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The Professional Engineer in Illinois
| Professional Development | Students
and Youth
STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
ISPE offers membership to current engineering students for the bargain
basement price of $20.
Why Should You, as a Student, Join ISPE?
- Interact with other engineering students (fun)
- Meet and network with current licensed Professional Engineers and young
graduates in your area (jobs, jobs, jobs)
- Learn more about the careers of others in your local or state chapter
to help guide your education and career choices (jobs, jobs,
jobs)
- Gain leadership skills useful to your future career in the engineering
profession (looks good on your resume)
- Demonstrate to future employers your seriousness and dedication to
the engineering profession (looks good on your resume)
- Receive discounts on the FE and PE review courses offered by ISPE (discount
more than pays for the membership)
- Learn about ISPE scholarship opportunities
Apply On-line
for ISPE/NSPE membership - online membership application currently unavailable. Please use the downloadable application below.
Download
a membership application today! 
SCHOLARSHIPS
ISPE Foundation offers scholarships to Illinois students enrolled in ABET
accredited engineering programs. Click on the scholarship name below
to download an application. For further information, contact the
Foundation at 217.544.7424. Deadlines for all ISPE Foundation
Scholarships are January 31 each year.
Amstutz
Memorial Scholarships - $1500
This award was established in memory of Melvin E. Amstutz, PE, whose
life was dedicated to the advancement and betterment of human welfare
and the engineering profession. Eligible students must be enrolled
in an ABET accredited engineering program, be at least a junior maintaining
a "B" average or better, and demonstrate financial need.
After the Amstutz Award is determined, the remaining candidates are
considered for the Advantage Award.
ISPE
Advantage Award/Foundation Scholarship - $1,200
The ISPE Advantage Award is reserved for the son or daughter of an
ISPE member in good standing, provided the applicant ranks among
the top five candidates. If no applications are received from children
of ISPE members, funds reserved for the ISPE Advantage Award shall
revert to a regular Foundation Scholarship.
ISPE/Peppy
Moldovan Scholarship - $1000
Applicants must be female engineering students currently enrolled
as a sophomore at one of the following colleges or universities.
- Illinois Central College, Peoria
- Kaskaskia Community College, Centralia
- Rend Lake Community College, Centralia
- Bradley University, Peoria
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
- University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign
The scholarship is contingent upon recipient's enrollment and acceptance
in an engineering program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) at one of the following
universities:
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
- University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign
NSPE offers scholarships
for engineering students, including:
- A scholarship for a minority student
- Six scholarships for undergraduates
- A scholarship for graduate studies
- An internship for graduate students
Visit the NSPE
web site, Students Section for detailed information and applications. In 2007, University of Chicago Civil Engineering graduate student Thomas V. Brecheisen was awarded both the STeinman Fellowship worth $10,000 for graduate school and the NSPE/PEC George B. Hightower, P.E. Fellowship worth $3,000. Congratulations, Thomas!
Several ISPE chapters
offer scholarships to engineering students as well.
Visit the Chapter Site or contact the Scholarship Chair for additional
Information:
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