SCHolarship Program

The Engineering Education Foundation of America wants to help fund your education as an engineer or land surveyor. For the 2024-25 academic year, the EEFA Scholarship Program awarded nearly $55,000 in scholarships to students pursuing bachelor's or master’s degree in engineering at ABET accredited institutions!

• Fall applications for 2025 will open September 15th and will close November 23rd.

Students can apply for EEFA scholarships year-round. There are two annual Review cycles - one in the Spring and one in the Fall.

• Applicants to the Fall 2025 period will be notified of their results in January 2026.
• Applications completed after the Fall deadline and before April 29, 2026, will be eligible for the Spring 2026 Review cycle.
• Applicants to the Spring 2026 period will be notified of results in June 2026.
• Notification deadlines may be adjusted based on application volume.

• Undergraduate applicants must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in an ABET-accredited engineering program or accredited land surveying program. This search tool can be used to check if your school / major is accredited.
• Graduate students pursuing a master's degree in an engineering program are also eligible.
• Students must be entering their sophomore, junior, senior or fifth year in the Fall of 2025 in a qualifying program. 
• Students must be citizens of the United States. No exceptions.

• The EEFA Scholarship Application platform is found at https://eefa.awardspring.com/. 
• First things first, you'll need to create and account on the application platform with your name, email address and phone number - this will make it easy for you to reapply in future cycles!
• After creating your account, you'll fill out the application, including uploading required documents like your official transcript and resume. There is also an essay requirement for the scholarship.
• In addition to being part of your application scoring, EEFA will keep your resume on file for one year and will be provided upon request to ACEC members & EEFA Donors.
• A Recommendation Form or Letter of Recommendation from a trusted advisor can be submitted for for bonus points.  Please only submit one or the other, NOT both. 
• You will need to complete all required questions to submit your application.
• If you run into any technical difficulties, reach out to taylor@acecmn.org for assistance. Please provide screenshots of any errors or other relevant information.

• EEFA Scholarship Application
• Transcript (including current courses) - EEFA reserves the right to request official transcripts as needed.
• Resume
• Essay
• Optional - Recommendation Form  or Letter of Recommendation from a trusted advisor through the Award Spring platform. If you choose to do so, make sure that the letter / cover email clearly includes your name, college / university, year in school and expected degree. Alternatively, you may have your letter writer email the letter to taylor@acecmn.org
• Any questions or concerns can be sent to taylor@acecmn.org

Your understanding of, interest in, and commitment to the engineering profession are important – it is in your best interest to demonstrate these throughout your application.

• Essay: 35 points
• Cumulative GPA: 20 points
• Resume (Work Experience): 35 points
• College / Volunteer Activities: 10 points
• Recommendation Form / Letter:   5 'extra credit' points (Note: You will only receive up to 5 points of extra credit total for either a Letter of Recommendation or a completed Recommendation Form. Submitting both a form and a letter will not earn you any additional points)