Scholarships, Fellowships, Awards, and Prizes
Endowed Scholarships and Grants
Cvi Abel Memorial Scholarship (2003)
Gift of Jack Abel.
Aigrain Family Scholarship (2008)
Gift of Jacques and Nicolleta Aigrain P’08.
Walter H. Aldridge (1936)
Gift of Walter H. Aldridge.
Alvey-Ferguson Company Scholarship (1948)
Gift of the Alvey-Ferguson Company.
Erwin H. Amick Memorial Scholarship (1970)
Gift of various donors for students in chemical engineering and applied chemistry.
Nathaniel Arbiter Scholarship (1985)
Gift of various donors in honor of Professor Nathaniel Arbiter for graduate and undergraduate students in the following specializations in order of preference: mineral beneficiation, mines, and physical metallurgy.
Attardo Scholarship (1999)
For needy and deserving students in Columbia Engineering. Gift of Michael J. Attardo ’63.
Jee Yin and Choi Heung Au Scholarship Fund (2002)
Gift of Michael M. Au ’90 to support undergraduate scholarships at Columbia Engineering, with a preference to be given to needy and deserving students who have graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City.
Frank and Harriet Ayer Scholarship (1977)
Bequest of Frank A. Ayer. Graduates of Deerfield Academy are given first preference.
Cesare Barbieri Scholarship (1953)
Gift of Cesare Barbieri Fund.
William S. Barstow Scholarship (1935)
Gift of William S. Barstow.
Edwin D. Becker Scholarship Fund (1993)
Gift of Edwin D. Becker ’56. Preference is given to students from the Rocky Mountain states.
John E. Bertram Memorial Scholarship (1990)
Gift of Mrs. Lucy Bertram and friends in honor of John E. Bertram. Awarded to students in electrical engineering or computer science.
Jerry and Evelyn Bishop Scholarship (1984)
Gift of Jerry ’42 and Evelyn Bishop for students in the Combined Plan Program. Preference is given to students in the program who attended Columbia College.
Paul H. Blaustein Scholarship (1994)
Gift of Barbara Blaustein, Stacey Blaustein Divack, and Joshua Divack.
Philip P. Bonanno Scholarship (1999)
Donated by Philip P. Bonanno ’55, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Cornelius A. Boyle Scholarship (1962)
Bequest of Cornelius A. Boyle.
Lauren Breakiron Fund (1999)
For a student continuing in Columbia Engineering. Preference given to United States citizens. Gift of Lauren P. Breakiron ’56.
Edwin W. and Mary Elizabeth Bright Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering (1985)
Gift of Edwin W. ’42 and Mary Elizabeth Bright. Awarded to a deserving mechanical engineering student who is a native-born U.S. citizen.
Lewis G. Burnell Memorial Scholarship (2001)
Gift of Roger W. Burnell in memory of his father, Lewis G. Burnell. Income to award an annual scholarship to a needy and deserving undergraduate.
Burns and Roe, Arthur J. Fiehn Scholarship (1989)
Gifts from various donors in memory of Arthur J. Fiehn ’46.
Byron Fellowship (1980)
Bequest of Verna and Oscar Byron 1914.
Samuel J. Clarke Scholarship (1960)
Bequest of Agnes Robertson Clarke.
Class of 1885 (1910)
Gift of the Class of 1885 School of Mines in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their graduation.
Class of 1889 (1939)
Gift of the Class of 1889 College and Engineering.
Class of 1900 (1940)
Gift of the Class of 1900 College and Engineering.
Class of 1902 (1952)
Gift of the Class of 1902 College and Engineering.
Class of 1906 (1940)
Gift of the Class of 1906 in honor of Frank D. Fackenthal 1906.
Class of 1907 (1937)
Gift of the Class of 1907. Preference is given to sons and descendants of class members.
Class of 1909 (1959)
Gift of the Class of 1909 in honor of John J. Ryan.
Class of 1913 (1963)
Gift of the Class of 1913 in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of their graduation.
Class of 1914 (1937)
Gift of the Class of 1914 College and Engineering for a pre-engineering or prearchitecture student.
Class of 1950 Endowed Scholarship (2000)
Gift of members of the Class of 1950 in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of their graduation. Awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Class of 1951 Endowed Scholarship (2001)
Gift of members of the Class of 1951 in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of their graduation. Awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Class of 1952 Endowed Scholarship (2002)
Established by Alexander Feiner to be awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Hugo Cohn Scholarship (1984)
Awarded annually with preference given to electrical engineering students. Gift of Hugo Cohn 1909.
Herbert J. Cooper Scholarship (1999)
Gift of Mrs. Deborah Cooper and the Estate of Herbert J. Cooper ’46. Awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Milton L. Cornell Scholarship (1958)
Gift of various donors in memory of Milton L. Cornell.
Paul and Lillian Costallat Scholarship (1972)
Gift of Paul and Lillian Costallat.
Frederick Van Dyke Cruser Scholarship (1980)
Bequest of Maude Adelaide Cruser. For students in chemical engineering with financial need.
Cytryn Family Scholarship (2002)
Gift of the Cytryn Family Fund to provide financial aid to deserving undergraduates.
Frank W. Demuth Scholarship (1965)
Bequest of Frank W. Demuth 1914.
Freda Imber Dicker Endowed Scholarship Fund (2000)
Gift of Dr. Stanley Dicker ’61 in honor of the hundredth anniversary of his mother’s birth (March 5, 1900).
Jack Dicker Endowed Scholarship (2003)
Gift of Dr. Stanley Dicker ’61 in honor of his father, to support a deserving junior or senior in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
James and Donna Down Scholarship (1997)
Gift of James ’73 and Donna Down to be awarded annually to a deserving minority undergraduate who has demonstrated academic achievement.
Stancliffe Bazen Downes Scholarship (1945)
Bequest of Bezena Treat Downes Merriman in honor of her brother, for a student in civil engineering.
Brooke Lynn Elzweig Scholarship (2002)
Gift of Gary Elzweig ’77. Income to support an annual scholarship for a deserving undergraduate student with high financial need.
Jack B. Freeman Scholarship (1994)
Supports a Columbia Engineering undergraduate who also plays varsity baseball. Gift of Jack B. Freeman ’55.
Pier-Luigi Focardi Scholarship (1964)
Bequest of Clara G. Focardi.
Ford/EEOC Scholarship
Designated for minorities and women. Preference is given to Ford employees, their spouses, or children.
Z. Y. Fu Scholarship (1993)
Gift of The Fu Foundation for undergraduate scholarship support.
General Motors Scholarship
Designated for minorities and women. Preference is given to General Motors employees, their spouses, or children.
Ben and Ethelyn Geschwind Endowed Scholarship (2004)
Gift of Benjamin and Ethelyn ’84 Geschwind. Awarded to a deserving undergraduate.
Alger C. Gildersleeve Scholarship (1955)
Bequest of Josephine M. Gildersleeve, in honor of Alger G. Gildersleeve 1889.
Frederick A. Goetze Scholarship (1960)
Gift of William A. Baum, in honor of the former Dean of Columbia Engineering.
Sarah E. Grant Memorial Scholarship (1997)
Gift of Geoffrey T. ’82 and Annette M. Grant in memory of their daughter, Sarah, to be awarded annually to a deserving undergraduate who has demonstrated academic achievement.
Adam R. Greenbaum Memorial Scholarship Fund
Established in memory of Adam R. Greenbaum by his parents, relatives, and friends following his death in February 2001, when he was a sophomore. The scholarship is given to a SEAS sophomore who was named to the Dean’s List as a first-year, as Adam was, with a preference to students from New Jersey and New York.
Luther E. Gregory Scholarship (1963)
Bequest of Luther E. Gregory 1893.
Robert Gross Fund (1999)
Gifts of friends of Robert Gross for an applied physics student.
Wallace K. Grubman-Graham Scholarship (1998)
Gift of Wallace Grubman ’50 and the Grubman Graham Foundation to support an undergraduate student in chemical engineering.
Lawrence A. Gussman Scholarship (1987)
Gift of Lawrence Gussman ’38. Awarded annually to students studying computer science.
Haight Family Scholarship (2004)
Gift of Deborah E. Haight ’00. Awarded to a talented and deserving undergraduate.
Ralph W. Haines Scholarship (2002)
Gift of Ralph W. Haines ’69 for needy and deserving students in Columbia Engineering.
A. A. Halden Scholarship (1962)
Established by bequests from Dorothy C. Halden and Barbara Schwartz in memory of Alfred A. Halden.
The Hamann Scholarship (1970)
Bequest of Adolf M. Hamann 1910.
Alfred M. and Cornelia H. Haring Scholarship (1965)
Gift of the Aeroflex Foundation for an annual scholarship in the School of Mines.
H. Field Haviland Scholarship Fund (1988)
Scholarships to be awarded equally between Columbia Engineering and Columbia College. Bequest of Henry F. Haviland 1902.
Harold T. Helmer Scholarship (1965)
Bequest of Harold T. Helmer.
David Bendel Hertz College/Engineering Interschool Scholarship (1989)
Gift of David B. Hertz ’39. Awarded in alternate years to the College and to the Engineering School to a student electing to receive a B.A. from Columbia College and a B.S. from Columbia Engineering.
Edward Gurnee Hewitt Scholarship (1980)
Bequest of Mary Louise Cromwell.
Prentice Hiam Memorial Scholarship (2007)
Gift of Atul Khanna ’83. Preference given to international students.
James T. Horn Scholarship (1938)
Gift of Sarah L. and Mary T. Horn, in memory of their brother, James T. Horn 1884.
Richard and Janet Hunter Scholarship (2000)
Gift of Richard ’67 and Janet Hunter. Scholarship awarded to 3-2 program participants entering Columbia Engineering, with prefereces given to graduates from Whitman College.
Jonathan Lewis Isaacs Memorial Scholarship (2001)
This scholarship was endowed in 2001 by Gary F. Jonas ’66 and Jonathan L. Isaacs ’66 as the Future Entrepreneurs Scholarship to acknowledge the thirty-fifth anniversary of their graduation from Columbia Engineering. On April 30, 2003, Mr. Isaacs died at the young age of fifty-seven, and the scholarship was then renamed in his memory by Gary F. Jonas, with the support of Jon’s wife, Charlotte Isaacs.
Sheldon E. Isakoff Endowed Scholarship Fund (2000)
Gift of Sheldon E. ’45 and Anita Isakoff. Awarded to a deserving chemical engineering undergraduate.
Alfred L. Jaros Memorial Scholarship (1967)
Gift of various donors, in memory of Alfred L. Jaros 1911.
Cavalier Hargrave Jouet Scholarship (1941)
Bequest of Belinda Hearn Jouet, in memory of C. H. Jouet 1882.
Alfred E. Kadell Scholarship (1995)
Bequest of the Estate of Alfred E. Kadell 1921.
Wayne Kao Scholarship (1988)
Awarded annually to undergraduate students. Gift of Mabel C. Kao in memory of Wayne Kao ’49.
Stanley A. and Minna Kroll Scholarship for Engineering and Computer Science (1987)
Gift of Stanley A. Kroll ’28. For undergraduates who are studying electrical engineering or computer science.
Henry Krumb Scholarship (1945)
Gift of Henry Krumb for annual scholarships in mining engineering, metallurgy, and ore dressing.
Jacob Kurtz Memorial Scholarship (1982)
Gift of Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc., and Kulite Tungsten, for undergraduates, preferably studying in the fields of metallurgy or solid-state physics. In memory of Jacob Kurtz 1917.
Ronald A. Kurtz Scholarship Fund (1990)
Gift of Kulite Tungsten.
Lahey Scholarship (1932)
Bequest of Richard Lahey.
Charles and Sarah Lapple Scholarship (2004)
Bequest from the Estate of Charles E. Lapple and Sarah V. Lapple to be used to provide scholarships to deserving undergraduate students.
Frank H. Lee Memorial Scholarship for Combined Plan Students (1986)
Awarded annually to a student in the Combined Plan Program in honor of Professor Frank H. Lee.
Leung Endowed Scholarship (2006)
Gift of Lawrence Leung P’10, P’15. Awarded annually to a deserving undergraduate.
James F. Levens Scholarship (1973)
Bequest of Ola Levens Poole for students in chemical engineering and applied chemistry.
George J. Lewin Scholarship (1965)
Gift of George J. Lewin 1917 and family. Preference given to hearing-impaired students.
Alvin and Richard H. Lewis Scholarship
Gift of Alvin and Helen S. Lewis in memory of their son, Richard Lewis ’63.
James M. and Elizabeth S. Li Endowed Scholarship (2006)
Gift of James ’68, ’70, ’76 and Elizabeth Li. Awarded to students majoring in industrial engineering and operations.
Robert D. Lilley Memorial Scholarship (1988)
For students who are in their final year of the 3-2 Combined Plan Program and who have a commitment to community service.
Bruce and Doris Lister Endowed Scholarship (2000)
Gift of Bruce A. Lister ’43, ’47 to support a needy and deserving undergraduate student.
Anna Kazanjian and Guy Longobardo Scholarship (2007)
Gift of Anna Kazanjian ’49, ’52 and Guy ’49, ’50, ’62 Longobardo. Preference given to students studying mechanical engineering.
Donald D. MacLaren Scholarship (1995)
For an undergraduate student who is studying biochemical engineering. Established by Donald D. MacLaren ’45.
Manelski Family Scholarship (2004)
Gift of Darren E. Manelski ’91 to support needy and deserving students.
Ernest Marquardt Scholarship (1968)
Bequest of Ernest Marquardt 1912.
Louis F. Massa Scholarship (1952)
Bequest of Louis F. Massa 1890.
Ralph Edward Mayer Scholarship (1924)
Contributed by friends in memory of Professor Ralph Edward Mayer.
Henry Michel Scholarship (2005)
Gift of Mrs. Mary-Elizabeth Michel in memory of Henry Michel ’49. Scholarship awarded to deserving undergraduate students with preference given to civil engineering majors.
Stuart Miller Endowed Scholarship in Engineering (2003)
Gift of Stuart Miller, to be used to provide support for an undergraduate engineering student.
John K. Mladinov Scholarship (1994)
Gift of Barbara P. Mladinov in honor of her husband, John K. Mladinov ’43. Awarded to a deserving undergraduate with a minor in liberal arts.
Frank C. Mock and Family Scholarship (1987)
Bequest of Frank C. Mock 1913. For students in electrical engineering with financial need.
New Hope Foundation Scholarship (2006)
Gift of Lee and Margaret Lau P’09 P’10CC. Awarded to a deserving undergraduate with preference to students from Ontario, Canada, or mainland China.
A. Peers Montgomery Memorial Scholarship (1990)
Gift of the family of A. Peers Montgomery ’26.
John J. Morch Scholarship (1963)
Bequest of John J. Morch.
Seeley W. Mudd Scholarship (1958)
Gift of the Seeley W. Mudd Foundation. Several awarded annually for maintenance, not for tuition. Recipient must be a U.S. citizen, and his or her grandfather must have been born a U.S. citizen. Special application required.
Mary Y. Nee Endowed Scholarship (2008)
Gift of Mary Yuet-So Nee ’84.
Frederick Noel Nye Scholarship (1971)
Bequest of Frederick Noel Nye ’27.
Parker Family Endowed Scholarship (2001)
Gift of Peter D. Parker ’72, ’74. Income to award an annual scholarship to a needy and deserving undergraduate student.
Robert I. Pearlman Scholarship (1989)
Gift of Robert I. Pearlman ’55. Preference is given to students from single-parent households.
Robert Peele Scholarship (1925)
Gift of E. E. Olcott 1874.
Brainerd F. Phillipson Scholarship (1936)
Gift of an anonymous donor in memory of Brainerd F. Phillipson.
Andre Planiol Scholarship (1967)
Bequest of Andre Planiol for a student from France.
Roy Howard Pollack Scholarship (1998)
Bequest of Roy Howard Pollack to be used for scholarships for junior or senior students.
Polychrome-Gregory Halpern Scholarship
For graduate and undergraduate students in chemical engineering and applied chemistry.
Professor William H. Reinmuth Scholarship (1988)
Gift of Curtis Instruments, Inc., awarded in alternate years to Columbia College and Columbia Engineering. Preference will be given to college students studying chemistry and to engineering students studying electrochemistry. Established in honor of Professor William H. Reinmuth.
Brenda and Dave Rickey Endowed Scholarship Fund (2008)
Gift of David ’79 and Brenda Rickey P’08 to benefit undergraduate students from California.
Kevin T. Roach Endowed Scholarship (2003)
Gift of Kevin T. Roach ’77. Income to provide tuition assistance to undergraduate students in engineering.
The Frederick Roeser Fund for Student Aid (1934)
An annual loan to help pay educational expenses, which is awarded to students chosen by the Committee on Scholar-ships. The amount is individually determined and is to be repaid only if and when the student can do so without personal sacrifice. Repayments go into the Frederick Roeser Research Fund for research in physics and chemistry.
Edgar Lewisohn Rossin Scholarship (1949)
Bequest of Edgar L. Rossin, to provide a scholarship for students in mining engineering.
Harry B. Ryker (1947)
Bequest of Miss Helen L. Ryker in memory of her brother, Harry Benson Ryker 1900.
Thomas J. Sands Endowed Scholarship Fund (2001)
Gift of Thomas J. Sands to support a scholarship for a needy and deserving undergraduate student.
Peter K. Scaturro Scholarship Fund (1997)
Gift of Peter K. Scaturro ’82, ’85 to be used to support scholarships to students in Columbia Engineering or Columbia College, with preference given to scholar-athletes from Archbishop Molloy H.S. in Briarwood, Queens, NY.
Norman A. Schefer Scholarship (1999)
Gift of Norman A. Schefer ’50 and Fay J. Lindner Foundation. Awarded annually to a deserving and talented student at the School of Engineering.
Samuel Y. Sheng Scholarship (2007)
Gift of Samuel Y. Sheng ’51, Lauren Wong Sheng ’76, Kent Sheng, and Jean Sheng. Awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence.
Mark Schlowsky-Fischer Scholarship (2005)
Gift of George Schlowsky ’65 in memory of Mark Schlowsky-Fischer ’97. Scholarship awarded to deserving undergraduate students with preference given to computer science majors.
Ralph J. Schwarz Scholarship (1993)
Gift of the Class of 1943 and other donors in memory of Ralph J. Schwarz ’43. To be awarded to academically outstanding students who require financial aid.
David C. and Gilbert M. Serber Memorial Scholarship (1950)
Gift of the Serber family, for a student in civil engineering, in honor of David Serber 1896.
Varsha H. Shah Scholarship (2003)
Gift of Hemant and Varsha Shah to support undergraduate female minority students.
Jared K. Shaper Scholarship
For deserving and qualified candidates for degrees in engineering.
Edith Shih Interschool Scholarship Fund (2008)
Gift of Edith Shih, Esq. (Teachers College 1977–1978).
Silent Hoist and Crane Company (1950)
Gift of the Silent Hoist and Crane Company.
David W. Smyth Scholarship (1957)
Bequest of Mrs. Millicent W. Smyth, in memory of her husband, David W. Smyth 1902.
Gene F. Straube Fund (2007)
Gift of Gene F. Straube ’50, ’49 CC. The fund shall provide scholarships to undergraduate students who graduated from a high school or prep school in northern California, and who are pursing studies in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
Steve Tai and Kin-Ching Wu Endowed Scholarship Fund (2001)
Gift of Steve Tai ’80 for an annual scholarship to a needy and deserving undergraduate student.
Tai Family Scholarship (2003)
Gift of Timothy Tai P’06 to be used to support Asian students demonstrating financial need and outstanding academic potential, with preference given to Hong Kong, Taiwanese, mainland Chinese, and Chinese-American applicants for admission. A T. Tai Family Scholar will be named in a first-year class, and with suitable academic achievement and continuing need, would retain that honor until graduation.
Grace C. Townsend Scholarship (1941)
Bequest of Miss Grace C. Townsend.
Theodosios and Ekaterine Typaldos Endowed Scholarship Fund (2000)
Gift of Andreas ’69 and Renee Typaldos and the Community Foundation of New Jersey. Awarded to deserving undergraduates. Preference is given to Greek-American students.
Upton Fellowship
For the children of employees of D. C. Heath and Company of Lexington, Massachusetts.
Valeiras Family Scholarship (2009)
Gift of Horacio and Amy Valeiras P’09 to support needy and deserving undergraduate students.
Kenneth Valentine Memorial Scholarship (1986)
Bequest of Julia H. Valentine, in memory of Kenneth Valentine 1914. Awarded annually with preference given to students in chemical engineering.
Frank Vanderpoel Scholarship (1936)
Bequest of Frank Vanderpoel.
William E. Verplanck Scholarship (1957)
Gift of Mrs. T. Bache Bleecker and Edward F. Verplanck 1912 in memory of their father, William E. Verplanck 1876.
Arnold Von Schrenk Scholarship (1943)
Bequest of Mrs. Helen von Schrenk in memory of her husband, Arnold von Schrenk.
George Wascheck Scholarship
Bequest of George Wascheck ’26.
J. Watumull Scholarship (1989)
For students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and in the Engineering School who are of East Indian ancestry.
Wells and Greene Scholarship
Bequest of Josephine Wells Greene.
Herbert A. Wheeler Scholarship (1923)
Gift of Herbert A. Wheeler.
Frederick C. Winter Scholarship (1966)
Gift of various donors in memory of Frederick C. Winter ’43.
William F. Wurster Scholarship (1974)
Awarded to a student of chemical engineering and applied chemistry. Gifts of William F. Wurster 1913.
Robert H. and Margaret H. Wyld Scholarship
Gift of Robert H. 1904 and Margaret H. Wyld.
Max Yablick Memorial Scholarship (1986)
Bequest of Max Yablick 1914. Awarded annually with preference given to graduates of Hebrew day schools and to students in the Combined Plan Program with Yeshiva University.
Theresa Ann Yeager Memorial Scholarship (1983)
Gift of the family of Theresa Ann Yeager ’81 to support a woman who is enrolled Columbia Engineering.