Hundreds of graduating high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students pursuing two-year, four-year or advanced degrees in manufacturing or engineering have been annually awarded scholarships to support their education. Each of these students have different paths and stories on their manufacturing education journey. SME Education Foundation Scholarship Recipients share their unique and interesting success stories below.
Scholarship Stories
Recent Scholarship Stories
Classmates Achieve College Dreams With Matching SME Education Foundation Scholarships
Jasmine Brown and Samantha Hiller, 18-year-olds from Lake Wales, Florida, are studying machining and engineering at Polk State College in Winter Haven with the help of the SME Education Foundation's Dr. Irving P. McPhail Endowed Scholarship, which they were awarded for the 2024-25 school year. In addition to receiving scholarships, both students took advantage of the SME Bright Minds Mentorship Program, which pairs SME Education Foundation Scholarship winners up with SME mentors.
Two Arizona Brothers — Both ASU Manufacturing Engineering Students — Awarded Same SME Scholarship
Zack Okun, a 19-year-old manufacturing engineering student at Arizona State University (ASU), opened an email a few months ago to find that he won an F. Brian Holmes Directors Scholarship from SME.
New SME Education Foundation Community of Scholars Initiative Features Bright Minds Student Mentorship Program
Abraham “Abe” Francis of Sacramento, California, is one of the first SME Education Foundation scholarship recipients to benefit from the SME Bright Minds Student Mentorship Program.
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Scholarship Opportunities
The SME Education Foundation annually awards millions of dollars in scholarships to graduating high school seniors, undergraduates and graduate students pursuing two-year, four-year or advanced degrees in manufacturing or engineering. One application gives students access to nearly 60 different scholarships.