Scholarships

ACECNJ Member Organization Scholarship Program
for the 2010 Academic Year

ACEC-NJ awards up to five scholarships each year to students attending New Jersey Colleges. One of our scholarships is oriented toward assisting outstanding students who are involved in a work/study or “co-op” program. The grand scholarship winner is automatically entered into the national competition for additional rewards. The program includes scholarship awarded by the American Council of Engineering Companies’ Member Organization (MO) identified on the first page of the application. Students must be entering their junior, senior, fifth, or graduate year, in the fall of 2010 to qualify.  In addition, a student must be a US Citizen pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in engineering or in an accredited land-surveying program to qualify.  ABET accreditation of engineering programs for scholarship applicants must conform to the following information for the particular degree the student is pursuing.

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    • Bachelor's Degree

      Student must be in an ABET-accredited engineering program.

    • .Master's Degree

      Student must either be in an ABET-accredited Master of Science (MS) engineering program, or have a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an ABET-      accredited engineering program.

     • PhD Degree

       Student must either have a BS or MS degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.

Your interest and commitment to the business and management of the profession are important. You are encouraged to reflect that throughout the application.

Be as complete as possible while filling out this application. Each portion of the application has a specific point value. Judges will score each section separately. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Scoring

  • Cumulative Grade Point Average: 28 points
     
  • Essay: 25 points

Essays must be typed or neatly printed. Points may be lost for poor grammar, incorrect spelling, illegibility, or lack of neatness. Proofread carefully.

  • Work Experience: 20 points

List your most recent work experience first and include any jobs held during high school. Indicate the year in school during which you held a particular position. Indicate if your work experience was in the form of work-study, co-op, or practicum. Clearly identify the nature of the business of the listed employers; in particular, note consulting engineering or land surveying firms. Be complete and accurate. List additional experience on a separate sheet and attach if necessary. The more experience you list, the higher your potential score.

  • Recommendation: 17 points

A recommendation is needed from an engineering professor, a consulting engineer, or a land surveyor. Use the enclosed form—a letter generally is not sufficient. Greater weight will be given for a recommendation from a consulting engineer or land surveyor. The evaluator must send the recommendation directly to the state Member Organization.

  • Extracurricular College Activities: 10 points

Indicate all college activities including offices held in any organization. Be as complete as possible. If there are no activities, write "none." The more activities you list, the higher your potential score.

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