The College of Science and Engineering offers several scholarship opportunities to incoming freshman, transfer, and current students. Many scholarships are offered in addition to financial aid you may receive through Seattle University.
Explore all the exciting and beneficial opportunities below.
“The Bannan Scholars Program provided me with new friends and peers who are passionate about serving their communities and excelling in their discipline.”
The Thomas J. Bannan Scholarship Program for Seattle University College of Science and Engineering students awards scholarships to both current students and new transfer students who have junior or senior standing in the fall of the award year. A Bannan scholarship is a merit award of $6000 per year.
Initial award criteria for the scholarship includes having a junior or senior standing by fall 2020 as a continuing student or new transfer student, as well as a GPA of 3.5 or higher for previous college-level work.
For juniors, this two-year award is subject to academic performance demonstrated by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 and active participation in the Bannan Scholar Enrichment Program. This program includes service, scholarly and social activities, as well as opportunities to compete for one of several Bannan Scholar summer research stipends.
For answers to many common questions, please visit the FAQ link below.
Bannan Application Deadlines for 2020-2021 Scholarships:
* New transfer students transferring to Seattle University in winter quarter 2020 or later.
Total financial aid awards cannot exceed tuition.
This scholarship is open to International, continuing or transfer students. Sullivan Scholars, Naef Scholars, post-baccalaureate, fifth-year and graduate students are not eligible.
Sperry Goodman earned his master's degree in electrical engineering from Seattle University in 1969. Following graduation, Goodman worked for the Boeing Company, where he made significant and groundbreaking contributions in electrical engineering.
The Sperry Goodman Endowed Scholarship was established with a $1,000,000 gift from the estate of Sperry Goodman in 1999. The scholarship is for incoming freshmen majoring in Computer Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Physics, or an Engineering discipline. Preference is given to students with financial need. A Sperry Goodman scholarship is an award of $5,000 per year.
This scholarship is renewable for a second year provided recipients maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA in one of the above majors.
The application deadline is March 9, 2020.
Total financial aid awards cannot exceed tuition.
The College of Science and Engineering offers five additional scholarships for undergraduates: Boeing Company Corporate Scholarship; Edwin W. Brotherton Scholarship in Computer Science; George R. Murphy Engineering Scholarship; James and Donna Knight Endowed Scholarship; John G. Menges Endowed Scholarship.
Scholarships will open July 1 and available for online application through the AcademicWorks website at https://seattleu.academicworks.com/. Applications close on August 1. Below you will find a listing of the scholarships available and brief information about the scholarship requirements.
To view a sample application, click the Sample Application box, below.
The Boeing Company Corporate Scholarship is a $5,000 renewable scholarship. To be considered for this scholarship, the candidate must meet the following requirements:
This scholarship is approximately $5,000 (based on endowment payout) and is renewable for the duration of the recipient’s undergraduate program (total of 4 years) by maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in one of the required majors.
The Edwin W. Brotherton Scholarship in Computer Science is a $5,000 renewable scholarship. To be considered for this scholarship, the candidate must meet the following requirements:
This scholarship is approximately $5,000 (based on endowment payout) and is renewable for the duration of the recipient’s undergraduate program (total of 4 years) by maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher as a computer science major.
The George R. Murphy Engineering Scholarship is a $5,500 renewable scholarship. To be considered for this scholarship, the candidate must meet the following requirements:
This scholarship is approximately $5,515 (based on endowment payout) and is renewable for the duration of the recipient’s undergraduate program (total of 4 years) by maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in one of the required majors.
The James and Donna Knight Endowed Scholarship is a $2,800 renewable scholarship. To be considered for this scholarship, the candidate must meet the following requirements:
This scholarship is approximately $2,814 (based on endowment payout) and is renewable for the duration of the recipient’s undergraduate program (total of 4 years) by maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher in one of the required majors.
The John G. Menges Endowed Scholarship is a $2,300 renewable scholarship. To be considered for this scholarship, the candidate must meet the following requirements:
This scholarship is approximately $2,324 (based on endowment payout) and is renewable for the duration of the recipient’s undergraduate program (total of 4 years) by maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in one of the required majors.
For more information, please visit our Transfer Scholarships webpage.
For more information, please visit our Freshman Scholarships webpage.
The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship (WSOS) supports low- and middle-income students pursuing eligible high-demand majors in science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) or health care and encourages recipients to work in Washington state once they complete their degrees. The amount of funding that selected students will be eligible to receive each year varies based on the number of credits they have completed. Applicant must be a high school senior, college freshman or sophomore at the time of application with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale).
Award recipient must be a Washington state resident and have earned a high school diploma or GED from a Washington state high school or institution by June of the year they apply to college, be pursuing an eligible high-demand major in a STEM field or health care, and be working toward a first bachelor's degree, (i.e. four-year degree) as a full-time college student at an eligible Washington state college or university.
For more information, please visit the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship webpage.
The WSOS scholarship application process opens January.
The deadline for the scholarship application is late February.
Bannan Scholarship
Continuing Students - February 14, 2020
Transfer Students - May 15, 2020
Sperry Goodman Scholarship
March 9, 2020
The Bannan Scholars Program provided me with opportunities to form community with other students as well as engage in service with communities near Seattle University's campus.
Emily Mather, '18 Mechanical Engineering