Awards are checks written out to the student's
name. They may be intended to recognize superior performance
or to defray the costs of education. It is the student's
responsibility to use them as intended. They are reported to
the IRS as unearned income.
Scholarships are nontaxable transfers of money
directly to the bursar; therefore they can only be used to defray
direct costs of education. They will appear as a credit on the
following tuition bill.
Michael D. Shealy '70 Merit Scholarship and ECE Alumni Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: GPA > 3.0, Departmental Service, ECE Service
Amount: $15,000
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: before 1 March
When Decisions Announced: by 15 May
Stewart W. Anderson '08 Award
Eligibility Criteria: 1st class, GPA
Amount: $2,000
How to Apply: Automatically selected based on top GPA in department and class
When Decisions Announced: by 15 May
MG Richard C. Coupland '15 Award
Eligibility Criteria: 2nd class, GPA
Amount: $1,000
How to Apply: Automatically selected based on top GPA in department and class
When Decisions Announced: by 15 May
MG Richard C. Coupland '15 Award
Eligibility Criteria: 3rd class, GPA
Amount: $1,000
How to Apply: Automatically selected based on top GPA in department and class
When Decisions Announced: by 15 May
ECE Departmental Award
Eligibility Criteria: 4th class, GPA
Amount: $500
How to Apply: Automatically selected based on top GPA in department and class
When Decisions Announced: by 15 May
Virginia AeroSpace Business Association
Eligibility Criteria: GPA > 3.0, academic service, extracurriculars, community activities
Amount: $2,000
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: before 14 Sep
When Decisions Announced: by 1 Oct
There are many scholarships with ECE eligibilty criteria that are administered by the Financial Aid Office. VMI ECE Students are automatically
considered for these awards when they file their federal FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form with the VMI Financial Aid Office.
Examples are below:
Dr. Gabriel G. Balazs, Jr. Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: ECE or CIS, need
Amount: varies, about $5,000
How to Apply: Automatically selected by Financial Aid based on FAFSA
When Decisions Announced: by 1 Sep
There are many scholarships with ECE eligibilty criteria that are administered externally to VMI. These are beyond our department's
control, and frequently change. Search for combinations of "Undergraduate" "ECE" "electrical engineering" "computer engineering"
"award" "grant" "scholarship". Here are some promising ones:
Barber Family Foundation
Eligibility Criteria: Children of active-duty/retired/Gold-Star families, financial need, past community service
Amount: Variable
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: mid-February for the following fall semester
When Decisions Announced: Variable
DoD SMART Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: STEM graduates who will work as civillians for the Department of Defense
Amount: Variable
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: 1 Aug through 1 Dec every year
When Decisions Announced: Typically April
Engineers Club of Hampton Roads
Eligibility Criteria: Rising senior of a Virginia ABET-accredited engineering department, need and merit considered
Amount: $1,000 - $3,000
How to Apply: Application form
When to Apply: February - April of your junior year
When Decisions Announced: $1,000 - $3,000
Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship Program
Eligibility Criteria: STEM fresh-junior student, US citizen, financial need, GPA 2.5+
Amount: Variable
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: January through March every year
When Decisions Announced: Variable
Out to Innovate
Eligibility Criteria: STEM fresh-jr, LGBTQ+ community member, GPA 2.75+.
Amount: Varies
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: April through early June every year
When Decisions Announced: August
Society of Women Engineers
Eligibility Criteria: Engineer, fresh-jr, identify as a woman, need.
Amount: Varies
How to Apply: Application information
When to Apply: Fresh: Feb-Mar, Soph-Junior: Dec-Jan
When Decisions Announced: May
TowerCares Foundation
Eligibility Criteria: STEM fresh-junior student, academics, leadership, work. Preference to military families.
Amount: $5,000 x30 awardees
How to Apply: Application information under "Scholarship"
When to Apply: April through mid-May every year
When Decisions Announced: End of June
The Dean's Office of VMI manages several scholarships designed to assist VMI alumni enter graduate school.
Engineering majors seeking doctorates do not need assistance, since these degrees are typically entirely paid
by teaching assistantships and research assistantships provided to graduate students on acceptance. These
scholarships, are for VMI alumni to pursue a masters degree in electrical engineering, computer
engineering, or non-engineering majors such as law or business.
Alfred Dickenson Barksdale (1911) Law Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: VMI alumnus seeking to enter law school
Amount: varies
How to Apply: Contact the VMI Dean's Office by 21 March
When Decisions Announced: 21 May
Major General Joseph G. Lynch and Patricia Lynch (1969) Graduate Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: VMI alumnus who has commissioned and is seeking to enter law school
Amount: varies
How to Apply: Contact the VMI Dean's Office by 21 March
When Decisions Announced: 21 May
John E. Woodward (1923) Graduate Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: VMI alumnus who seeks to earn a graduate degree
Amount: varies
How to Apply: Contact the VMI Dean's Office by 21 March
When Decisions Announced: 21 May
James C. Wheat, Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria: VMI alumnus who seeks to earn an MBA, priority to those accepted to the University
of Virginia Darden School of Business
Amount: varies
How to Apply: Contact the VMI Dean's Office by 21 March
When Decisions Announced: 21 May
William T. Wells, Sr. and William T. Wells, Jr. Graduate Scholarship in Engineering
Eligibility Criteria: VMI alumnus who is pursuing a graduate engineering degree at Virginia Tech
Amount: varies
How to Apply: Contact the VMI Dean's Office by 21 March
When Decisions Announced: 21 May
The Peay Fellows Program
Eligibility Criteria: VMI alumnus who is pursuing a graduate engineering degree to teach at VMI.
A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required.
Amount: varies
How to Apply: Contact the VMI Dean's Office by 21 March
When Decisions Announced: 21 May