Scholarships
ME Scholarship Opportunities
We are now accepting applications for our Spring 2024 Scholarships. See our Call for Applications [pdf] to learn more about available scholarships!
COE Scholarships Page
Check the College of Engineering scholarship website for details about internal and external scholarships that are available. Internal scholarships mostly have due dates in the spring. Extenral scholarshops have a variety of deadlines.
Undergrads: Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program Applications Open
Students seeking bachelor’s degrees must have at least 3.0 cumulative GPA. The scholarships range from $2,000 to $10,000 and scholarship recipients get exclusive access to internship and employment opportunities after graduation. Learn more about the program and apply at their website. The application deadline is May 15 of each year.
Former Scholarship Recipients
View the list of 2024 Scholarship Recipients [pdf].
View the list of 2023 Scholarship Recipients [pdf].
View the list of 2022 Scholarship Recipients [pdf].
View the list of 2021 Scholarship Recipients [pdf].
View the list of 2020 Scholarship Recipients [pdf].
View a list of 2019 and prior Scholarship Recipients [pdf].
Scholarship Founders
Philip M. Blair
Philip Blair served as a San José State University faculty member from 1957 to 1978.
The Philip M. Blair Memorial Education Award was established by the Department of
Mechanical Engineering in 1981.
S. Brooks Walton
S. Brooks Walton was San José State University's very first engineering faculty member,
hired in 1946. He was responsible for developing the Engineering Department's first
courses in mechanical engineering, and was instrumental in establishing the Mechanical
Engineering Department, which he chaired from 1958 to 1961.
The S. Brooks Walton Scholarship Award for ME graduate of the year was established
in 1981 to recognize the outstanding graduate-of-the-year in the Mechanical Engineering
program. $500 is awarded to an outstanding Mechanical Engineering graduate, as nominated
and selected by ME faculty.
The S. Brooks Walton Scholarship Awards were established in 1981 to recognize two
deserving and promising students in Mechanical Engineering.
David A. Brown
David Brown is an alumnus of San José State University and among his distinctions
is the founding of Quantum Corporation, a disk drive manufacturing company.
The David Brown Fellowship in Mechatronics was established in 1996 to promote the
professional development of the recipient in the area of Mechatronics, and to advance
the development of the Mechatronics program at San José State University. The recipient
of the $2000 award is expected to contribute to mechatronics laboratory development
and laboratory instruction during the fellowship year.
Robert A. Dees
Robert Dees’ life embodied the Latin phrase “Mens et Manus” (Minds and Hands). This
saying, the MIT motto, is followed by engineers everywhere and urges them to use their
education to create and build things in the real world. The breadth and depth of Robert’s
professional and personal interests is ample proof of this philosophy in action.
After completing his BSME at San Jose State, Robert had a long and successful career
in industry. Starting out as a junior engineer designing, testing and machining parts
himself, he progressed to roles of progressively higher responsibility in engineering
and engineering management. He worked at both large and small companies, most notably
Life Technologies, Ichor and Care Fusion before joining NOVO Engineering in 2017.
It was at NOVO that Robert arguably found his true home-- surrounded by like-minded
folks who respected and admired his abilities and enjoyed his sense of humor and adventurous
approach to life.
Robert was much more than just an engineer. He was a devoted father and applied his
engineering principles and logic to his children’s life and education. He was involved
in a wide range of hobbies including motorsports with cars and motorcycles, brewing
and guitar playing. As his friends and colleagues will observe, he brought his unique
engineering attitude to each of these activities and delighted them with his keen
insights and observations.
We hope the recipients of the Robert A. Dees Memorial scholarship will honor Robert’s
memory by living with honor and integrity and by putting their education to the best
practical use possible for society.
This memorial message was provided by Dr. Rajan Ramaswamy, President and CTO of Novo
Engineering.
Francis Huang
Francis Huang was a professor of Mechanical Engineering at San José State University
from 1958 to1991, and served as department chair from 1973 to 1981. He is also an
alumnus of SJSU, having earned his BS in Production Engineering from SJSU in 1951
followed by earning an MSME in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in
1952 and a Professional Mechanical Engineering degree from Columbia University in
1964. Prof. Huang worked as a Design and Production Engineer for the M. W. Kellogg
Company from 1952 to 1958 before joining the faculty at SJSU.
The Francis Huang Memorial Scholarship in Engineering was established by his family
in 2004, to provide a $500 scholarship for undergraduate or graduate students majoring
in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.
Dr. Monica A. Kapil
Dr. Monica A. Kapil is a ME Department alumna and currently works as a Senior Research
& Development Engineer at Gilead Sciences. Kapil
has helped found and fund the Gilead Sciences Scholarship to recognize students in
the Society of Latino Engineer or Scientists, the Black Alliance of Scientists & Engineers,
and the MESA Engineering Program who have demonstrated strong academic performance,
community service, or other outstanding personal accomplishments.
Andrew Lau-Seim
Andrew Lau-Seim is a graduate of the BSME program at SJSU. He has established a scholarship
to support ME students who are veterans, funding the Mechanical Engineering Veterans
Scholarship.
Donald Myronuk
Donald Myronuk was a faculty member at San José State University from 1969 to 1992.
He earned his BS and MA degrees from Queens University and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering
from the University of Illinois. Among his unique areas of expertise were forensics
engineering and accident reconstruction.
The Donald Myronuk Memorial Scholarship Award was established by his family and friends
in 2004 to provide $500 in educational support to a deserving and promising student
who a junior, senior, or graduate student who is majoring in Mechanical Engineering
and is a member of Pi Tau Sigma.
Mark A. Pasquale
Mark Pasquale is an alumnus of San Jose State University earning his bachelor’s degree
in Mechanical Engineering in 1984. Mark had a successful career at Lockheed Martin
initially working as a mechanisms designer before moving into leadership and ultimately
becoming a Lockheed Martin Space Senior Executive. Being the first in his family to
attend and graduate from College Mark is honored to pay it forward to the next generation
of San Jose State Mechanical Engineering Students.
Peter McGrath
Dr. Peter McGrath, a 1965 Mechanical Engineering Graduate of San Jose State University,
initiated his nuclear energy research in Germany in 1969. Internationally recognized
for his work on nuclear safety and waste storage, he aimed for nuclear energy's prominence
in the U.S. McGrath, a distinguished leader, held executive roles at SAIC, contributing
significantly to nuclear science and regulation.
The Peter McGrath Memorial Scholarship acknowledges outstanding students in SJSU's
Mechanical Engineering Program.