Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a premier STEM university that is located in New York. It provides an impressive scholarship for highly distinguished students. Please review the material for the Rensselaer Scholarship below and let your counselor know by April 10th,if you are interested in being nominated for this prestigious award.
The Rensselaer Medal
One of our premier merit scholarships is the Rensselaer Medal, a scholarship opportunity worth $100,000 for outstanding math and science students.
For more than 100 years, Rensselaer, in conjunction with high schools around the world, has awarded the Rensselaer Medal to promising secondary school students who have distinguished themselves in mathematics and science.
RENSSELAER MEDAL AWARD
The Medal was first presented in 1916 with two purposes:
- to recognize the superlative academic achievement of young men and women, and to
- motivate students toward careers in science, engineering, and technology.
This merit scholarship, with a value of $25,000 per year, is guaranteed for four years (five years for the B.Arch. program or the Co-Terminal Program) for each Medalist who is accepted and enrolls at Rensselaer.