In 2007, Power Engineering Magazine and the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) came together to entice more college-bound students to enter the workforce as electric-power industry. The program, which awards $5,000 scholarships, is open to high school seniors who plan to pursue a career in a field related to electric power, such as chemical engineering, electrical engineering, nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering or materials engineering. Candidates must submit a completed application, an essay related to power generation and a high school transcript.
Kelly Engineering Resources awards a $5,000 scholarship to one undergraduate engineering student each year. Candidates must be full-time students pursuing an engineering degree at an accredited institution of higher education and have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. Successful applicants will demonstrate commitment to and potential for a career in engineering and have a record of high academic performance.
In 2010, 278 students were awarded scholarships of up to $7,500 from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation as part of an effort to increase the number of highly qualified scientists, engineers and mathematicians. To be eligible, a student must be entering his junior or senior year and majoring in engineering. Students may not apply for this award directly; they must be nominated by the designated faculty representative at their college or university.