NACME Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsored by National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

NACME partners with like-minded entities to provide scholarships, resources, and opportunities for high-achieving, underrepresented minority college students pursuing careers in engineering and computer science.

NACME is responsible for over $5 million in scholarships awarded annually to underrepresented minority (URM) students. NACME supports approximately 1,000 underrepresented minority engineering and computer students annually.

Scholarship Eligibility

To be eligible for any of the NACME administered scholarships students must either be a high school senior, within one year of graduating from high school, or matriculating at a community college with the intent to pursue an engineering or computer science program at a NACME Partner Institution, or be currently matriculating in an engineering or computer science program at a NACME Partner Institution, a US citizen or permanent resident, and meet the minimum GPA requirements of the relevant scholarship. NACME's mission is to increase representation of Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic-American and Native/American Indian in the fields of engineering and computer science.

NACME Scholarships

NACME partners with like-minded entities to provide scholarships, resources, and opportunities for high-achieving, underrepresented minority college students pursuing careers in engineering and computer science. By supporting their academic endeavors and professional development, NACME produces well-qualified candidates that meet today’s urgent hiring demands for more diverse STEM talent.

The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) is arguably the largest provider of college scholarships for underrepresented minorities pursuing degrees at schools of engineering. NACME defines underrepresented minorities as individuals who self-identify as Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic American, Native/American Indian. Our mission is to enrich society with an American workforce that champions diversity in STEM by increasing the number of underrepresented minorities in engineering and computer science.  

The NACME Common Application is our general scholarship form. This will allow NACME to contact students that meet the requirements for various scholarships and opportunities. Please complete:

• Common Application
• Complete Tasks
  • Under “My Scholarships”
  • View “Common Application”
  • Complete Current Tasks
    • Upload GPA Confirmation
    • Upload Profile Image
    • Upload Resume
• When the application status changes from “In-Progress” to “Pending Approval” all required steps have been completed