ASME High School Senior Scholarships

Financial need is part of how this award is decided, alongside merit.

Award

Latest published first-year, nonrenewable awards include 25 INSPIRE/Charles W.E. Clarke scholarships of $2,000, one INSPIRE/STEM Global Action award of $5,000, and up to five John and Elsa Gracik awards of $5,000. Funds are paid directly to the school for education expenses.

Deadline

The 2026-27 application is closed; the page lists March 15 without a next-cycle year.

How to apply

The latest instructions use an invitation link to an online application. Provide first-semester senior grades and GPA, a teacher or mentor STEM recommendation, leadership and activity information, and family resources and expenses. Recommendations cannot be written by a parent, friend or relative.

What you'll need

• Recommendations

Who can apply

Graduating high school seniors planning full-time study in an ABET-accredited or substantially equivalent mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology program by the fall after graduation. Awards differ: Clarke requires family financial need; the published SGA award specifies STEM NOLA Fellows participation in 2024-25; Gracik requires U.S. citizenship and U.S. study and considers financial need, academics, character and leadership. Confirm current donor rules when the next application opens.

Good to know

Listed scholarships consider financial need along with STEM involvement, character and leadership.

Details

STEMNeed considered