There are many scholarships with ECE eligibilty criteria that are administered externally to VMI. These are beyond our department's
control, and frequently change. Search for combinations of "Undergraduate" "ECE" "electrical engineering" "computer engineering"
"award" "grant" "scholarship". Here are some promising ones:
ACEC Research Institute Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: Engineering students
Amount: Variable, averages over $10,000, distributes $1,000,000 annually. This is a scholarship matching site;
rather than applying to a single scholarship source, this site matches applicants to however many have registered with
ACEC; roughly two dozen currently.
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: Varies; this is an engineering scholarship clearinghouse
When Decisions Announced: Variable
Barber Family Foundation
Eligibility Criteria: Children of active-duty/retired/Gold-Star families, financial need, past community service
Amount: Variable
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: mid-February for the following fall semester
When Decisions Announced: Variable
DoD SMART Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: STEM graduates who will work as civillians for the Department of Defense
Amount: Variable
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: 1 Aug through 1 Dec every year
When Decisions Announced: Typically April
Engineers Club of Hampton Roads
Eligibility Criteria: Rising senior of a Virginia ABET-accredited engineering department, need and merit considered
Amount: $1,000 - $3,000
How to Apply: Application form
When to Apply: February - April of your junior year
When Decisions Announced: $1,000 - $3,000
Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship Program
Eligibility Criteria: STEM fresh-junior student, US citizen, financial need, GPA 2.5+
Amount: Variable
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: January through March every year
When Decisions Announced: Variable
Out to Innovate
Eligibility Criteria: STEM fresh-jr, LGBTQ+ community member, GPA 2.75+.
Amount: Varies
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: April through early June every year
When Decisions Announced: August
Society of Women Engineers
Eligibility Criteria: Engineer, fresh-jr, identify as a woman, need.
Amount: Varies
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: Fresh: Feb-Mar, Soph-Junior: Dec-Jan
When Decisions Announced: May
TowerCares Foundation
Eligibility Criteria: STEM fresh-junior student, academics, leadership, work. Preference to military families.
Amount: $5,000 x30 awardees
How to Apply: Application information under "Scholarship"
When to Apply: April through mid-May every year
When Decisions Announced: End of June