Calendar

December 1, 2009 — Online Application Process Opens

February 5, 2010 — Deadline to Submit Scholarship Application

May 2010 — Recipients are notified

Please note: the scholarship application process will only be done once a year. Therefore, it is very important that you complete your application by February 5, 2010 to be eligible for any scholarships for Fall (2010) and Spring (2011) semesters.

What Happens After You Apply

• Applications are reviewed – matched to criteria from donor.
• May be asked to interview for scholarships tied to internships.
• Scholarship committee, with representatives for each department, meets in early March to select recipients.
• Notification emails are sent in early May.
• If asked, you are required to complete a thank you letter for your scholarship donor and submit electronically to the Office of Development.  Scholarships will be revoked if thank you letters are not received in a timely fashion.
• Credit will be applied to your university bill (half fall semester and half spring semester) and will appear as an engineering scholarship.
• Scholarships may be affected if you plan to graduate at the end of the fall semester, decide to change your curriculum, or chose to work a co-op.
• If other scholarships become available though the Scholarship Committee during the 2010/11 academic year, you will be considered and notified if you are selected.

Fast Facts

• The selections are made by a Faculty Scholarship Committee.
• This one application makes you eligible for the hundreds of scholarships the college awards each year.
• More than 59% of UMass Amherst College of Engineering undergraduate students qualify for need-based aid.
• 51% of students enrolled in the College of Engineering have a gap between their college expenses and amount of financial aid, which is often referred to as unmet need. The average unmet need is $4,452.
• The awards come from a variety of sources within the College and vary annually based on available resources.
• Students who are currently freshman (but will be sophomores in Fall ‘10) are eligible to apply, as are current sophomores and juniors.
• Different awards vary in their eligibility criteria. In general, academic performance (2.5 GPA or higher), financial need, and activities are the primary criteria for full-time students majoring in engineering.  Some scholarships may be tied to internships with companies.
• You must be enrolled full-time as an engineering major at the University of Massachusetts to be considered for any of these scholarships.

College of Engineering Scholarship Data from 2009/10

• The number of applications for scholarship assistance from the College's private donor funded scholarship program was colse to 400 in 2009/10, which is 1/3 of our undergraduate student body.
• 248 students were awarded scholarships from 47 endowed scholarship funds and 73 annual scholarships.
• $1,640 Average value of award (in addition to campus-wide financial aid)

Click here to see a list of our generous scholarship donors in FY 2009
Click here to see a list of privately funded engineering scholarships that were available in 2009/10

Please direct questions to:
Kathleen G. Rubin
Assistant Dean
College of Engineering
126 Marston Hall
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-4757
rubin@ecs.umass.edu