Graduate Award Eligibility


The Silicon Valley Engineering Council Engineering Education awards recognize graduate engineering and technology students for their dedication, focus, and commitment to engineering. Engineering and Technology. The one-time award is $1,000 and students may receive an SVEC Education award only once.

Criteria


– The applicant should be studying or residing in one of the following 8 counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz.

– The applicant’s program of study is directly focused towards engineering or technology.
- The applicant has shown involvement in STEM activities (e.g., engineering, science, math, computing, or technical organizations).

– The applicant has shown involvement in community and/or social services activities.
- The applicant has letters of recommendations from two adults: faculty, organizational leaders or club leaders who can speak to applicant’s activities and performance in the above areas.

– The student exhibits strong academic performance as shown by GPA in the major and overall, as well as strong recommendations from faculty advisors.

Granting of Awards
Awardees will be notified through e-mail by January 31, 2025, and will be awarded at the SVEC Engineers Week Banquet in February, 2025. It is expected but not required that awardees attend the banquet. Each recipient and one companion will be SVEC guests.

Questions? 


If you have more questions, please send your inquiry to education-awards@svec-ca.org  Please put “SVEC Education Awards” in the email title.
Please do not input or upload documents showing private information such as social security number.

Download Graduate Awards Application Here

Application Deadline: January 15, 2025