ASME High School Scholarship
An annual scholarship from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for graduating high school seniors committed to enrolling in an ABET-accredited mechanical engineering program, awarding $2,000-$5,000 based on demonstrated financial need, STEM involvement, and academic standing.
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ASHRAE High School Design Competition
A free, international virtual competition in which teams of 1-5 students ages 13-18 use SketchUp to design the HVAC system for an assigned building (2026: a fitness center in Cairo, Egypt), addressing heating/cooling loads, equipment selection, ductwork, and indoor air quality, judged by ASHRAE professionals for cash prizes.
ASME INSPIRE / Charles W.E. Clarke Scholarship
ASME's INSPIRE program awards twenty-five $2,000 Charles W.E. Clarke scholarships to graduating high school seniors with financial need who plan to enroll in an ABET-accredited mechanical engineering program.
American Cancer Society High School Cancer Research Program
A two-week virtual summer program (part of ACS's CICRT initiative) in which rising sophomores through seniors interested in cancer research or health professions complete case studies with the eCLOSE Institute, receive career-development support, and earn a $500 stipend.
Build A CubeSat Challenge (MIT Beaver Works)
A national MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute challenge in which teams of up to five U.S. high school students, guided by a coach, complete an online course and build hardware kits into satellite subsystems (power, optical payload, data analysis, wireless transmission) for a simulated Lunar Terrain Survey CubeSat mission, presenting via video to a panel in a live online final event.
Las Cumbres Observatory – 100 Global High School Teams
A Las Cumbres Observatory education program that gives high school student teams free access to LCO's global network of 0.4-meter robotic telescopes to observe galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, with online training in astronomical data-analysis tools such as SalsaJ and TopCAT.
NASA Dream With Us: High School Engineering Challenge
A national FAA/NASA aviation engineering design challenge in which teams of 3-7 students in grades 9-12, guided by an adult coach, design an aircraft concept using NASA's Vehicle Sketch Pad software and an engineering design notebook to solve a real-world aviation problem, culminating in live judged presentations.