Scholarships
The Northeastern Chemical Association’s endowment fund supports engineering and science scholarships at seven universities in the Northeastern United States and Canada. In addition, NECA supports a high school mentorship program at Liberty Science Center in New Jersey.
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We are proud of our past award recipients.
College of New Jersey
Endowment Amount: $136,620
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $7,067
Awarded to: Students studying Chemistry/Science education enrolled in teaching program, selected by the university on behalf of NECA.
2023-24 Recipient: Derek Serino, senior chemistry student.
Penn State
Endowment Amount: $185,957
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $6,562
Awarded to: five students chosen to receive assistance for an overseas study program.
University of Delaware
Endowment Amount: $206,421
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $3,500
Awarded to: Undergraduate science and chemical engineering majors.
2023-24 Recipients: $2,500 to Jake George, junior chemical engineering student and $1,000 to Grace Azvedo, sophomore chemical engineering student.
Drexel University
Endowment Amount: $122,913
Annual Scholarship: $5,800
Awarded to: Undergraduate chemical engineering majors, selected by the university on behalf of NECA.
2023-24 Recipient:Pending
NYU Tandon School of Engineering (Polytechnic)
Endowment Amount: $136,877
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $6,701
2023-24 Recipient:
Thomas Kashino, sophomore studying Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering.
University of Toledo
Endowment Amount: $141,433
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $4,000
Awarded to: Undergraduate chemists or chemical engineers, selected by NECA.
2023-24 Recipients: Joseph Do and Asa Killam
Liberty Science Center
Annual Grant: $5,000
Helps fund LSC’s Partners in Science summer mentor program, pairing high school juniors and seniors with science industry professionals.
Queens University
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $2,500
Awarded to: Junior or senior chemistry/engineering chemistry major, selected by the university on behalf of NECA.