Education - Scholarships

Tennessee Engineering Foundation

Scholarship

PLEASE NOTE:  Scholarship applications with March 15 deadline are INCORRECT!

(The official deadline for receiving the scholarship application is February 3, 2012)

The Tennessee Engineering Foundation (TEF) administers scholarships that are awarded to rising junior or senior engineering students enrolled at a Tennessee college or university as part of our STEM support initiatives.  This year we have one scholarship for $4,000 and two for $3,500 each.  Below is a description of our scholarships and a link to the application form.   The deadline for receiving applications is February 3, 2012.  The scholarship funds will be distributed for use during the 2012-2013 academic year. 

Qualifications: The scholarships are open to any rising Junior or Senior in an accredited engineering school in the state of Tennessee.  The award is to be used for tuition, books, room and board, or any other charges related to registration for the fall or spring semester in the year it is awarded.  The recipient shall certify that this scholarship plus the sum of all other scholarships, grants, or gifts does not exceed the cost of the items listed above.  This scholarship will be reduced appropriately if the sum of all other scholarships, grants, or gifts exceeds the cost of the items listed above.

In the spring, notification of the scholarship is mailed to schools in Tennessee that have engineering programs.  The Scholarship Committee that meets in early March to review applications.  We make our selection and notify the recipient by the end of March.  We then notify the university the recipient attends. A check is mailed to the university and is to arrive before the fall semester begins.

To apply for the the TEF Scholarships, click here.