Minority Scholarship Awards for College Students

The AIChE Minority Scholarship Award is presented to 10 AIChE national undergraduate student members annually. Applicants shall be required to be undergraduates in chemical engineering during the 2011-2012 academic year and be members of a minority group that is under-represented in chemical engineering, i.e., African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Alaskan Native. Applicants who will complete the chemical engineering baccalaureate degree requirements in mid-academic year (i.e., after one semester of one or two quarters), if successful, will receive prorated awards. In addition to this award,

The Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award, which consists of a certificate and honorarium, may be awarded to eligible applicants. No separate application form is required for that award.

2011 Winners:

Sarah Agara, Rice University; Chibueze Amanchukwu; Texas A&M University; KaLia Burnette, Mercer University; Trishelle Copeland-Johnson, University of South Florida; Adria Galloway, University of Texas, Austin; Rocio Garay, Carnegie Mellon University; Alan T. Lee, Texas A&M University, College Station; Anthony Mulenga, Rice University; Paul Mwasame, University of Pennsylvania; Banji Olaniyan, Howard University; Ike Chukwuemeka Okorafor, Stanford University; Udonchukwu Okorafor, Columbia University; Reisha Parham, Virginia Tech University; Marko Popovic, Jr, University of Notre Dame; Jillian Rogers, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Victoria Ross, City College of New York; Valencia Williams, Case Western Reserve University     

See Past Winners of this award

Award:
A one-time award of $1,000 per student. Approximately 10 scholarships are presented annually.

Sponsor:
Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) with funding support from Women's Initiative Committee (WIC) and AIChE Foundation. 

Presentation:
Students are recognized at the National Student Conference Awards Ceremony each year.

Deadline for Submission: June 15, 2011

Read Rules, Criteria and Submission Guidlines (PDF Format)

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2009 Winners:

Chibueze Vincent Amanchukwu, Texas A & M University, College Station; Micheline A. G. Barrington, Texas A & M University, Kingsville; KaLila S. Brunette, Mercer University; Gilbert A. Castillo, Florida Institute of Technology; Frederrick Crawford, Ohio State University; Elisha John-Mark Denham, University of Texas at Arlington; Taiwo Femi-Fowode, Prairie View A&M University; Adria Galloway, University of Texas at Austin; Milton T. Nettles, University of Alabama; Olabanji Olaniyan, University of Maryland, College Park; Oruare Ovbiagele, Prairie View A& M University; Christina Smith, University of Utah; Carla D. Wheaden, University of Maryland, College Park; Jose Arturo Delgado,The University of Texas at Austin

For assistance,please contact Donia Elsherbeni, AIChE, 3 Park Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10016, Phone: (646) 495-1331, donie@aiche.org