Requirements and Eligibility

For the 2024 application cycle, applicants must meet the following requirements and eligibility in order for the application to be forwarded to the Committee for consideration.

You must be a Student Member of SPIE. The standard Student Membership Fee is $20 (US).

Your Membership must be in good standing throughout the review process (February 15 - June 30). Should your Membership expire during the review process, your application will be removed from further consideration.

High school, pre-university, secondary school students will receive a one-year complimentary Student Membership. Fill in the Pre-College Membership Application Form and return to scholarships@spie.org

You must be enrolled in a program related to the field of optics and photonics.

You must be in school for the full academic year beginning Fall 2023 (between Aug 2023 and July 2024)

Two (2) recommendations are required. Family members, relatives, and students are not eligible to submit a recommendation. NOTE: Recommendations must be received before you can submit your application.

If applicable, your Annual Scholarship Report(s) must be on file with SPIE if you received a scholarship(s) in previous years. Please contact scholarships@spie.org to confirm that your report is on file (if applicable).

If awarded an Education Scholarship, funds must be used for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Students are eligible to receive one (1) Education Scholarship for each academic level including high school, community and technical, undergraduate, Masters, and PhD.

Preference may be given to those who have not received any previous awards from SPIE.

Applicants who have received a terminal degree (MD, JD, PhD, etc.) are not eligible to apply.

Incomplete applications will not be submitted for consideration.