 or above GPA, and need based. Preference for majors in Mechanical, Electrical, CS, Industrial Engineering, Computer Engineering |
| ME/EE | Constellation Scholarship (formerly Exelon Scholarship) | Constellation would like to see our $15,000 grant focused on Sophomore and Junior students in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering with the scholarships targeted for diverse and/or underrepresented students from the regions we serve. Regions of primary focus are Chicago, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Washington DC, and Philadelphia. Other regions can be considered with further discussions. The student recipients of the scholarships should maintain high GPA’s (≥ 3.25). Each scholarship amount should be $3,000 or less. |
| MIE | Olubusayo A. Awomolo Scholarship | Pursuing degree in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering & financial need |
| MIE | Professor Edward H. Coe Scholarship | 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| MIE | Pedro Foyo Scholarship | Hispanic students. 3.0/4.0 GPA. |
| MIE | Valaree J. Kennedy Scholarship | Academic merit and financial need. |
| MIE | Steven M. Pasquerelli Scholarship | High academic achievement and financial need. |
| MIE | UIC Brad and Hope Mueller Scholarship | (1) Students must be MIE (2) First preference shall be given to students who are involved in the Society of Women Engineers or other similar successor programs or organizations. Second preference shall be given to any student who would contribute to the diversity of the student body in the unit. |
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