Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate engineering or pre-engineering students who are enrolled full-time in a post-secondary educational institution and pursuing a Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree in a course of study that traditionally has been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession. Applicants must have a cumulative college Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a scale where 4.0 is the highest and/or a class standing of no less than the top 30% and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• the institution hosts an active ASHRAE Student Branch or
• the program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) www.abet.org or
• the institution is accredited by an equivalent agency outside the USA that is a signatory of the Washington Accord or
• the institution has a signed Memorandum of Understanding with ABET