Fluid Power Scholarships

The National Fluid Power Association is offering $2,500 scholarships to help students enrolled in high schools, technical colleges and engineering schools pursue their interests in fluid power.

Fluid power SCHOLARSHIP

NFPA offers multiple $2,500 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 2024-25 academic year are not eligible for a scholarship.

Students enrolled in a Master's or PhD degree program are not eligible for this scholarship.

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.

2024 Scholarship Winners

  • Adam Kaszok

    Adam Kaszok

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Champaign, IL

  • Ailey Smith

    Ailey Smith

    University of Florida
    Gainesville, FL

  • Anna Aler

    Anna Aler

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Champaign, IL

  • Athena Shier

    Athena Shier

    University of South Carolina
    Columbia, South Carolina

  • Austin Hinkley

    Austin Hinkley

    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Bryson Love

    Bryson Love

    South Dakota State University
    Brookings, South Dakota

     

  • Christian Fain

    Christian Fain

    Auburn University
    Auburn, AL

  • Colin Willits

    Colin Willits

    University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Amherst, MA

  • Emily Bolin

    Emily Bolin

    Grace College
    Winona Lake, IN

    Tom Wanke Legacy Fund Awardee

  • Ethan Wang cropped

    Ethan Wang

    Colorado University Boulder
    Boulder, Colorado

  • Evan Garner

    Evan Garner

    Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio

  • Evan Fender

    Evan Fender

    Wright State University
    Dayton, OH

    Tom Wanke Legacy Fund Awardee

  • James Meggitt

    James Meggitt

    Iowa State University
    Ames, Iowa

  • Kaden Semlow

    Kaden Semlow

    Cedarville University
    Cedarville, OH

  • Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker

    Kaedyn Peterson-Rucker

    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Madison, Wisconsin

    Robert Mackey Memorial Award

  • Kayden Brant

    Kayden Brant

    Brigham Young University
    Provo, UT

    Raymond F. Hanley Memorial Award

  • Michael Castiglia

    Michael Castiglia

    University of Central Florida
    Orlando, FL

  • Nicole Wu

    Nicole Wu

    Ohlone College
    Fremont, CA

  • Riley Mack

    Riley Mack

    Garden City Community College
    Garden City, KS

    Tom Wanke Legacy Fund Awardee

  • Sarah Witte

    Sarah Witte

    University of Arizona
    Tucson, Arizona