Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) College Scholarship

Due: Deadline has passed

Amount: $1,000.00 - $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 earth sciences. From 2008 through 2024, our Post awarded 437 scholarships totaling almost $600,000. 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 2025 for each school category listed below:

  • Up to five scholarships of $4,000, $3,000, or $2,000 to college students pursuing an engineering or related technical degree;
  • Up to three scholarships of $2,500, $2,000, or $1,500 to community college students, including those working toward an AA degree; and
  • Up to ten scholarships of $2,000, $1,500, or $1,000 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, chemistry, biology, microbiology, and related natural sciences do not qualify for the scholarship award.

Scholarship Requirements

High School Requirement:
Golden Sierra High School, Charter, El Dorado High School, Independence Continuation, Mountain View High, Oak Ridge High School, Ponderosa High School, Union Mine High School, Mt. Tallac High, South Tahoe High School, Other - Private, John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, Charter Community School Home Study Academy , Rite of Passage, Clarksville Charter (TK-12th), Buckeye Union Mandarin Immersion Charter , Cottonwood (TK-12th), American River Charter (TK-12), Charter Connections Academy (9th-12th), Charter University Prep (7th-12th), Charter College & Career Prep (7th -12th), Pacific Crest Academy , Divide High School (9th-12th), Elevated Digital Academy
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 earth sciences. Please note that degrees in computer/software engineering, chemistry, biology, microbiology, and related natural sciences do not qualify for the scholarship award.
Considerations Not Applicable:
GPA, Ethnicity, Gender, Financial Need

Required Documents

  • Scholarship Specific Application - qty 1 , Click the link below to access the SAME scholarship application. After completing the application, please email it to same.sac.scholarship@gmail.com by January 1, 2025. Click here.

Submission Details

Please submit your application once using the option below:

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Email to: same.sac.scholarship@gmail.com

Details: Submit a single electronic file in PDF format to the email address provided.