APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2009

To recognize and reward students whose FIRST experience has inspired an interest in pursuing an engineering career, the ASME Foundation and the Auxiliary will award one (1) $5,000 scholarship to a high school senior active on a FIRST Robotics team, who is nominated by an ASME member, ASME Auxiliary member, or student member who is also active with FIRST. This award will be for the first year of study (non-renewable) in an accredited* Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology program. The recipient will be announced at the FIRST National Championship.

Nomination and Student Eligibility
Members of ASME, including ASME Auxiliary members and student members, may nominate no more than one student each. Students must be:

• Graduating high school seniors active on FIRST teams
• Planning to enroll full-time in an ABET-accredited or substantially equivalent* mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology program, no later than the fall after their senior year in high school.

Nomination Requirements
Applicants must complete The ASME Foundation-ASME Auxiliary FIRST Clarke Scholarship Application Form.  Attached to the form should be the following:

• A nomination letter from an ASME member, ASME Auxiliary member, or student member attesting to the student's technical, creative and leadership contributions to the FIRST team;
• Evidence of the student's outstanding academic performance (resume with GPA information or transcript are both acceptable); and
• Financial Data worksheet (p.2 of downloadable Nomination form) as evidence of financial need.

Submission Requirement
The nomination package should be e-mailed to austinm@asme.org NO LATER THAN MARCH 15, 2009 or mailed and POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN MARCH 15, 2009 to:

The ASME Foundation-ASME Auxiliary FIRST Clarke Scholarship
ASME, Attn: Marcelle Austin
3 Park Avenue, MS 23-N3
New York, NY 10016

               
ASME and FIRST
ASME has promoted FIRST widely since 1996, when the two organizations signed an agreement of affiliation. ASME is a 125,000 member professional organization, active for more than a century in supporting the profession of engineering through establishing codes and standards, publishing technical journals, participating in educational accreditation, and hosting seminars and conferences. ASME is committed to promoting technological literacy, and supports FIRST as an outstanding means for engineers to be positively involved with young people and promote hands-on understanding of engineering.