Engineering Scholarships

A scholarship is considered by ASME to be a grant made to a student to enable or assist the student in pursuing an educational program in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Application is closed for academic year 2025-26.

Our Benefactors

What You Should Know...

The online Scholarship Application is closed for the 2025 - 2026 academic year for 4-Year Baccalaureate students, Graduate students, Community College/2-Year Technical Programs, and Associate degree students and graduating High School seniors pursuing ME/MET degrees and closely related disciplines.

Applicants must be accepted and later enrolled in Associate, Baccalaureate or graduate degree programs for the academic year starting September 2025. Associate degree programs at community/technical colleges or international programs holding Regional/National Accreditation are accepted. Baccalaureate programs at domestic colleges/universities must hold ABET accreditation.

An ASME student membership is required to login to the online application system.

Join ASME or Renew your membership.

Applicants must be full-time

unless they are within two semesters of graduation when enrolled in a 4-year Baccalaureate program.

Applicants can be part-time

at a community college, 2-year technical college or associate degree program.

ASME Scholarships have only one application to complete for all scholarships.

Students must apply again each year.

Select Your School Type to Apply

4-Year Baccalaureate and Graduate Program Students (ME/MET)

ME/MET Students in their Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or graduate level of study enrolled in a baccalaureate program or a 2+2 transfer program at an ABET-accredited 4-year university can apply.

Community College / 2-Year Technical Program, and Engineering Students with an emphasis in ME

Engineering students enrolled at a two-year institution pursuing an ME/MET degree or a related discipline can apply for ASME scholarships. Students can be enrolled in an associate degree program.

High School Seniors

High school seniors starting their first year of college after graduation who have been involved in STEM or related activities and are enrolled at an ABET accredited university can apply.

Scholarship Impact Stories

ASME Scholarship Program Goals

Expand the engineering workforce pipeline consistent with ASME’s objectives

Enable outstanding mechanical engineering students in financial difficulty to graduate.

Encourage continuing participation and leadership in ASME

Support the education for students whose application shows potential for that student to contribute to the advancement of the art, science and practice of ME and MET or closely related engineering fields