Scholarship Rules
- Be a senior participating in a portion of the event on November 4, 2021. Note: Home schooled students in county or state qualified programs are also eligible
- Complete high school or home school with a 2.5 out of 4.0 grade point average (GPA) or equivalent. GPA based on grading system utilized at the student’s school
- Attend an accredited 4-year college/ university or 2-year community college and send a letter of enrollment to the scholarship adminiSstrator
- Understand that the scholarship must be used within the year following completion of high school or home school
- Acknowledge that the scholarship check will be payable to the recipient and the college/university understand that the scholarship check will be mailed to your home address the first week of August
Administration Rules
Scholarship winners will be responsible of notifying the Aiken Chapter of the South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers (SCSPE) of:
- Change of name, address or phone number.
- Changes in high school attendance
- Upon graduating from high school, submit a notarized copy of the high school transcript with the final grades and definitions of the grading system used.
- Provide proof of enrollment in a college/university.
- Submitting the name of the treasurer or equivalent person at the college/ university that the check will be made out to jointly with the name of the student.
The Scholarship Administrator of the Aiken Chapter of the South Carolina Society of Professional Engineers can be reached at the following address:
Ronald Silton, P.E., NSPE Phone: Home: (803) 642 - 8938
SCSPE - Aiken Chapter Cell: (803) 221 - 1494
P.O. Box 5547
Aiken, SC 29804-5547
e-mail: Ron chprdad@gmail.com or silton@ieee.org
In the event that Mr. Silton cannot be reached, first through phoning, and then through writing, please call the SCSPE State Headquarters at (803) 771 - 4271. The executive administrator at this number can put you in touch with an officer of the Aiken Chapter of SCSPE.
The Aiken Chapter of SCSPE will make interpretations of the rules. All decisions are final. Should any award funds remain uncollected; the funds will be reinvested to create future scholarships.
Financial Aid Seminars
HOPE scholarship, LIFE scholarship, how to get financial aid, general sources of financial aid and essay writing seminars are conducted throughout the evening.
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