CIE-SF High School Student Scholarship Award 2026 Application

Application Date:  4/24- 6/27

Chinese Institute of Engineers, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (CIE/USA-SF) is now accepting applications for the Scholarship Award. The scholarship award winners will be awarded US $300 and a granted CIE scholarship certificate, presented at the CIE AAEOY (Asian American Engineer of the Year) Award & Conference, which will take place at Santa Clara Convention Center on Sat September 19, 2026.

Being the oldest Chinese engineering and science society in North America, and following a long-standing tradition of pursuing excellence, CIE/USA-SF has established this award program to recognize and encourage the outstanding high school students of its members. The selection criteria will be based on an overall accomplishment of applicants' academic performance, extracurricular activities achievement and the participation in community services. Each award winner will receive a Certificate of Merit and a check of Three hundred dollars and shall need to attend the CIE AAEOY Award & Conference on September 19, 2026 to receive it.

All applicants must meet the following qualifications:

1. A CIE/USA-SF member's children

2. Currently a Sophomore and Junior (10th or 11th grade) in high school

3. Has never received the award from the CIE/SF Chapter before

4. Must be able to attend the award ceremony to receive the award and certificate

All applicants must submit the following documents in soft copies:

1.     A completed application form (download template 

https://cie-sf.org/index.php/archives/summary/3-scholarship/2-scholarship-application-template)

2.     A passport type photo (> 300kb), to be published in the CIE AAEOY 2026 conference proceedings 

3.     A high school Transcript

4.     A personal essay (no more than 250 words) which includes information such as: honors and awards received, offices of student organizations held, extracurricular activities, community service involved, volunteer work experiences, etc.

5.     (For Non-CIE/SF parents only) Join membership online from HERE (http://cie-sf.org/index.php/membership/join-member) 

The deadline for the application is June 27, 2026. Accept student application from April 24 to June 27.