Student Engineers' Council Scholarship

The Student Engineers’ Council Scholarship was created in 2020 as a way of providing a yearly scholarship of $10,000 ($5,000 a semester) to Pell Grant-eligible students in the College of Engineering. The scholarship provides a rising sophomore with a scholarship for their following three years of undergraduate studies at Virginia Tech. We aim to award a passionate and well-rounded student who has excelled at Virginia Tech, in organizations, and the workforce. Recipients must: (1) be Pell Grant eligible as determined by FAFSA; (2) have a 3.3 or higher overall GPA; (3) be a first year student at the time of application; and (4) may only apply for this scholarship once in their academic career. Questions may be directed to secawards@vt.edu.

Award
$10,000
Deadline
03/01/2027
Supplemental Questions
  1. What is one personal value that guides the way you approach your education and future career? Describe an experience that demonstrates how you have put this value into practice.
  2. Engineering is about more than solving technical problems; it is also about understanding the people and communities those solutions affect. Describe an issue you hope to address through engineering. Why does this issue matter to you, and how do you hope your education at Virginia Tech will prepare you to make a difference?
  3. The SEC Scholarship application requires you to submit two letters of recommendations. Please provide the name and email address of your first recommender. Scholarship Central will send an email to each recommender with instructions for uploading their letter.
  4. Please provide the name and email address of your second recommender.