Scholarships, Financial Aid and Awards
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Biological Resources Engineering Scholarships, Financial Aid and Awards |
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The Department offers four scholarships and two awards to Biological Resources Engineering majors in the spring. Certificates are given to sophomores and graduating seniors with a 3.5 grade average or higher. Other scholarships and awards are available through other sources. Several financial aid opportunities are also available. Financial Aid opportunities include cooperative education (work study) programs available through the Clark School of Engineering and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Part-time employment is available in the department, in USDA laboratories located near campus, the National Institutes of Health and at other locations. Scholarships are awarded to freshmen in Biological Resources Engineering by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Clark School of Engineering, and by the campus. These scholarships vary in value from $500 to full tuition, fees and books. The department awards four scholarships specifically for Biological Resources Engineering majors. The Washington, D.C./Maryland Section of ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) provides two $1500 scholarships to outstanding students in the Biological Resources Engineering Department each year. This scholarship is based on academic achievement, financial need, and contributions to the profession. Students are required to be student members of ASAE or other biological engineering professional society to be eligible. In addition to this scholarship, the Department awards a $1000 Robert L. and Frances C. Green Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic achievement and contributions to the department and profession. Membership in a professional biological engineering society is required for the Washington, D.C. Maryland Section of ASABE scholarships and the Green scholarship. A Delmarva Safety Association Scholarship awards $750 to a Maryland Biological Resources Engineering student who has an interest in safety. Outstanding junior and senior students are recognized each year for scholastic achievement and for their contribution to the department, college and university. Top students are selected for Alpha Epsilon, the Honor Society of Biological Resources Engineering, and Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, and other honors. The Department presents the ASABE Student Honor Award, sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, and the Department of Biological Resources Engineering's Outstanding Senior and Junior Awards. Also certificates are given to sophomores and graduating seniors with GPA's of 3.50 or higher. A departmental Student Vita Form is used as an application for departmental scholarships and awards. An announcement calling for applications is made in February with applications due in February or March each year. Check with undergraduate advisors for specific information. Other scholarships and awards are available from the A. James Clark School of Engineering Scholarship Program
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Sophomore Certificate of Commendation
Senior Certificate of Excellence
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The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers and the ASABE Foundation are pleased to announce the following scholarships, awards and competitions available, along with their respective entry due dates. |
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Links to professional biological engineering societies follow: IBE - The Institute of Biological EngineeringBiomedical Engineering Society ASEE -- The American Society for Engineering Education Aquacultural Engineering Society ASABE -- the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers -- the Society for engineering in agricultural, food and biological systems Information on ASAE student membership is given at http://www.asabe.org/membership/students/index.html. Also, see Biological Resources Engineering Society B-RES site at http://www.studentorg.umd.edu/bres/ for membership.
Student Vita Form (Department of Biological Resources Engineering). Use for departmental scholarships and awards. On-line Scholarship Application (A. James Clark School of Engineering).
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