Student Scholarship Opportunities


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LSU Scholarships


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Cain Center STEM Pathway Silver and Gold STEM Seal ScholarshipApril 5, 2024The LSU STEM Pathways Silver STEM Seal Scholarship, worth $750, is awarded to up to 20 students each year. The LSU STEM Pathways Gold STEM Seal Scholarship, worth $1500, is awarded to up to 10 students each year. The scholarship is awarded $375/$750 for the fall semester and $375/$750 for the spring semester of the incoming freshman year. For the scholarship to be renewed during the spring semester, the student must maintain a minimum college GPA of 3.0 in the first semester. This scholarship is open to students pursuing any major at LSU. If you are pursuing an engineering degree and earned the gold pre-engineering STEM diploma in high school, you may apply to both this scholarship and the pre-engineering gold scholarship; however, you cannot be awarded both scholarships.
LSU Pre-Engineering Pathway Gold STEM Seal ScholarshipApril 5, 2024The LSU Pre-Engineering Pathway Gold STEM Seal Scholarship is a $1,500 scholarship sponsored by the College of Engineering and the Gordon A. Cain center. It is awarded to one outstanding LSU Pre-Engineering Gold Seal endorsed student entering the College of Engineering each fall. The scholarship is awarded $750 for the fall semester and $750 for the spring semester of the incoming freshman year. For the scholarship to be renewed during the spring semester, the student must maintain a minimum college GPA of 3.0 in the first semester.
LSU VEX Robotics ScholarshipApril 5, 2024The LSU Pre-Engineering VEX is a $1,000 scholarship awarded to one outstanding LSU freshman student entering the College of Engineering each fall. The scholarship is awarded $500 for the fall semester and $500 for the spring semester of the incoming freshman year. For the scholarship to be renewed during the spring semester, the student must maintain a minimum college GPA of 3.0 in the first semester.
LSU College of Engineering FIRST Robotics ScholarshipMarch 15, 2024First-year undergraduate students at LSU pursuing a degree in the College of Engineering with a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 who were involved in FIRST Robotics for at least one year during high school.
PRISE ProgramMarch 20, 2024The PRISE (Preparing Resilient Individuals for Success in Engineering) Program is an NSF-funded scholarship that is designed to help high-achieving, high potential engineering students with financial hardships persist through graduation. This program provides a need-based scholarship to entering freshmen engineering students for up to eight semesters and offers academic and professional development programs to help our students succeed in engineering.
LSU College of Engineering ScholarshipDec. 15, 2024Automatically considered for scholarship if application to attend LSU is completed by December 15th and the intended major is from the College of Engineering.


Local Industry-Sponsored Scholarships


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Baton Rouge Area FoundationVaries by scholarshipThe Baton Rouge Area Foundation works with industry partners to provide scholarships to local students. Each scholarship has different eligibility criteria and submission deadlines. To apply for any of the scholarships, you must first complete the pre-qualifying questions which will provide you with a list of all of the scholarships to which you are eligible to apply. We encourage you to apply for all of the scholarships to which you are eligible.


National Scholarships


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Society of Women Engineers ScholarshipSophomores & above: Jan 31, 2024
Freshmen: March 31, 2024
The SWE Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to those who identify as a woman and are studying community college, baccalaureate, or graduate programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and fields related to engineering.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers High School ScholarshipMarch 15, 2024Graduating high school students are the next generation of engineers! The ASME INSPIRE Program and the ASME Auxiliary offer scholarships to graduating high school seniors interested in pursuing engineering degrees.
ITE Diversity Scholarship ProgramMarch 15, 2024The purpose of this program is to increase underrepresented populations participation in the transportation profession by supporting increased diversity at the undergraduate level. Diversity in transportation is critical as practitioners seek to fully understand the transportation needs of communities in the development of equitable mobility improvements to many areas of our society.
Shell Company Technical ScholarshipMarch 15, 2024The Shell Company Technical Scholarship and Shell Incentive Fund Scholarship have been created to provide financial and career assistance to graduating high school seniors who have expressed an interest in the energy industry and demonstrated an aptitude in mathematics and science.
The Brown Foundation Emmy Noether AwardsMarch 27, 2024The Emmy Noether Awards seek top aspiring female research scientists in any STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math) field to help realize their potential careers through financial and networking assistance. The Emmy Noether Awards will determine one gold medalist, two silver medalists, and up to 10 Emmy Noether Scholars.
Lockheed Martin STEM ScholarshipApril 1, 2024Each year, the STEM Scholarship Program awards $10,000 to 200 recipients studying engineering or computer science at a 4-year college or university. Recipients may renew the scholarship up to three times for a total potential value of $40,000 per student. 
Great Minds in STEM Scholars ProgramApril 30, 2024The intent of the GMiS Scholars Program is to increase the persistence to graduation among underrepresented and underserved STEM college students. The financial support helps these students focus on their coursework so they can graduate on time, enter a STEM profession, continue to serve as a role model for future generations, and secure the country's place as the finest technological leader in the world. Applicants must be of Hispanic descent and/or must demonstrate significant leadership or service within the underserved community.
CodeWizardsHQ Educational ScholarshipMay 1, 2024CodeWizardsHQ offers live, online coding classes for kids that are taught by developers with tech industry experience who use structured, comprehensive curriculums to help kids master programming skills in a fun, exploratory environment. The CodeWizardsHQ team pairs real-world coding tools with their proprietary coding platform and experienced teachers to make it enjoyable for ages 8-18 to learn.
S-STEM Scholars ProgramCurrently ClosedFunded by the National Science Foundation, the LSU S-STEM Scholars program aims to increase the educational and career opportunities for academically talented, financially disadvantaged students who are pursuing degrees in basic sciences or mathematics.
Amazon Future Engineer ScholarshipCurrently ClosedAmazon Future Engineer Scholarship program provides underserved students with an opportunity to upgrade their careers with a $40,000 scholarship, plus a paid summer internship programming at Amazon.