Applying for ASME Scholarships

ASME student members can apply for most ASME scholarships using the ASME Online Scholarship Application.

2012-2013 Application Deadline Extended to: April 1

Deadlines:

  • The ASME Online Scholarship Application will go live every year on January 6 and will only remain open until April 1, when it will become unavailable. Students must reapply each year to be reconsidered.
  • This scholarship application must be completed and all corresponding information postmarked (or e-mailed) by April 1. (Corresponding information includes official transcripts and recommendation letters.)
  • All applicants will be notified of the scholarship results between June 15 and June 30.
  • Scholarship money will be sent to scholarship winners in July.
See individual descriptions of the available financial aid and general requirements here.

Applicants submitting this online ASME scholarship application form will be considered for all of the ASME scholarships for which they are eligible, unless otherwise indicated in the description of the scholarship. This list includes:

  • William J. and Marijane E. Adams, Jr., Scholarship
  • American Electric Power Scholarship
  • ASME Foundation Scholarships
  • ASME Foundation Hanley Scholarship
  • ASME Nuclear Engineering Division Scholarship
  • ASME Power Division Scholarship
  • F.W. “Beich” Biechley Scholarship
  • Garland Duncan Scholarships
  • Kate Gleason Award
  • John and Elsa Gracik Scholarships
  • Melvin R. Green Scholarships
  • International Gas Turbine Institute Scholarship
  • Stephen T. Kugle Scholarship
  • Frank and Dorothy Miller ASME Auxiliary Scholarships
  • ASME Metropolitan Section John Rice Memorial Scholarship
  • Kenneth Andrew Roe Scholarship
  • Willis F. Thompson Memorial Scholarship
  • Bruce J. Heim Foundation Scholarship
  • ASME/Virginia Tech Memorial Scholarship

Several other financial aid opportunities are available, including student loans and graduate teaching fellowships.

In brief:

  • You must be a current ASME student member to login to the ASME Online Scholarship Application system. Click here to join ASME or renew your dues.
  • If you haven't received or have forgotten your ASME student member number, please request it at CustomerCare@asme.org or call 1-800-THE-ASME (1-800-843-2763).
  • All application information should be mailed as indicated to:

Beth Lefever
ASME Centers Administrator
Three Park Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10016-5990

  • It is recommended that you follow-up until every item is checked off the “checklist” below. Practice your “polite persistence.”

Tips for Completing the Online Application:

The ASME Online Scholarship Application has seven sections:

  • Login
    1)     You must close out and log off of your main ASME membership page before clicking on the link to take you to the scholarship application.  If any other ASME windows are open to the member page you will keep returning there by default.  When you log out/close out of all windows and start over you can bypass the default and go to the application.
     
    2)     You must enter the e-mail address you have on file with ASME and your ASME student member number. The login information is space sensitive. Be sure to eliminate any unnecessary spaces before or after your e-mail address and student member number.

  • Personal Information
    You must submit all required personal information (name, address, etc.) as requested. Required information is noted with a red asterisk (*).
     
  • Education Information
    You must submit all required education information. Required information is noted with a red asterisk (*).
    Official transcripts must be postmarked by April 1 of the current year and mailed to the ASME Centers Administrator listed above.
     
  • Financial Information
    Please enter your anticipated resources and expenses from July 1 through June 30. If the answer is zero or the question does not apply to you, enter "0."
     
  • Activities
    You may add as many activities as you wish or none at all. The online application form will allow you to save and add additional activity information as necessary.
     
  • Statement & Recommendations (Recommendation Letters)
    Submit an essay (not to exceed 450 words) that succinctly describes (as appropriate):
    • Your personal interests and goals in mechanical engineering;
    • Contributions to the profession (e.g., publications, research, innovations, leadership, etc.);
    • Participation and/or achievement in professional societies, school, community groups (e.g., offices held, programs developed, etc.); and
    • Any other relevant facts you feel may be pertinent (e.g., employment, family obligations, disabilities, etc.).

      Also, submit at least one recommendation letter (or a maximum of two). Ask a faculty member/teacher to comment on your character and potential for leadership or for making a significant contribution to the mechanical engineering profession. This can be based upon specific examples drawn from your coursework, projects, or activities that support your personal statement.

      You may upload signed recommendation letter(s) in PDF format only. If you choose to send your letter(s) of recommendation, please be sure to write in the name(s) of your recommender(s) in the space provided. They must be postmarked by April 1 of the deadline period and mailed to the Centers administrator identified above.
  • Submit Application
    You must click the "SUBMIT APPLICATION" button to complete the application. Once you have submitted your application, you will not be allowed to make any changes.

    Requesting Changes about a Submitted Application: If you have any questions regarding an application that has been submitted, please send an e-mail to lefeverb@asme.org with the following information:
    • Name of student
    • ASME student member number
    • Your question, a short description of the problem you've experienced, or the specific changes in question.

Application Checklist:

If any of the following items is left undone or omitted your scholarship application will be considered incomplete. It is the responsibility of the applicant to make sure all parts of the application are complete and received by the deadlines set.

  • All sections of the online application must be complete. This includes Personal, Education, Financial, and Activity sections, as well as your Essay & Recommendations section.
  • Recommendation(s) — Make sure the name of each recommender is entered in the fields provided.
  • Letters of recommendation can be either downloaded individually a PDF within the application, or they can mailed and postmarked by April 1. You will receive e-mail confirmations at the time the transcript is entered as received by ASME staff. If you have not seen confirmation of receipt for a letter, make sure to call your recommender and find out if and when the letter was sent.
  • Each transcript sent for each school must be postmarked by April 1. (You may wish to collect and send them all together.) You will receive e-mail confirmations at the time each transcript is entered as “received” by ASME staff. If you have not seen confirmation for a school, make sure to call them to find out if and when the transcript was sent. Please make your requests early so that your school office has plenty of time to fulfill your request.
  • When you have checked over your application, make sure to “SUBMIT” your application on the last page. Once this is done you may no longer make changes to your application.