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.
We are proud of our past award recipients.
College of New Jersey
Endowment Amount: $116,000
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $2,500
Awarded to: Students studying Chemistry/Science education enrolled in teaching program, selected by the university on behalf of NECA.
2019-20 Recipient: Evan Snyder – Chemistry Secondary Education
Penn State
Endowment Amount: $117,000
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $3,900
Awarded to: Science students studying abroad, selected by the university on behalf of NECA.
2019-20 Recipients:
Daniel Ferriss – Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Margaret Hurley – Science/Psychological Science
Mariah Sandy – Science/Hearing Studies
Jordan Shelestak – Biology/Health Policy & Admin
University of Delaware
Endowment Amount: $133,703
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $4,000
Awarded to: Undergraduate science and chemical engineering majors, selected by the university on behalf of NECA.
2019-20 Recipient: Alex Attard – Chemical Engineering
Drexel University
Endowment Amount: $72,565
Annual Scholarship: $3,074
Awarded to: Undergraduate chemical engineering majors, selected by the university on behalf of NECA.
2019-20 Recipient: Lance Barrett – Chemical Engineering
NYU Tandon School of Engineering (Polytechnic)
Endowment Amount: $91,341
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $2,000
Awarded to: ChE of Chemistry undergraduate student whose family was involved in 9/11, selected by the university on behalf of NECA.
2019-20 Recipients:
Jade Wang – Chemical Engineering
University of Toledo
Endowment Amount: $155,326
Annual Grant/Scholarship: $3,000
Awarded to: Undergraduate chemists or chemical engineers, selected by NECA.
2019-20 Recipient: Kevin Fruth – Chemical Engineering
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.