the Umberto and Maria Perpetua Ametrano Scholarship for Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Umberto and Maria Perpetua Ametrano Scholarship for Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering is to be awarded to an undergraduate student in electrical or computer engineering at The University of Akron. Preference is to award this scholarship to a foreign-born, female student, whose communication in English is a second language. If no qualified applicant meets this request, the scholarship then may be awarded to a qualified female undergraduate student born in the United States. Further, if no qualified applicant meets the above criteria, the funds are to be directed and contributed to the endowment principal.

The recipient must demonstrate an exceptional work ethic, outstanding leadership in both the classroom and community, and an extraordinary dedication to engineering. Financial need is to be considered, and the recipient must offer a 3.0 GPA or better.

The funds from the scholarship are to be applied to tuition only. The recipient is to be selected by a committee consisting of The University of Akron Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Chair and a number of selected electrical and computer engineering faculty.

The full scholarship description can be found on the Office of Development’s Scholarship site by typing a keyword from the name of the scholarship into the search box.