American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota offers scholarships for IT students

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACEC/MN) is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2009-10 academic year. The deadline is Nov. 3, 2008. Last year, ACEC/MN awarded 12 scholarships to University of Minnesota students ranging from $1,500 to $3,500.

Insitute of Technology students interested in applying, can download and fill out the 2009-10 Scholarship Application on the ACEC/MN Web site at www.acecmn.org/show/awards_and_scholarships/scholarship_program

To qualify, a student must be:

* Pursuing a bachelor's degree in an accredited engineering program or in an accredited land surveying program.

* Must be in an ABET-accredited Master of Science (MS) engineering program.

* Entering their junior, senior, fifth year or pursuing a Master's in the fall of 2009 to qualify.

* U.S. citizen

In the fall, the ACEC/MN scholarship committee reviews applications from engineering students around the state. They rank the students based on their leadership skills, academic achievement, school and community activities, work experience and their understanding of the consulting engineering profession. These scholarships are then presented to the top-ranked students at the ACEC/MN Engineering Excellence Awards banquet.

ACEC/MN scholarships are made possible by the generous donations from ACEC member firms.

For more information, visit the ACEC/MN Scholarship Web site at www.acecmn.org/show/awards_and_scholarships/scholarship_program

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Susan Kubitschek
Director of Student Programs
Institute of Technology
University of Minnesota
kubit001@umn.edu