TBP Awards & Scholarships

Individual Awards

Chapter Awards

The Laureate Program recognizes student members who have demonstrated exceptional talent outside the field of engineering. Chapters may nominate one or more members as a Laureate based upon their contributions in arts, athletics, service, or diverse achievements. Each Laureate will be presented with a $2,500 cash award and a plaque at the Annual Convention.

Laureate nomination packages are assembled by a chapter nomination committee, excluding but in consultation with the candidate. The nomination deadline is March 15th. For more details, view the Laureate award information in the President's book, or .

We urge you to nominate members of your chapter for the Laureate Program, for several reasons:
1. The Laureate Award is the highest honor given by the Tau Beta Pi Association.
2. Each Laureate nomination counts as a chapter project.
3. In recent years, less than 20 students have been nominated for the Laureate Award per year.

Not sure that you're Laureate material? Apply first!

Graduate Fellowship Program

Up to 35 $10,000 cash awards will be given in conjunction with Tau Beta Pi's annual graduate fellowship program. The awards will be granted to Tau Beta Pi members on the basis of promise of future development in engineering or related fields, and financial need.

An additional $10,000 fellowship, funded by a trust fund in memory of Ina C. and Raymond A. Best, NY Gamma '33, will be awarded exclusively for the purpose of studying business administration at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and for acquiring a master's degree in business.

Even if your graduate study is already fulled funded, we encourage you to apply for a Tau Beta Pi Fellowship. Additional honorary fellowships with no cash award will be granted by the Tau Beta Pi Fellowship Board to recognize other promising engineers.

Apply! In recent years, roughly 1 out of 10 applicants was awarded a fellowship. These are great odds for winning such a prestigious honor.

For more information on the Fellowship program, or to apply, visit the TBP Fellowships web page.

The deadline for applications for the graduate fellowships is February 1.

TBP Senior-Year Scholarship Program

Multiple $2,000 scholarships for senior-year study will be granted to Tau Bates who have junior-year standing in the current academic year. The scholarships will be granted on the basis of high scholarship, strong recommendations, extracurricular activities, and financial need.

Currently, about forty scholarships are available, but the number of scholarships awarded may rise if more funds become available. The scholarships were named for Robert H. Nagel, Vincent A. Stabile, Elsa and Peter Soderberg, and Charles R. Dodson.

For more information on the Scholarship program, or to apply for a scholarship, visit the TBP Scholarships web page.

The deadline for applications for the Senior-Year Scholarship award is March 1.

Educational Loan Fund

Since 1935, the Tau Beta Pi Association has aided student members with their financial needs while in school, or with payment of their initiation fees, through the Educational Loan Fund. This service is offered for student members in amounts up to $2,500 per member.

Repayment is required after three years, and a simple interest rate of 6% is charged from the day the loan is received.

For more information on the Educational Loan Fund, .

Student Assistance Fund

The Tau Beta Pi Student Assistance fund was endowed in 1992 through the interest and generosity of C.C. Young, Illinois Alpha '24. Its purpose is to make funds available to student members of TBP who would otherwise be without sufficient financial resources to remain in college.

Repayment is not required, no interest is charged, and grantees are requested to help others in need should they become financially secure.

Interested students should .

Distinguished Alumnus Award

Tau Beta Pi recently established the Distinguished Alumnus Award to recognize alumnus members of the Association who have continued to live up to the ideals of Tau Beta Pi as stated in the Eligibility Code and to foster a spirit of liberal culture throughout their lives after their college years. Honored alumni have made exceptional efforts to demonstrate our ideals and to foster a spirit of liberal culture on local, national, and international scales. They have demonstrated integrity, breadth of interest, adaptability, and unselfish activity.

Future awardees will be invited to the Annual Convention, where their achievements will be recognized and they will each receive a special plaque. A $500 scholarship in honor of each awardee is given to a student selected by a chapter chosen by the Distinguished Alumnus.

Nominations of candidates for the Distinguished Alumnus Award may be made by any chapter or individual in the Association. The nomination deadline is March 15. For more details, .

Outstanding Advisor Award

The National Outstanding Advisor Award recognizes the exceptional performance of a chapter advisor. Each awardee will receive a plaque and a $1,000 cash award. In addition, the Association will donate $1,000 in the name of the awardee to the dean's discretionary fund.

Outstanding Advisor nomination packages are assembled by a chapter nomination committee, excluding but in consultation with the candidate. The nomination deadline for the National Outstanding Advisor is March 15. For more details, .

Greater Interest in Government (G.I.G.) Grants

Greater Interest in Government grants are given by the Association to Tau Beta Pi chapters, to be used to help pay expenses of chapters wishing to pursue public-oriented projects. Projects can center on any agency, department, organization or group associated with local, state and/or federal government. Projects involving local primary and secondary schools are encouraged, especially if they promote the engineering profession or the importance of a strong math and science education.

As much as $750 may be granted for a single GIG project. If multiple chapters propose a joint project, the maximum grant is $750 per chapter.

Chapter proposals for grants will be judged on originality, innovation, and potential impact of the project. Proposals may be made at any time throughout the year, but plan in advance - the Executive Council evaluates proposals quarterly.

For more information on the G.I.G. Grant program, .

Certificate for Outstanding Projects

At the Tau Beta Pi annual convention, the Secretary-Treasurer of Tau Beta Pi presents framed plaques to chapters that have conducted a significant number of projects in a variety of areas that uphold the ideals of Tau Beta Pi. Chapters that receive Outstanding Projects Certificates for three consecutive years receive a $500 scholarship to be awarded at the chapter's discretion.

Secretary's Commendation Certificate

At the Tau Beta Pi annual convention, the Secretary-Treasurer of Tau Beta Pi presents framed plaques to chapters that have submitted perfect and punctual headquarters reports for the entire previous academic year. Chapters that receive Secretary's Commendations Certificates receive a cash award of $100 for the first year, $200 for the second consecutive year, and $300 for each consecutive year after that.