The awards and scholarships below show a list of opportunities based on your academic status, major and interests. Click on the award name to review additional details and information on how to apply. If you have any questions, please email Jennifer Mashburn.
- Ralph Budd Ph.D. Thesis Award
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Ralph Budd Ph.D. Engineering Thesis Award is given to a graduate student for the best-written thesis in the George R. Brown School of Engineering. The student must be graduating during the current academic year, or have graduated the previous summer.
Amount: $3,500
Requirements: Two nomination letters per department An electronic copy of the thesis (final submission not required, final draft accepted)
Application deadline: April 3rd
How to apply: Nomination letters are submitted by the engineering academic departments. Contact your department if you believe you qualify for this award. Department or awards chair submits final nomination packet by email to jm9@rice.edu. One nomination per department.
- Harrianna Butler Scholarship
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The Harrianna Butler Scholarship is awarded to an exceptional undergraduate or graduate student who will return the next year. The recipient of this award should be married and in need of financial support to continue his/her studies.
Amount: $10,000
Requirements: Student must be married, returning to Rice the following year and able to demonstrate financial need to their department
Application: March 1
How to apply: Nomination letters are submitted by the engineering academic departments. Contact your department if you believe you qualify for this award. Department or awards chair submits final nomination by email to jm9@rice.edu. One nomination per department.
- Sue H. and Harold R. Galloway Foundation
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Sue H. and Harold R. Galloway Foundation provides a one-time bonus to a prospective graduate.
Amount: $5,000
Requirements: Nominee must have applied and been accepted to a George R. Brown School of Engineering department doctoral program and matriculate the Fall semester of the following academic year.
Application deadline: March 1
How to apply: Nomination letters are submitted by the engineering academic departments. Contact your department if you believe you qualify for this award. Department or awards chair submits final nomination by email to jm9@rice.edu. One nomination per department.
- Louis & Peaches Owen Fellowships for Professional Masters
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The Louis & Peaches Owens Fellowship for Professional Masters is awarded to a Rice senior or junior engineering student pursuing an engineering professional master’s degree at the George R. Brown School of Engineering after graduation.
Amount: Half tuition for up to two semesters while the student is enrolled full-time in an engineering professional master’s program at Rice.
Application Materials:
- Copy of resume and degree for which they plan to study
- One-page statement if what motivated them to seek a professional master's degree
- One (1) letter of recommendation
Requirements: Students are eligible to apply for this scholarship the academic term before enrolling full-time in a professional master’s program. Students must have completed their undergraduate degree and be enrolled full-time in an EPMP in order to receive this award.
Application deadline: March 1
How to apply: Spring 2023 Application Link
- Hershel M. Rich Invention Award
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The Hershel M. Rich Invention Award is given to Rice engineering students or faculty members who have invented or developed an original invention.
Amount: $7,500 — up to two awards might be given
Requirements: Nomination letter per department describing the original invention
Application deadline: March 1
How to apply: Nominations are submitted by the engineering academic departments. Contact your department if you believe you qualify for this award. Link provided for department or awards chair to submit final nomination. One nomination per department