Pitt-Bradford creates new grant for incoming engineering technology students

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has created a new grant for engineering technology students who enroll full time beginning in the fall of 2024.

“We’re excited to offer this grant to incoming students who major in mechanical engineering technology or energy engineering technology,” said Rick Esch, Pitt-Bradford’s president. “This new grant, along with the other generous financial aid we offer on our campus, will help to make a Pitt-Bradford education and a University of Pittsburgh degree more attainable for our future engineers.”

The new engineering grant totals $1,000 for eligible in-state students and $5,000 for out-of-state students. The grant is especially geared toward out-of-state students to help offset the increased tuition for non-Pennsylvania residents.

The grant will automatically be renewed annually for up to four years if a student maintains a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.25. Additionally, the grant is stackable on top of other scholarships for which the student may be eligible.

There is no high school GPA or SAT/ACT requirement needed to receive the engineering grant, which will be awarded during the admission process.

Students who change their major to mechanical engineering technology or energy engineering technology during their first semester can still receive the award.

Pitt-Bradford’s engineering technology programs are the hands-on version of engineering. Students who study mechanical engineering technology or energy engineering technology do so in the George B. Duke Engineering and Information Technologies Building, which opened in January 2023.

The facility features many unique spaces where engineering technology majors – as well as other students – can apply what they’ve learned in the classroom by developing their own creations and testing them to gain real-world hands-on experience.

Students can create their own prototypes and test their designs’ aerodynamics in a wind tunnel in the fluids mechanics lab; cut, weld and shape metal in the machine shop; use a compression/tension tester and a fatigue tester to test for impact, hardness and torque in the strength of materials lab; and work with sensors and automation in the sensors and automation lab.   

To learn more about this new grant, as well as other scholarships, visit www.upb.pitt.edu/scholarships or contact the Office of Admissions at 814-362-7555 or admissions@upb.pitt.edu.