Rossiter Family Scholarship

Eligibility

• Be a woman or a member of a racial or ethnic minority group under the scholarship's eligibility criteria.
• Be a Massachusetts resident.
• Attend a college or university located in Massachusetts.
• Be currently enrolled in an ABET-accredited undergraduate or graduate program in civil or environmental engineering.
• Undergraduate applicants must be sophomores or higher.
• Be available to participate in the required in-person finalist interview in Boston if selected.

Requirements

• Complete the Rossiter Family Scholarship application.
• Submit two letters of recommendation.
• One recommendation must be from a professor.
• The second recommendation may come from another appropriate recommender such as an advisor, employer, or professor.
• Submit an official university transcript.
• Submit the required essay, limited to two pages.
• Submit a statement of financial need, limited to one page.
• Participate in an in-person interview in Boston if selected as one of the four finalists.

How to Apply

1. 1Confirm that you meet the Massachusetts residency, enrollment, engineering program, and student-background requirements.
2. 2Complete the Rossiter Family Scholarship application.
3. 3Request one recommendation from a professor.
4. 4Request a second recommendation from an appropriate professor, advisor, employer, or other recommender.
5. 5Obtain an official university transcript.
6. 6Write the required essay within the two-page limit.
7. 7Prepare the required one-page statement of financial need.
8. 8Submit the complete application package according to TECET instructions.
9. 9If selected as one of four finalists, attend the required in-person interview in Boston.