Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) College Scholarship
Due: Deadline has passed
Amount: $1,500.00 - $4,000.00
Scholarship Information
The Sacramento Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) awards scholarships annually to high school seniors and college students who are pursuing an engineering or related technical degree, including architecture, mathematics, physics, or environmental sciences. From 2008 through 2025, our Post awarded 459 scholarships totaling over $650,000. SAME is a non-profit association linking military and civilian engineers, architects, and engineering-related professionals. SAME's membership totals more than 22,000 civilians, 6,000 members of the armed forces, and 1,000 engineering students.
Awards:
The following scholarships are targeted in 2026 for each school category listed below:
- Up to five scholarships of $1,500 to $4,000 to college students pursuing an engineering or related technical degree; and
- Up to three scholarships of $1,500 to $2,500 to community college students, including those working toward an AA degree, and pursuing an engineering or related technical degree; and
- Up to ten scholarships of $2,000 to $4,000 to high school seniors interested in pursuing an engineering or related technical degree.
The SAME-Sacramento Post Scholarship Committee also retains the option to select additional scholarship awards for each category based on the number and quality of applications received.
Please note: that degrees in computer/software engineering, pre-med, chemistry, biology, microbiology, and related natural sciences do not qualify for the scholarship award.
Scholarship Requirements
- High School Requirement:
- American River Charter (TK-12), Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter , Clarksville Charter (TK-12th), Cottonwood (TK-12th), Divide High School (9th-12th), El Dorado High School, Elevated Digital Learning Academy, Golden Sierra High School, Independence Continuation, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, Mountain View High, Mountainside Middle College High School, Mountainside Success Academy (8th -12th), Mt. Tallac High, Oak Ridge High School, Other - Private, Pacific Crest Academy , Ponderosa High School, Rite of Passage, South Tahoe High School, Union Mine High School
- College Requirement:
- None
- Career/Major Requirement:
- A US Citizen pursuing, or intending to pursue, a degree in any engineering field or related technical degree including architecture, mathematics, physics, or environmental sciences. Please note that degrees in computer/software engineering, pre-med, chemistry, biology, microbiology, and related natural sciences do not qualify for the scholarship award.
- Other Requirements:
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Home or School in Sacramento Area: Applicants meet this criterion if any one of the following apply: 1) the student's home is in the Sacramento Area (even if attending a remote school and mostly living outside the area); 2) the student graduated from high school in the Sacramento Area (and could now make their home elsewhere); or 3) the student attends a high school, college or university within the Sacramento Area. The Sacramento Area is defined as Sacramento County and adjoining counties only, which consists of the following counties: Alpine, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yolo, Solano, and San Joaquin.
Relevant Military or Related Experience:While not a requirement, additional consideration is given for active military service, previous military service, active ROTC/JROTC or California Cadet Corps participation, active SAME post, SAME student post, or SAME student camp participation, active Civil Air Patrol participation, or related military activities, including applicant's parent(s) in current military service. Relevant experience should be documented in the narrative.
- Considerations Not Applicable:
- GPA, Ethnicity, Gender, Financial Need
Required Documents
- Scholarship Specific Application - qty 1 , Click on the link to complete the application and email to same.sac.scholarship@gmail.com Click here.