Grainger Power Engineering Awards Program

The goals of the Grainger Power Engineering Awards Program are to:

a. To motivate highly qualified undergraduate students to enroll for academic degrees in the field of Power Engineering.
b. To develop a very well qualified subgroup of College of Engineering students who will come to know members of the power engineering faculty and the field of power engineering
c. To graduate a number of students who are highly qualified to enter the field of power engineering and to contribute professionally to the future of power engineering.

Awards are available to US Citizens and Permanent Residents. College of Engineering students who have completed or enrolled in ECE 411, 412 or 427 are eligible to apply for the award.

Applications for this scholarship will be due on Sunday, August 27th at 11:59pm CT, and will be reviewed by a committee of ECE faculty.

Awardees will be notified by September 15, 2023 and will be celebrated at the Grainger Power Engineering Awards Banquet during the Spring 2024 semester. Scholarship funds will be applied to the Spring 2024 tuition bill. This scholarship is not renewable.

More information about the award and past awardees will can be found here. If you have questions, please contact Delight Hensler, delight.hensler@wisc.edu or coescholarships@engr.wisc.edu.

Award
$8000
Deadline
09/27/2023
Supplemental Questions
  1. Have you completed ECE 355 or 377?
  2. Have you completed, or are enrolled in, or plan to enroll in a future semester in one or more of the Power Engineering Elective courses (ECE 411, 412 or 427)?
  3. In no more than 500 words, please share how you plan to contribute professionally to the future of power engineering?