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S cholarships
C areer mentoring
O utreach and Advisement 
P rofessional Societies
E ngineering Learning Communities

The goal of the SCOPE scholarship program is to recruit and retain Industrial Engineering (IE) and mechanical Engineering (me) students. The program integrates IE and me scholars with services including Scholarships, Career mentoring, Outreach and Advisement, Professional Societies and Engineering Learning Community (SCOPE).

This program targets students from sophomore to senior years and guides them through their degree completion. Specifically, the objectives of this program are:

1. Increase success of IE and me students through scholarships and the leverage of support services to promote the attainment of their degrees
2. Improve student performance by providing academic advising, career advising, counseling for employment, resume building and interview skills
3. Increase student-faculty interaction by providing academic support through supplemental tutoring, faculty/peer monitoring and undergraduate research opportunities
4. Leverage professional societies and help scholars to pass professional exams
5. Improve student engagement by forming an engineering learning community

Activities

Scholar Resources

• STARS Department 
• Office of Undergraduate Research 
• McNair Scholars Program
• Honors College
• Housing

Scholarship Award

Three cohorts, a total of 36 scholars over 5 years, will be selected to participate in the SCOPE scholarship program. Those selected will receive a maximum of $5,000 per semester, depending on the students' expected family contribution and the amount of the institution’s cost of attendance.

Who is Eligible? 

• Declared Industrial Engineering or mechanical Engineering majors
• Incoming sophomore, junior or senior; sophomore has priority
• Have completed Calculus I, Calculus II and Calculus-based Physics I with minimum grades of B
• Have a minimum LU GPA of 3.0 (cumulative and with major)
• Demonstrate successful progress towards and commitment to the completion of IE/me degree
• U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, U.S. National or aliens admitted as refugees
• Demonstrate financial need as defined by the US Department of Education rules for need-based federal financial aid - FAFSA
• Enrolled full time for each long semester in which a scholarship is received

2017-2018 SCOPE Scholars

Contact

Dr. James Curry
Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering

Phone: 409-880-7823
Office: Cherry Bldg., Room 2201
Email: james.curry@lamar.edu