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Students - Freshmen Engineering Scholarships

The Engineering Department awards approximately 10 scholarships a year to first-year engineering students totalling over $13,000. Some scholarships are selected by the department based on High school GPA and financial need. Others require an application. Please review the criteria for each scholarship carefully and send in your application where appropriate.

PLEASE NOTE: For scholarships where no application is needed, all applicants with engineering listed as their first or second choice are considered IF they have been admitted by February 1.

Those that do require an application*-- the application is due on February 10, 2012. Students must be admitted to the college and have Engineering listed as their first or second choice for a major.

Alto Precision in Honor of Willis M. Clark Scholarship

Candidates for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Must be a prospective student planning to enroll full time at Calvin College the following year.
  • Be planning to pursue an Engineering degree.
  • Financial need is required.

Preference will be given to a student from South Christian High School, Grand Rapids, MI. Second preference will be given to a student from Calvin Christian High School, Grandville, MI.

*This scholarship requires an application AND a recommendation form. Please select the above links to print them and mail them to the address provided on the form.

Armor of Light Scholarship

Candidates for this scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Must be a prospective student planning to enroll full time at Calvin College the following year.
  • Be planning to pursue an Engineering degree
  • have a GPA of 2.7 or higher

In addition to these criteria, the dominant qualifier is the student's financial need, follwed by creativity and well-rounded participation in extra-curricular activities.

*This scholarship requires anapplication AND a recommendation form. Please select the above links to print them and mail them to the address provided on the form.

The Andy J. Egan Company Scholarship

Candidates for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Be enrolled or planning to enroll as a full time student at Calvin College.
  • Have a high school cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher if a prospective first year student. Have a college cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher if a current Calvin College student.

Preference will also be given to first year students and second to other class levels. Financial need is not required, but may be considered if there are more qualified candidates than there are scholarships available.

This scholarship requires an application AND a recommendation form. Please select the above links to print them and mail them to the address provided on the form.

The James Bosscher Engineering Scholarship

Candidates for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Must be an enrolled freshman in the engineering program at Calvin College.
  • Demonstrate outstanding achievement and potential in high school.
  • Special consideration given to North American ethnic minority students.
  • The award is renewable for the sophomore year based on the first year's college performance and continuation in the engineering program.

This scholarship is renewable.

The James Bosscher SAE Engineering Scholarship

Candidates for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Must be an enrolled freshman in the engineering program at Calvin College.
  • Demonstrate outstanding achievement and potential in high school.
  • The award is renewable for the sophomore year based on the first year's college performance and continuation in the engineering program.

This scholarship requires an application with SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers). Information and application details can be found at http://students.sae.org/awdscholar/scholarships/engscholar/ . Click on the section marked University Sponsored Scholarship's. This Scholarship is renewable.

Please note that there are other scholarships on the SAE website that first-year Calvin engineering students are encouraged to apply for. Review them carefully and apply.

The Frank and Bernice Hiskes Scholarship

Candidates for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Entering the freshmen or sophomore year at Calvin College
  • GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Pursuing an Engineering degree
  • Some evidence of financial need

Pay It Forward Engineering Scholarship

Candidates for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a prospective first-year student
  • Have a minimum HS GPA of 3.2
  • Be planning a career in Engineering
  • Some evidence of financial need

Preference may be given to first to student with GPA of 3.5 or higher, second for high financial need, third for students who have participated in volunteer activities and finally for an expressed interest in mechanical engineering.

*This scholarship requires an application AND a recommendation form. Please select the above links to print them and mail them to the address provided on the form.

MORE Scholarships available

Students should also refer to the Scholarship Search Database for more information on scholarships for Calvin students.