Fluid power SCHOLARSHIP
NFPA offers multiple $2,000 scholarships to high school seniors, and students enrolled at community colleges, technical colleges, and universities. The Fluid Power Scholarship aims to help students pursue their interests in fluid power. The money awarded is used to study at any accredited technical college or university in the United States.
The applicant does not have to be enrolled in a dedicated fluid power degree program but must be enrolled in a relevant program where fluid power is taught. Students enrolled in the following degree programs are welcome to apply (this list is not exhaustive):
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agricultural Systems Technology
- Automation Robotics, Engineering Technology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- CNC Engineering Technician Certificate
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Electro-Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Design and Mechatronics
- Engineering Technology
- Fluid Power Technology
- Hydraulic Engineering Technician
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Maintenance Technician
- Industrial Technology
- Manufacturing Equipment Technician Certificate
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Mechatronics Certificate
- Pneumatic Engineering Technician
Past scholarship recipients are eligible to apply again but have a different essay question than first-time applicants.
College Seniors/Graduating Applicants: Students graduating in May or June of the 2023-24 academic year are not eligible for a scholarship.
Students enrolled in a Master's or PhD degree program are not eligible for this scholarship.
The NFPA Fluid Power Scholarship is currently closed. The application will reopen during the Fall 2023 semester.
Please contact Haley Nemeth at hnemeth@nfpa.com with any questions.
Funding for the Fluid Power Scholarship comes, in part, from donors to the Tom Wanke Legacy Fund.
Please consider making a donation.
2023 Scholarship Winners
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Matthew Brooks
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas -
Olivia DeBoer
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, California -
Evan Fender
Wright State University
Dayton, Ohio -
Giovanni Hernandez
University of California-Irvine
Irvine, California -
Tony Hicks
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GeorgiaTom Wanke Legacy Fund
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Albert Ly
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, Illinois -
Mason Maile
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Milwaukee, Wisconsin -
Brendan McCluskey
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia -
Richard Misner
Macomb Community College
Warren, Michigan -
James Oosterhouse
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan -
Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin -
April Polston
Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky -
Ben Quade
Iowa State University
Ames, IARaymond F. Hanley Memorial Award
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Gabriel Schroepfer
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois -
Athena Shier
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina -
Hannah Shu
Stanford University
Stanford, CaliforniaTom Wanke Legacy Fund
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Ethan Smoes
LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas -
Bentley Soukhaphaly
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WisconsinRobert Mackey Memorial Award
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Connor Stonerock
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio -
Christopher Swarner
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California -
Tatiyana Timmons
Murray State University
Murray, KentuckyTom Wanke Legacy Fund
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Marco Vanoni
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan -
Sonnet Xu
Stanford University
Stanford, California