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Center for Power Systems Studies General Scholarships and Stipends

The CPSS Scholarships are made available through the support of CPSS member and associate member companies. The intended recipients are those EE, ME, and CE students interested in the power and energy engineering areas.

Applications are accepted at anytime of the year using your MyState account. There is a single on-line application for all scholarships, which is typically submitted in the early part of the spring semester. While most awards are made at the same time that open EE and open COE scholarships are awarded (i.e., during the spring semester), if funds are still available, applications are reviewed throughout the year and additional awards can be made at any time. Therefore, you are encouraged to contact the CPSS coordinator to determine if funds are still available and always alert the coordinator if you have submitted an on-line application and are interested in the CPSS.

Dr. Steven Hietpas
Professor, Coordinator of the CPSS
e-mail: steven.hietpas@sdstate.edu

Approximately $10,000 in scholarships are awarded each year. Of this $10,000, $7,000 is distributed as "CPSS General Scholarships" in varying amounts*. The largest scholarship is the "CPSS Scholarship" for $3000, and is awarded to a senior electrical engineering student. There is an additional set of funds set aside in the form of a stipend to help offset costs for students involved in power-related field trips.

  1. CPSS Scholarship
  2. CPSS General Scholarships
  3. CPSS Stipends

The CPSS Scholarship

The CPSS Scholarship - $3000

The recipient must be a senior student in electrical engineering who

  1. has shown a significant interest in the power-energy area, typically demonstrated by past and present cooperative/internship employment in the power industry or related areas,
  2. has established and clearly communicated to the CPSS coordinator their career goals,
  3. has actively participated in the IEEE and held qualified leadership positions,
  4. has a proven track record in extracurricular and community activities.

CPSS General Scholarships

CPSS General Academic Scholarship - Five to Ten in the Range $300-$1000

The recipient must meet a minimum of three of the criteria below

  1. be enrolled as a student in civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering
  2. may be an incoming freshmen all the way up to an incoming senior
  3. has clearly shown an interest in the power area,
  4. has held a cooperative/internship position in the power industry,
  5. has established and clearly communicated their career goals,
  6. has participated in extracurricular and community activities,
  7. has participated in a student engineering club.

Stipends

Additional funds made available to students participating in power-related activities

EE 435 Stipends - $50-$150

These stipends are for students enrolled in the EE 435 Seminar in Power Systems course. The amount of the stipend depends on the number of students enrolled in the course and the number of field trips taken. Typically these funds are used to offset expenses incurred when traveling on field trips.

EE 492 Stipends - Ten in the range of $150-$250

These stipends are made available to students enrolled in the EE 492 Special Problems course that have a power emphasis. The amount of the stipend depends on the number of students enrolled in the course. Typically these funds are used to offset expenses incurred when traveling on major field trips, such as the Summer Power Technology Tour (Dr. Steven Hietpas) or the PV in the Parks Program (Dr. Michael Ropp).

*The number of scholarships available and their frequency of offering can vary from year to year. The Center for Power Systems Studies makes every attempt to provide accurate information on available scholarships and is not responsible for changes which may occur in the availability of scholarships and stipends.


 
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