Scholarships

More than $110 Million Available

The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation seeks to increase student interest and involvement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by engaging students in hands-on, sustainable, and affordable curriculum-based robotics engineering programs.

We are excited to work with more than 100 universities, colleges, and organizations who offer scholarship opportunities to students who compete in our programs. The REC Foundation encourages every student to continue their education and pursue careers in STEM related fields.

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Scholarships

Future of STEM Scholars Initiative

$5,200,000

The FOSSI scholarship can be used for tuition and university-provided room and board. A student may accept additional scholarships but they cannot exceed the total cost of their education. Children of employees of founding partners and sponsoring organizations may apply for the FOSSI scholarship, excluding children of executive-level employees. Applicants must:

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Golden Door Scholars

$40,000

Golden Door Scholars provides DACAmented & undocumented students with the financial aid and support needed to invest in their education and define their futures. More than scholarships, GDS is a vibrant and determined community that offers comprehensive support including career readiness programs, mentorship, and intentional programming, going beyond financial assistance.

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Great Minds in STEM

$200,000

The REC Foundation is proud to partner with Great Minds inSTEM™. Great Minds in STEM™ is the gateway for Hispanics in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Established in 1989, as HENAAC, Great Minds in STEM™ is a non-profit organization that focuses on STEM educational awareness programs for students from kindergarten to career. The HENAAC Scholars […]

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Harvey Mudd College

$40,000

Harvey Mudd College offers one scholarship for $10,000 renewable up to 4 years. Students may pursue any course of study. Candidates must have competed on a V5RC team. Additional requirements include senior class status and a brief essay. Submit essay to POsgood@hmc.edu

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Heinlein Society

$9,000

The Heinlein Society is offering three non-renewable $3,000 scholarships to full time students studying STEM or Science Fiction as Literature. Applicants must be an undergraduate student enrolled for the 2021-22 academic year in an accredited college that awards Bachelor of Science or Arts degrees. Open to applicants from any country.

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Herff College of Engineering

$500,000

The University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering offers a robust scholarship program available to first-time freshmen.

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Horatio Alger Scholarship

$1,250,000

This scholarship can award you up to $2,500 to pursue a career certification or technical education, of your choice, at an accredited non-profit post-secondary institution in the United States.

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Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship

$50,000.00

Hyundai Motor America has opened applications for its fifth annual Hyundai Women in STEM Scholarship. In September, five female STEM students will receive a scholarship in the amount of $10,000 each. Since launching the scholarship in 2020, Hyundai has provided $250,000 to the next generation of women leaders, helping to close the gender gap in […]

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Illinois Institute of Technology

$2,500,000

Candidates competing for the Illinois Tech/VEX scholarships demonstrate an aptitude for science, technology, and other STEM subjects. VEX scholars are eligible for a merit scholarship award of $20,000 per year for up to four years of undergraduate study (five years for Architecture). To be eligible for an Illinois Tech/VEX scholarship, candidates must qualify for undergraduate […]

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Indiana University Purdue University School of Engineering and Technology

$4,000.00

The Purdue School of Engineering and Technology offers the following scholarship opportunities to incoming Freshman. $1,000 annual scholarships for all four years (minimum high school GPA of 3.0 required).

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Intel

$5-10,000

Intel is committed to helping create a better world and having a positive impact on global social challenges by supporting underrepresented groups on their path to becoming the next generation of innovators. The Intel Scholars program aims to expand access and opportunity, and to increase the pipeline of diverse STEM talent, by providing nearly $2 […]

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Intertech

$2,500

The Intertech Foundation focuses on young people’s inspiration and the building of their science, engineering, and technology skills. If you have excelled in Math and Science and will be graduating from high school this spring, and plan to pursue college studies in computer science consider applying.

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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

$55,000

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s scholarships provide financial assistance and academic support to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. In addition to the monetary award, students join a network of nearly 3,200 Cooke Scholars.

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Joan Pransky Scholarship

$10,000

Joanne Pransky made an impact on countless young women in robotics during her life. As 'The World's First Robot Psychiatrist,' modeled after Isaac Asimov's Susan Calvin from the iRobot stories, Joanne brought the social side of robots to the forefront, long before robots were at all common. Joanne served as a mentor and inspiration for […]

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Joanne Pransky Celebration of Women in Robotics

$3,000

Joanne Pransky made an impact on countless young women in robotics during her life. As 'The World's First Robot Psychiatrist,' modeled after Isaac Asimov's Susan Calvin from the iRobot stories, Joanne brought the social side of robots to the forefront, long before robots were at all common. Joanne served as a mentor and inspiration for […]

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