Scholarships
On average, the Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering awards more than $100,000 in student scholarships each academic year. Although some scholarships require demonstrated financial need, most are based on merit.
Application Process
All industrial engineering students are strongly encouraged to apply. The application period for the following academic year opens April 1. Please submit the Scholarship Application for a Returning College of Engineering Student form to be considered. The application deadline is April 15.
Questions about the application process can be directed to Reese Harlow at rph20@psu.edu.
Departmental Scholarships
Brief descriptions of our departmental scholarships are provided below.
- Julia and Brent Beabout Honors Scholarship in Industrial Engineering: For full-time undergraduate students majoring in industrial engineering who are also enrolled in the Schreyer Honors College; first preference shall be given to third-year students.
- George F. Bearer Scholarship in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering: For full-time undergraduate students of third-year or fourth-year standing who are enrolled or planning to enroll in the industrial engineering program and have achieved superior academic records. Recipients must be able to demonstrate a willingness to assume some financial responsibility throughout their college years by involvement with part-time employment or cooperative education placement.
- Francis E. Brady Memorial Award: For fourth-year students in industrial engineering.
- Richard F. Brown Scholarship in Industrial Engineering: For full-time undergraduate industrial engineering students who have demonstrated academic ability and achievement, who have proven financial need, and who are U.S. citizens.
- Norbert P. Gaelen Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Scholarship: For industrial engineering students of at least third-year standing with superior academic records and with demonstrated financial need. Preference is given to students who are pursuing skills to successfully manage a company to long-term success and who have taken or will be taking courses identified in the Engineering Leadership Development minor.
- Jerry E. Goldress Trustee Scholarship in the College of Engineering: Consideration for this scholarship shall be given to all undergraduate students enrolled or planning to enroll in the College of Engineering who have demonstrated financial need. First preference shall be given to students from the eligible pool who are majoring in or planning to major in industrial engineering.
- James W. Grove Industrial Engineering Scholarship: For students who have completed their second year with superior academic records, demonstrated leadership, and show evidence of financial need.
- Inyong Ham Scholarship: For fourth-year industrial engineering students, awarded on the basis of academic superiority and/or financial need.
- Orlando and Mary Houts Scholarship: For industrial engineering students of at least seventh-semester standing with demonstrated academic excellence and with financial need.
- Industrial Engineering Faculty/Staff and Alumni Scholarship: For industrial engineering third-year and fourth-year students with demonstrated academic superiority.
- Harold A. Johnson Scholarship: For industrial engineering third-year and fourth-year students with demonstrated academic superiority.
- Nicholas Kay Scholarship Fund: For industrial engineering students with superior academic records or who manifest promise of outstanding academic success.
- Tracy J. Knott Memorial Award: For industrial engineering students who have exhibited exemplary academic achievement and who are graduates of State College Area High School.
- William and Wendy Korb Scholarship in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering: For industrial engineering students with demonstrated financial need and a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Life Technologies Honors Scholarship: For all full-time undergraduate students who are majoring or planning to major in industrial and manufacturing engineering who are also enrolled in the Schreyer Honors College.
- Harold and Inge Marcus Undergraduate Scholarships: Merit-based scholarship for outstanding industrial engineering undergraduate students.
- Metal Casting Industry Scholarships: Available to industrial engineering undergraduate students. Register at the Foundry Education Foundation website and email a one-page résumé to Robert Voigt at rcv2@psu.edu.
- Kenneth S. Moffitt Scholarships: For industrial engineering juniors and seniors. Preference is given to students participating or planning to participate in an internship/co-op experience with Ingersoll-Rand Corporation.
- Fred W. Montanari Scholarship: For industrial engineering third-year and fourth-year students with demonstrated academic superiority.
- Nelson/McGraw Foundation: For industrial engineering students with superior academic records or who manifest promise of outstanding academic success.
- New York-Penn IISE Scholarship: For industrial engineering students entering their third year with superior academic records and whose personal qualities would be deemed an asset to the industrial engineering profession. First preference is given to students from Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, and Warren counties in Pennsylvania; or the eastern third of Erie County, Pennsylvania; or Allegany or Cattaraugus counties in New York.
- Neyhart Scholarship in Industrial Engineering: For industrial engineering students who have a proven financial need.
- William M. and Pamela M. Ramsey Scholarship in Engineering: For full-time undergraduate students enrolled or planning to enroll in industrial engineering and have achieved superior academic records or who manifest promise of outstanding academic success.
- Allen L. and Sharon L. Soyster Scholarship in Industrial Engineering: For full-time undergraduate students enrolled in industrial engineering who have achieved superior academic records or who manifest promise of outstanding academic success and who have demonstrated financial need. Preference is given to student who graduated from a high school in Centre County, Pennsylvania.