PENN STATE FIRST Scholarship Description
This FIRST Engineering Excellence scholarship is sponsored by the Penn State
College of Engineering. To be eligible to apply, a student must be a high school
senior and participate on a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team or on a
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team. To apply, complete the Penn State FIRST
Scholarship application and complete a 250 word essay “What does World-Class
Engineer mean to you?” Attach the application and essay to an email, and send
it to the attention of Peggy Ryder, coe@engr.psu.edu.
This $2,500 annual scholarship is renewable for up to four years, and has a total
value of $10,000. The award will be disbursed in the amount of $1,250 for each
semester, not to exceed 8 semesters.
The candidate selected to receive this award must:
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satisfy all requirements for admission to Penn State, completing
the application and enrollment process
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remain a full-time student and maintain a minimum 3.0 cumGPA
in the College of Engineering
Penn State College of Engineering
Since 1896, Penn State has been a leader in engineering education, research,
and service to the profession and the world community. In the years ahead, we
will continue our efforts to attract and develop the highest quality faculty, student
body, and staff in a supportive teaching, learning, and working environment. Our
goal is to create the very finest educational, research, and outreach programs.
Explore our web site and see the opportunities Penn State Engineering offers.
We hope you will visit us often. http://www.engr.psu.edu/connect
Peter J Butler
Associate Dean of Engineering Education
College of Engineering
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Information for award recipients will be submitted to FIRST
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Questions? Send email to coe@engr.psu.edu
First preference shall be given to students from the eligible pool who, to the extent permitted by law, are United States
citizens. If no students meet the first preference in a given year, funds will be awarded to any student in the College of
Engineering eligibility pool, regardless of preference.
College of Engineering
PENN STATE FIRST Scholarship
FIRST Engineering Excellence Scholarship Application
Personal Information
Name
PSU Login or ID
FIRST Team Name
FIRST Program:
FRC
FTC
FIRST Team Number___________
Address
City
State
Country
Telephone (
Zip
High School
)
Major of Interest_____________________
E-mail
Be sure to include the following in your application package:
250 word essay, “What does World-Class Engineer mean to you?”
I understand that consideration for this award is not dependent upon waiving my privacy rights. In accordance with the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). YOU MUST CHECK YES or NO FOR THE FOLLOWING:
 Yes  No The College of Engineering may share this application for the purpose of updating the endowment donor.
 Yes  No The University may publically announce my selection as a scholarship recipient for this award.
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Applicant’s Signature
Date
Upon completion, this signed application may be scanned and emailed to coe@engr.psu.edu or
mailed to FIRST Engineering Excellence Scholarship, c/o College of Engineering Education
102 Hammond Building, University Park, PA 16802.
Applications must be received no later than March 1.
Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.