Scholarships, grants, awards, loans, and work-study programs, available through the USI Student Financial Aid Office, make an education affordable. USI Presidential Scholarships offer full four-year scholarships to qualified Indiana high school valedictorians and salutatorians.
Pott Engineering Scholarships are awarded solely on the basis of interest in the engineering career field and demonstrated academic ability.
Recipients of Pott Engineering Scholarships may receive other forms of academic recognition and financial assistance for which they are qualified without jeopardizing their eligibility.
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| Name | Criteria | Selection Process | # of Awards | Amount $ |
| Alcoa Foundation Endowed Engineering Scholarship | Two awards of $2,200 and one award of $1,200. To recruit and retain top engineering scholars. Renewable with a 3.0 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Admission to select | 3 | |
| Alcoa Project Lead The Way Scholarship | Number of awards varies. To recruit and retain top engineering students who have participated in Project Lead The Way classes at the high school level. Renewable with 3.0 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 1,062.00 |
| Biagi Chance Cummins London Titzer Endowed Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain top engineering students. Automatically renewable with a 3.0 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Admission to select | 2 | $ 2,200.00 |
| Bob & Carole Rust Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain top engineering students with financial need. Automatically renewable with 3.0 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. Student Financial Assistance must validate need. | Admission to select | 1 | $ 2,600.00 |
| Brock Babb Memorial Scholarship | Incoming freshman from Reitz High School with a 3.0 GPA who is enrolled full-time in the engineering program and has financial need. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Not renewable, but if recipient still fits criteria he/she may be awarded again. Recipient must be enrolled during the coming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. Student Financial Assistance must validate need. | Admission to select | 1 | $ 800.00 |
| D. J. Angus Scientech Recognition Award |
Engineering student entering sophomore, junior or senior year when presented the "Most Improved Student" award to serve both as an award and as impetus for continued excellence. Recipient shall have shown the greatest improvement in GPA from one year/semester to the next and who displays good citizenship. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. Not renewable. |
Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 1,000.00 |
| Dennis '82 and Martha Geisser Engineering Scholarship | Award to a worthy sophomore or junior out-of-state engineering major to be used during junior or senior year. Renewable one additional year with 3.2 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 600.00 |
| Dr. Z. Olen & Inez G. Pumphrey Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain top engineering majors. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Admission to select | 3 | $ 1,600.00 |
| Empire Contractors Civil Engineering Scholarship | Full-time students at the University of Southern Indiana majoring in engineering planning a career in civil engineering at the time of application and receipt of the scholarship who are graduates of Reitz High School, or another high school within the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. If there are no students planning a career in civil engineering from the above mentioned high schools, the scholarship may be awarded to a qualified student from a southwestern Indiana high school. Student Financial Assistance must validate need. | Faculty Select | 1 | $ 500.00 |
| F. Leo Peyronnin Memorial Scholarship | To recruit and retain an incoming freshman in business, engineering, geology or nursing in the top 15 percent of high school class. Must demonstrate financial need. Automatically renewable if GPA of 2.5 is maintained as freshman, 2.75 as sophomore and 3.0 as a junior and senior. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. Student Financial Assistance must validate need. | Admission to select | 1 | $ 800.00 |
| Fritz & Henrietta Zurstadt Engineering Scholarship | For engineering students with financial need. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. Renewable with a 3.0 GPA. Student Financial Assistance must validate need. | Faculty Select | 1 | $ 700.00 |
| G. Kent & Evelyn Schonberger Memorial Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain a top engineering student. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. Renewable with 3.0 GPA. | Admission to select | 1 | $ 2,200.00 |
| Hafer Associates Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain top engineering students. Automatically renewable with 3.0 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Admission to select | 2 | $ 2,200.00 |
| Henry Ruston Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain top engineering student. Automatically renewable with 3.0 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Admission to select | 1 | $ 600.00 |
| HNTB Engineering Scholarship | Full-time USI sophomore enrolled in general engineering program with 3.0 GPA. Student should have an interest in a career in environmental engineering. Automatically renewable with 3.0 GPA and full-time enrollment. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 1,000.00 |
| IMI Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain top engineering students. Renewable with a 3.0 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 2,200.00 |
| Jeffrey S. Deering Memorial Scholarship for Engineering | Engineering student; preference to civil engineering; can be awarded based on need or merit. Validate need with Student Financial Assistance, if award is based on need. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. This scholarship is not renewable, but it can be re-awarded if the recipient still qualifies. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 1,400.00 |
| John G. Esarey '86 Engineering Excellence Scholarship | Award to the most deserving engineering student based on academic performance, financial need and potential for success in their career. Not renewable. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. Student Financial Assistance must validate need. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 250.00 |
| John G. Esarey '86 Excellence in Mechanical Engineering Scholarship | Award to the most deserving mechanical engineering student based on academic performance, financial need and potential for success in their career. Not renewable. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. Student Financial Assistance must validate need. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 250.00 |
| Kenneth Schnautz Engineering Scholarship | For a sophomore or junior engineering major involved in an outreach activity or student group in a leadership role. Preference given to financial need. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 2,000.00 |
| Koch Enterprises Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain top engineering student. May not be awarded to a graduating senior | Admission to select | 1 | $ 2,200.00 |
| Lilly Endowment Engineering Coop Scholarship | Engineering students who successfully complete an internship. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. Not renewable. | Admission to select | 1 | $ 1,500.00 |
| Loren D. Herrli Scholarship | To recruit and retain business or engineering students. Automatically renewable with 3.0 GPA. Business major second preference. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Admission to select | 1 | $ 1,600.00 |
| Nan & Keith Benedict Engineering Scholarship | Engineering student with the most realistic attitude toward engineering and the role of engineering in improving society. Recipient should be of good moral character who has strong sense of personal ethics and shows aptitude/interest in applied engineering. Not need based or on GPA. Recipient must be in good standing with the engineering program. Engineering faculty will have sole responsibility for the selection process. Not automatically renewable, but may be re-awarded if faculty decides student is worthy. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the current academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 500.00 |
| Nan & Keith Benedict Industrial Scholarship | Industrial supervision student with most realistic attitude on industrial supervision and the role of industrial supervision in improving society. Recipient should be of good moral character who has strong sense of personal ethics and shows aptitude/interest in industrial engineering. Not need based or on GPA. Recipient must be in good standing with the engineering program. Engineering faculty will have sole responsibility for the selection process. Not automatically renewable, but may be re-awarded if faculty decides student is worthy. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the current academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to Select | 1 | $ 500.00 |
| Nan & Keith Benedict Manufacturing Scholarship | Manufacturing technology student with the most realistic attitude toward manufacturing and the role of manufacturing in improving society. Recipient should be of good moral character who has strong sense of personal ethics and shows aptitude/interest in manufacturing. Not need based or on GPA. Recipient must be in good standing with the Engineering program. Engineering faculty will have sole responsibility for the selection process. Not automatically renewable, but may be re-awarded if faculty decides student is worthy. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the current academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to select | 1 | $ 500.00 |
| Robert A. & Sara B. Davies Endowed Engineering Scholarship | For engineering majors. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Renewable if recipient continues to meet criteria. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to select | 1 | $ 2,200.00 |
| Robert and Elaine Pott Foundation Scholarship | Engineering majors; demonstrated academic ability; 3.0 high school GPA; recruitment; automatically renewable if qualified. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Admission to select | 10 | $ 2,000.00 |
| Robert and Suzanne Calvert Engineering Scholarship | Award to top junior engineering major to be used during his/her senior year. Not renewable. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to select | 1 | $ 1,000.00 |
| SABIC Engineering Scholarship | Full-time junior engineering majors with an emphasis in mechanical or electrical engineering who are in good academic standing with a 3.0 GPA or higher when scholarship is awarded and received. Preference shall be given to students who have a demonstrated work ethic, community involvement and leadership capability. Scholarship recipients must agree to serve in a paid co-op assignment during the first fall academic semester of the scholarship at SABIC in Mt. Vernon. The scholarship shall be awarded for a four semester period beginning in the recipient's junior year, and is not renewable. | Faculty to select | 1 | $ 2,500.00 |
| Thomas H. & Beatrice Colvin Dunning Scholarship | Award to a full-time engineering major who is a U.S. citizen and has attained 60 credit hours with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to a student who is a descendent of a graduate of Francisco High School in Francisco, Indiana. Second preference goes to a resident of Gibson County, Indiana. A student's need for financial assistance should be considered, but not required. Scholarship is renewable for one additional year if student continues to meet criteria. May not be awarded to graduating senior. Student Financial Assistance must validate need. | Faculty to select | 1 | $ 1,200.00 |
| Thomas R. Morton Jr. Engineering Scholarship | Full-time engineering student in good academic standing and maintain 3.0 GPA. Must be classified as freshman or sophomore at time of application. Renewable at the discretion of engineering faculty. | Faculty to select | 1 | $ 250.00 |
| Three i Design Engineering Scholarship | For any concentration of engineering. Must be a resident of Vanderburgh, Posey, Gibson, Warrick or Pike county. Renewable with GPA of 3.0 for three additional years. | Faculty to select | 1 | $ 500.00 |
| Toyota Endowed Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain top engineering students. Automatically renewable with 3.0 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Admission to select | 13 | $ 2,000.00 |
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Tri-State Society of Plastics Engineers Scholarship |
For an engineering major who plans a career in plastics. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to select | 1 | $ 1,500.00 |
| Vectren Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain top engineering students. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. | Admission to select | 3 | $ 2,200.00 |
| Victor A. Barnett Memorial Engineering Scholarship | To recruit and retain a top engineering student. Renewable with a 3.0 GPA. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Admission to select | 1 | $ 1,700.00 |
| William F. Bennett Memorial Scholarship | To be awarded in recognition of academic excellence to a full-time junior majoring in engineering to be used during the senior year. Not renewable. Student to be selected by engineering faculty with emphasis on student's GPA and attitude toward studies. May not be awarded to a graduating senior. Recipient must be enrolled during the upcoming academic year in order to receive this scholarship. | Faculty to select | 2 | $ 1,200.00 |
Guidelines
Who is eligible?
Entering freshman may be considered if their high school GPA is 3.5 or better and earn a minimum SAT score of 1200 or ACT score of 27 on one test. Full-time students with a minimum high school grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale pursuing a major in Engineering at USI. Transfer students must have a minimum college transfer grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. What is the Pott Engineering Scholarship worth? For selected scholars, the University provides awards that pay $1,500 per academic year (fall and spring).
Is the scholarship renewable?
The award may be renewed automatically if the student enrolls full-time, continues to major in engineering, and earns a minimum 3.0 USI cumulative grade point average after two semesters of enrollment. Subsequent GPA evaluations will take place at the end of each academic year (at the conclusion of spring semester). A full-time student is defined as one who enrolls in at least 12 official semester hours each fall and spring.
Can this scholarship be cancelled?
This scholarship will be cancelled if renewal criteria are not met, and the scholarship ordinarily will not be reinstated.
How do I apply?
Interested persons must first apply for admission to USI as an Engineering major by March 1, prior to academic year of initial enrollment as a degree-seeking student. Scholarship applications are available from the Student Financial Aid Office. Applicants who are selected to receive the Pott Engineering Scholarship must enroll in the next regular semester (fall or spring) following the notification of award.