| If you want to become an engineer yet your family's | | | | For those who plan to take up microelectronics |
| finances won't cut it for you, then perhaps it is high | | | | semiconductor engineering at the University of Maine, |
| time you consider applying for an engineering | | | | this could be the program for you. The University of |
| scholarship. And the good thing is, there are a | | | | Maine Microelectronics Scholarship Consortium offers |
| number of scholarships and college tuition grants | | | | various academic grants for students who show |
| being given out to aspiring engineers every year. The | | | | potential and considerable promise in the field of |
| following are just some of the engineering | | | | microelectronics/semiconductor industry. Recipients of |
| scholarships handed out by various private institutions | | | | the program can receive as much as $1500 during |
| to help future engineers get started with their college | | | | their initial year and would be given the same amount |
| engineering degrees. | | | | yearly if he or she is able to maintain the minimum |
| The Wire Reinforcement Institute (WRI) Education | | | | GPA average. |
| Foundation has been providing academic and financial | | | | Other organizations that offer engineering |
| grants to students who are taking up structural and | | | | scholarships and college tuition grants to aspiring |
| civil engineering. If you have the passion for civil and | | | | engineers include the American Society of Civil |
| structure works, this could be your ticket to a | | | | Engineers, the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and |
| college degree. Unlike other college scholarships | | | | the National Society of Professional Engineers. You |
| though, the Foundation sends the funding directly to | | | | can check other sources for more information on |
| the university where the recipient is attending. | | | | engineering scholarships and low tuition programs. |