Engineering - CE - James Gates Scholarship Endowment

This scholarship is offering awards to undergraduate students who are a Civil Engineering (CE) major and have completed at least 30 or more CE program units.

Criteria:

  • Open to current: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior
  • Student must be first-generation
  • Must be majoring in Civil Engineering
  • Must have a minimum major and cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Demonstrate financial need as demonstrated by submitted FAFSA corresponding to the awarding period
  • Submit a one-page essay describing your entrepreneurial activities, experiences, or plans in civil engineering
  • Must be enrolled full-time (12 or more units) for the entire award period
  • California residency required.

Selection will be based on students’ entrepreneurial POTENTIAL, essay, and financial need

As a scholarship recipient, you will be invited to attend the College of Engineering Scholarship Conferral luncheon. Please monitor your email regularly for details. While this event is not mandatory, it is a unique opportunity for you to meet the donor. We highly recommend that you make every effort to attend.

To begin the application process, please complete your general application first then proceed to search this scholarship in the tab under “Opportunities>>Ours” and click on APPLY next to selected scholarship

Award
$1,000
Deadline
03/02/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please upload a one-page essay clearly describing on your entrepreneurial activities, experiences or plans in civil engineering.
  2. I have completed 30 or more Civil Engineer units.