Corporate Support Options

Engineering Scholarship Program Overview

The Engineering Scholarship Program supports prospective freshmen, transfer, undergraduate and graduate engineering students by providing financial awards based primarily on merit. An important part of our scholarship funding comes from our corporate partners who donate funds throughout the year for our engineering students.

For information or to design a scholarship program that meets your company's needs, contact the Engineering Scholarship Program at 512-475-6830 or the Engineering Corporate Relations Office at 512-232-3460.

Company-Supported Scholarship Benefits

Company supported scholarships introduce the company to top engineering students while increasing visibility and recognition on campus. Additionally, company supported scholarships can increase the loyalty of students to the supporting company. Scholarships provide exceptional students an incentive to remain in engineering and maintain high academic achievement. The following list details the specific benefits a company could expect to receive by supporting the Engineering Scholarship Program.

Early identification of exceptional engineering students interested in the engineering, procurement and construction industry
Access to scholarship applicant information for use in the recruiting and hiring process
Student, faculty and administration recognition of the company and its support of engineering students
Introduction of the career opportunities at the company and in the industry to scholarship applicants
Company advertisement through scholarship announcements posted in student organization, undergraduate department, and Engineering Scholarship Program offices and posted on bulletin boards across the Cockrell School of Engineering
Corporate recognition on the Engineering Scholarship Program Web site, linking directly to the company's home page.

Scholarship Selection Criteria

Companies can create scholarships to target specific groups of students to meet their recruiting needs. Examples of selection criteria are included in the list below. Any combination of these criteria may be used to create a scholarship.

Academic Achievements
Involvement in Extracurricular Activities
Student or Professional Organization Membership
Engineering Discipline (Aerospace, Architectural, Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Petroleum or a given specialty within any of the disciplines)
Skills Set
Financial Need
Availability to Intern During the Summer
Classification (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior)
Expressed Interest in the Company or Industry

Scholarship Process Options

Below are several scholarship options that a company may consider in a scholarship program. These examples are based on existing programs currently managed by the Engineering Scholarship Program. The Engineering Scholarship Program will assist in the creation of an information-loaded scholarship application used to identify scholarship candidates with future potential within the targeted engineering disciplines and industry. The scholarship program can be structured to help fulfill a company's recruitment and on-campus recognition needs.

Incoming Freshmen Scholarships

Merit based scholarships focused on SAT scores, class ranking, leadership and community service activity, and/or financial need
Targeted graduates from the company's neighboring community high schools
Application and award process conducted during September of Fall semester

Incoming Transfer Scholarships

Merit based scholarships focused on transfer school GPA, engineering coursework completed, leadership and community service activity, and/or financial need
Targeted graduates from the company's neighboring community junior colleges
Application and award process conducted during September of Fall semester

Continuing Student Scholarships

Merit based scholarships focused on cumulative GPA, leadership and community service activity, and/or financial need
Application and award process conducted throughout the academic year
Potential targets:

Students active in any of the over 40 engineering student organizations
Students active in various programs within the Cockrell School of Engineering, such as the Engineering Honors Program, the Equal Opportunity in Engineering Program or the Women in Engineering Program
Diversity scholarships targeted to students who are active, paid members of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Pi Sigma Pi Minority Engineering Honor Society, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), and/or the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Contact Information

Michelle Mansolo
Director
Engineering Scholarship Program
ECJ 2.106
Phone: 512-475-6830
Fax: 512-475-6893
mansolom@mail.utexas.edu