Scholarships for Freshman, Returning Freshman, and New Transfer Students in SEM

 

Please check with individual departments for the most up-to-date information.

William F. and Inez L. McDonald Endowment Scholarship

A new $1 million endowment is providing scholarships to undergraduate students in engineering at the University of North Dakota. The William F. and Inez L. McDonald Endowment provides financial resources for students in chemical, civil, electrical, geological and mechanical engineering, geology, and environmental geoscience. To be eligible for a McDonald Scholarship, students must be in good academic standing in an SEM major, be a new freshman, a new transfer student, or a freshman returning for a second year in a SEM major. Priority consideration will be given to students with financial need, as determined by the FAFSA and the UND financial aid. Applicants not meeting the financial need criteria or those who have not submitted a FAFSA form will be placed in a pool for consideration once all applicants with need have been identified. The value of the scholarships may vary between $250 and $1,250 per semester, and will be available to undergraduate students who have declared engineering, geology, or environmental geoscience as their degree program, are fully enrolled (min. 12 credit hours) and are following an approved curriculum. Initial awards are usually made in May.

 Buckingham Family Endowment Freshman and New Transfer Electrical Engineering Scholarship

The Buckingham Family Endowment was established by Robert P. Buckingham in honor of his brothers and relatives who have graduated from UND, as well as his father and grandfather, E.J. and George W. Buckingham. Initial awards will be made in the spring/summer, with early applications given preference.

 

General Engineering Scholarships

 

The School of Engineering and Mines has numerous scholarships available to students in all majors offered in the UND School of Engineering and Mines. Scholarship applications are available here for download and in each office and need to be completed by April 1. Some scholarships require that the student has financial need. For those scholarships a FAFSA and UND financial aid application will need to be completed.

Engineering Scholarships Application

 
Other Sources of Financial Aid

North Dakota Students
The North Dakota University System offers a variety of scholarships to North Dakota students. 

National SMART Grant
The National SMART Grant is available to junior and senior Pell Grant-eligible students. Students are limited to one $4000 grant award as a junior (60 - 89 credit hours) and one $4000 grant award as a senior (90+ credit hours). Award amounts are prorated each term based on the number of credit hours of enrollment.

UND Financial Aid
(Please note: unless otherwise noted, SEM scholarships are only available to students enrolled in at least 12 credit hours per semester.)

In addition to several scholarships offered by each engineering department, the following scholarships are available for qualifying engineering students. (please note that specific scholarships, dollar amounts, and #'s of scholarships awarded may vary year to year). These scholarships are awarded annually in the spring. Applications for the engineering scholarships should be completed no later than April 1 of each year. UND also offers several scholarships to incoming and current students.

North Dakota University System (NDUS)
The North Dakota University System offers a variety of scholarships to North Dakota students.

NDUS Loan Forgiveness Program
College graduates employed for at least one year in science, technology, engineering or math-related occupations in North Dakota may be eligible for up to $6,000 in student loan forgiveness.