Many area professional organizations offer scholarships to college students. Below is a listing of the organizations and types of scholarships they have available. Please check directly with the organizations awarding the scholarship for specific eligibility requirements.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
www.asme.org/Education/College/FinancialAid
Offers a wide range of scholarships for members enrolled in a mechanical engineering or related degree program.

Association for Women in Computing – Upstate New York chapter
www.awc-uny.org
Provides scholarship monies for female students in the fields of computing and information technology.

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Rochester chapter
www.prsarochester.org
Scholarships are available to students attending colleges/universities in the geographic area served by the Rochester chapter of the PRSA. Qualifying students should have a declared major in the field of communications, with an emphasis on pursuing a career in public relations.

RAMA – Rochester chapter of the American Marketing Association
www.ama-rochester.org
Scholarships available for collegiate chapter members in undergraduate or graduate degree programs.

Rochester Area Community Foundation
www.racf.org/page12217.cfm
The Foundation provides a listing of community-wide scholarships available for high school, college and graduate students. Search their extensive database to find a program that matches your needs.

Rochester Business Alliance (RBA) and the University of Rochester
www.simon.rochester.edu/emba
RBA has partnered with the University of Rochester to offer scholarships to 10 young professional managers of small to mid-size local companies and nonprofit organizations who wish to pursue an Executive MBA. The scholarship will cover 50 percent of the cost of the program. For more information, Simon School executive director of E.M.B.A. programs, at (585) 275-3439 or e-mail emba@simon.rochester.edu.

Rochester Engineering Society
www.roceng.org
Multiple scholarships, sponsored by a variety of organizations and administered through the RES, are awarded annually to recognize outstanding engineering, technology and science students.

University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education
www.warner.rochester.edu
The school offers a number of scholarship programs for students entering into graduate study, especially those seeking to become teachers in the technology, mathematics, engineering and science fields.