Willis F. Thompson Memorial Scholarship
$5,000 each (3 Awards)

Mary Evans Stowell Thompson, a founding member of the ASME Foundation’s Archimedes Club, bequeathed a scholarship fund “. . . in memory of my late husband Willis who played a vital and instrumental role in the conception and development of the United Engineering Center in New York City, and in recognition of my late husband’s lifelong interest and services in many capacities to ASME.”

The Willis F. Thompson Memorial Scholarships will be awarded to help mechanical engineering students, with a preference given to students who demonstrate an interest in advancing the field of power generation.

Applicants must be ASME student members in good standing at the time of application, enrolled at an ABET accredited, or substantially equivalent mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology or related baccalaureate program.  The award recipient will be selected on the basis of scholastic ability and potential contribution to the mechanical engineering profession. 

For study in the sophomore, junior or senior year or graduate study.
Note:  there are no citizenship or geographic requirements for consideration for this scholarship.

ASME/Virginia Tech Memorial Scholarship
$5,000 (1 Award)

 To create an ongoing remembrance of the April, 2007 tragedy at Virginia Tech, an endowed memorial scholarship for VT College of Engineering Graduate Students is being funded by gifts large and small from all parts of ASME including the ASME Board of Governors, Divisions, Institutes, Sections, ASME members, staff and friends - and notable for 2008 the ASME Auxiliary is fully funding the initial ASME/VT Memorial Scholarship for 2008.

Applicants must be ASME student members in good standing at the time of application, and enrolled at VT at the time the award is granted. The award recipient will be selected on the basis of scholastic ability and potential contribution to the mechanical engineering profession.

For graduate study
Note: there are no citizenship or geographic requirements for consideration for this scholarship, but it is available only to VT College of Engineering Graduate Students.

International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Scholarship
$4,000 (1 Award)

The ASME International Gas Turbine Institute awards a $4,000 scholarship every year based on superior academic performance and demonstrated interest in the gas turbine, propulsion, or turbomachinery industries to an undergraduate or graduate student.

Applicants must be ASME Student Members in good standing at the time of application.  There is no citizen or residence requirement, but Undergraduate applicants must be enrolled in an ABET accredited mechanical or aerospace engineering baccalaureate program.  Financial need will not be considered for this award. The preference is for the award to go to a student with work experience or research ties to the gas turbine industry.  See http://igti.asme.org for more information about the International Gas Turbine Institute.

For study in the sophomore, junior or senior year or for graduate study.

Frank D. and Faye E. Masino Scholarship
$2,000 (1 Award)
In memory of Frank D. and Faye E. Masino, long time ASME members, a scholarship fund was established in 2004.

Applicants must be ASME Student Members in good standing at the time of application, enrolled in an ABET accredited or substantially equivalent mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology or related baccalaureate program. The award recipient will be selected on the basis of scholastic ability, potential contribution to the mechanical engineering profession and financial need. The award is made to ASME student members (undergraduate or graduate) who are residents of or attending school in the Brooklyn, New York and Milwaukee, Wisconsin metropolitan area.

For study in the sophomore, junior or senior year or for graduate study.

Bruce J. Heim Foundation Scholarship
$1,500 (1 Award)
This award will be given for graduate study to a student whose career goal is to further the exploration of space. It is funded by the Bruce J. Heim Foundation, which is dedicated to providing assistance to an individual who has demonstrated a potential for excellence in this field.

Applicants must be ASME student members in good standing at the time of application and completed undergraduate work at an accredited institution, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3.

For graduate study in the US only.