Each spring, the RGF awards partial tuition scholarships to deserving students in the Rice School of Engineering, ranging in value from $500 to $7,500. Priority is given to professional masters or terminal research masters engineering students interested in careers in the E&C industry or in industries that employ E&C companies. Seniors will be considered if their interest in the industry is high and/or if the applicant pool at the masters level is low.
The E&C industry historically has hired graduates of chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering programs at Rice University. The RGF’s scholarships are open to students of all disciplines in the School of Engineering at Rice University.
Scholarship applications for the 2013-2014 academic year will be accepted in early 2013. Read below for general application details to be prepared for the next round of applications and awards. Check back soon for important dates and deadlines.
2013-2014 Application Deadline: Friday, March 15, 2013
Priority will be given to School of Engineering professional masters or terminal research masters students with potential interest in the engineering and construction industry. Seniors for 2013-14 will be considered if their interest in the industry is high and/or if the applicant pool at the masters level is low.
Application process:
- Submit a cover letter to Nancy Tucker (nancyt@rice.edu) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Ryon Lab 205 – MS 318). The cover letter needs to contain:
- a brief paragraph stating the reasons why you think you are deserving of the award
- also state your career interests, academic objectives, likely coursework during 2013-14, research objectives if applicable, and any committed or likely financial support from Rice or other scholarship sources.
- Attach an unofficial Rice transcript through the first semester of 2013-14.
Scholarship Notification: Friday, April 5, 2013
Decisions will be made by the Scholarship Committee of Rice Global E&C Forum and all decisions will be final. Scholarship funds will be directly submitted to Rice University to be used to defray tuition and fees for the 2013-14 academic year with half of the award available for the fall semester and half available for the spring semester.