Robotics Engineering Scholarships

There are 3 main sources for student seeking a scholarship to fund their degree in Robotics Engineering or a related degree program at an undergraduate level. Two of the sources are related to robotics competition where it is a requirement that the applicant be a member of an affiliated robotics team in their high school at the time of applying for a scholarship. There are 2 main organizations with which colleges across that country have partnered up to offer such scholarships, i.e. FIRST and VEX Robotics. Usually a student who is part of a robotics team in their high school has already competed in a competition sponsored by VEX or FIRST. These competition affiliated scholarships are great for students who have made up their mind about which career to pursue early in life, but for the rest of us who are late bloomers there is hope with institution based scholarships. There is very little information available across the web about non-FIRST or non-VEX scholarships for a career in Robotics. We have compiled a list below so that it will save you time and money.

Suggested Robotics vision equipment sources that may also be useful to students interested in Robotics.

• Security Cameras: Network cameras for use in robotics vision.
• Digital Video Recorders: Standalone video recording apparatus to record wireless and wired video signals.
• Security Camera Systems: Compact standalone camera systems adapted for use with unmanned vehicles.

Scholarship List

Arizona State University
Award Amount: $3,000
http://engineering.asu.edu/scholarships/smeca/

Bridge to the Future Scholars
California State University, Northridge
Award Amount: $2,000
http://www.ecs.csun.edu/academic/scholarship.html

Chevron
Award Amount: $5,000
http://www.roboticseducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2015Chevron-Scholarship20141121.pdf

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Award Amount: $5,000
http://www.roboticseducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-ERAU-VEX-Scholarship-Application.pdf

F.U.T.U.R.E. Foundation
Award Amount: $1,000
http://www.roboticseducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/FUTURE-Scholarship_Final-2015-Application.pdf

Panther Fund Scholarships
Florida Institute of Technology
Award Amount: $13,500
http://www.fit.edu/ugrad/financial_aid/scholarships.php

Kettering University
Award Amount: $5,000
http://www.kettering.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/getting-started/scholarships

Liberty University
Award Amount: $4,000
http://www.liberty.edu/media/9910/a_may/Scholarship.pdf

Michigan State University
Award Amount: $1,500
https://www.finaid.msu.edu/

Engineering Excellence Scholarships
Bagley College of Engineering
Mississippi State University
Award Amount: $3,000
http://admissions.msstate.edu/scholarships/competitive/index.php

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Award Amount: $10,000
https://apply-undergrad.rpi.edu/register/vex

Ronald McDonald House Charities
Award Amount: $1,000 - $100,000
http://www.roboticseducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/RMHC_Schlrshp_FactSheet2014-lo-res.pdf

Southern California Reginal Robotics Forum (SCRRF)
Award Amount: $1,000
http://larobotics.org/Scholarships.html

Texas Instruments
Award Amount: $5,000
http://www.roboticseducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/TI-VEX-scholarship1.pdf

University of Advancing Technology
Award Amount: $10,000
http://www.roboticseducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/University-of-Advancing-Technology-Murphy-Robotics-Scholarship.pdf

Worcester Polytechnic institute (WPI)
Award Amount: $20,000
http://www.wpi.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/vex.html

Proton OnSite Scholarship Program
Award Amount: $25,000
http://www.protononsitescholarship.com/about.asp

ADD Software LLC Scholarship
Award Amount: $500
http://www.lssu.edu/eng/scholarships/

SME Education Foundation
Varies
http://www.smeef.org/scholarships/highschool.asp

SME Education Foundation
Varies
http://www.smeef.org/scholarships/undergraduate.asp

Wichita State University
Varies
http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=engineering&p=/scholarships/scholarships

AFCEA Educational Foundation
Varies
http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/undergraduate/STEMMajorScholarshipUndergrad.asp

Gerald J. Gagner Legacy Scholarship Fund
University of Utah
Award Amount: $2,500
http://financialaid.utah.edu/scholarships/search/details.php?id=7182

Scholarships for America's Future Scientists and Engineers
A DoD scholarhisp
Award Amount: $25,000 - $41,000
http://smart.asee.org/

You can also visit the FIRST Robotics and VEX Robotics scholarship pages to browse through their affiliated scholarships. If you have suggestions to add to this list, please use the comment section below. Any advice you give will help well deserving students.