Amount: $1,000-$5,000. About: Offered by the San Francisco chapter of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the Robert W. Thunen Memorial Scholarship is annually awarded to students pursuing careers in illumination. Applicants must be full-time rising juniors, seniors, or graduate students at an accredited college or university in Northern California, Nevada, Oregon, or Washington. All applicants must be studying illumination, and graduate applicants must be “undertaking a lighting-centered project as part of work towards a graduate degree.”
Eligible Grade Levels: College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student
Eligible Majors: Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Interior Design, Lighting, Lighting Application, Lighting Design, Theater
Residency Requirement: California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: April 1 (annually) Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.