ASHRAE Region VIII Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
Full-time undergraduate students pursuing a Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree in a field that traditionally prepares students for a career in the HVAC&R industry are eligible for scholarships. These students must be enrolled in a recognized institution. Each regional scholarship has additional criteria, which are detailed below. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, and/or be in the top 30% of their class. They must also meet at least one of the following requirements:
- Their institution has an established ASHRAE student branch
- Their program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) www.abet.org
- Their program is accredited by the Consejo de Acreditacion de la Ensenanza de la Ingenieria (CACEI) www.cacei.org
Region VIII Scholarship - $3,000
This is an annual scholarship available to a deserving undergraduate pre-engineering or engineering student enrolled in a post-secondary institution within the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE Region VIII (Arkansas, Louisiana*, Texas*, Oklahoma, and Mexico) who meets the general criteria. *Please note that some parts of these states do not fall within the geographic boundaries of Region VIII. For information regarding eligible schools in these areas, please contact ASHRAE headquarters.
If there are no eligible applicants in Region IV, the scholarship will be open to any full-time undergraduate engineering student who meets the Society's criteria for an Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship.
Application Process and Guidelines
To be considered, applications and the following documents must be submitted by the application deadline:
- An official transcript of grades. This must be mailed, sent through an online electronic transfer service, or directly from your registrar’s office on your behalf. Photocopies will not be accepted.
- Three signed letters of recommendation: one from an instructor or faculty advisor, one from a current or past employer, and another character reference (not a family member). If the institution has an ASHRAE student branch on campus, a letter from the faculty advisor of that branch may be included as one of the three letters of recommendation.