Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Bioengineering majors combine engineering with medicine to solve issues with the human body. The programs are intense and require a serious adoration of mathematics. A major focus of the bioengineering major is biology and related fields such as biochemistry, cell biology and anatomy.

In addition to bioscience courses there’s also a heavy focus on engineering and even physics. Most bioengineering students can testify it’s a challenging major, but also a very rewarding one. Salaries in bioengineering can be lucrative with experience.

Some of the classes a student might take to earn a bioengineering or biomedical engineering degree include: computer science, physiology, electrical engineering, organic chemistry and cellular biology. This field offers both undergraduate as well as graduate degrees. While a PhD is not required to be a biomedical engineer, it’s suggested for high-level positions in biotechnology and the medical device industry.

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Matching Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Colleges

University of California-San Diego

Four or more years; Public; $41,196 average out-state tuition; $11,442 average in-state tuition

Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus

Four or more years; Public; $31,370 average out-state tuition; $10,258 average in-state tuition

Johns Hopkins University

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $58,720 average out-state tuition; $58,720 average in-state tuition

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Four or more years; Public; $54,769 average out-state tuition; $16,865 average in-state tuition

Boston University

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $58,560 average out-state tuition; $58,560 average in-state tuition

Duke University

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $58,085 average out-state tuition; $58,085 average in-state tuition

Texas A & M University-College Station

Four or more years; Public; $35,378 average out-state tuition; $8,578 average in-state tuition

Scholarships for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Majors

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EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Program

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Up to $45,000 January 31, 2025 See Details

Description

The EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Program is available to sophomore and junior students attending minority serving institutions. You must be a U.S. citizen and be majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.

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EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Program

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

award

Up to $45,000

deadline

January 31, 2025
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Description

The EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Program is available to sophomore and junior students attending minority serving institutions. You must be a U.S. citizen and be majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.

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Siebel Scholars Program

Siebel Scholars Foundation

$35,000 Varies See Details

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The Siebel Scholars Program is open to the most talented students at the world's leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering, and energy science.

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Siebel Scholars Program

Siebel Scholars Foundation

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$35,000

deadline

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The Siebel Scholars Program is open to the most talented students at the world's leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering, and energy science.

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Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Up to $30,000 Varies See Details

Description

The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship is available to military veterans and their dependents who are pursuing studies in STEM fields. You must be a recipient of the Post-9/11 GI Bill or Fry Scholarship to be eligible for this award, which acts as an extension to expiring benefits of those programs.

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Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Up to $30,000

deadline

Varies
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The Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship is available to military veterans and their dependents who are pursuing studies in STEM fields. You must be a recipient of the Post-9/11 GI Bill or Fry Scholarship to be eligible for this award, which acts as an extension to expiring benefits of those programs.

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Entegris Foundation Engineering Scholarship

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

$25,000 March 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The Entegris Foundation Engineering Scholarship is available to sophomore-level undergraduate students at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs who are majoring in Engineering. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for this award. Preference will be given to applicants with financial need.

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Entegris Foundation Engineering Scholarship

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

award

$25,000

deadline

March 01, 2025
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Description

The Entegris Foundation Engineering Scholarship is available to sophomore-level undergraduate students at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs who are majoring in Engineering. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for this award. Preference will be given to applicants with financial need.

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Emmy Noether Award

Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation

Up to $75,000 March 31, 2025 See Details

Description

The Emmy Noether Award is available to female high school seniors who reside or attend school in Louisiana or Mississippi. You must be planning to pursue a research based graduate degree and career in a STEM field and have a minimum ACT score of 28 to be eligible for this award.

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Emmy Noether Award

Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation

award

Up to $75,000

deadline

March 31, 2025
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Description

The Emmy Noether Award is available to female high school seniors who reside or attend school in Louisiana or Mississippi. You must be planning to pursue a research based graduate degree and career in a STEM field and have a minimum ACT score of 28 to be eligible for this award.

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Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville University

Greenville University

$20,500 Varies See Details

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The Engineering Honors Scholarship is available to incoming freshmen at Greenville University who are majoring in engineering. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.75 and minimum ACT score of 29 to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must live on-campus.

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Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville University

Greenville University

award

$20,500

deadline

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The Engineering Honors Scholarship is available to incoming freshmen at Greenville University who are majoring in engineering. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.75 and minimum ACT score of 29 to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must live on-campus.

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Girls Who Code Scholarship - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

$20,000 February 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute is available to female, incoming freshman students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute who participated in the Girls Who Code program in their high school years. This is a renewable award.

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Girls Who Code Scholarship - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

award

$20,000

deadline

February 01, 2025
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Description

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute is available to female, incoming freshman students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute who participated in the Girls Who Code program in their high school years. This is a renewable award.

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Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship-PAID

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

$20,000 May 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship is available to graduate students at the University of California-Los Angeles who are majoring in a STEM field, medicine, dentistry, or public health. Applicants must have participated and completed the Big Bang Theory undergraduate scholars program and received their qualifying degree from UCLA within...

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Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship-PAID

University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

award

$20,000

deadline

May 01, 2025
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The Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship is available to graduate students at the University of California-Los Angeles who are majoring in a STEM field, medicine, dentistry, or public health. Applicants must have participated and completed the Big Bang Theory undergraduate scholars program and received their qualifying degree from UCLA within...

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Edison Scholars Program

Edison International

$12,500 January 31, 2025 See Details

Description

The Edison Scholars Program is open to high school seniors who live or attend a high school in Southern California Edison’s service territory. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be planning to attend a four - year college or university and pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be eligible for this award.

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Edison Scholars Program

Edison International

award

$12,500

deadline

January 31, 2025
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Description

The Edison Scholars Program is open to high school seniors who live or attend a high school in Southern California Edison’s service territory. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be planning to attend a four - year college or university and pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be eligible for this award.

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ASHRAE Presidents Scholarship

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AC Engineers (ASHRAE)

$12,500 May 01, 2025 See Details

Description

The ASHRAE Presidents Scholarship is available to undergraduate students who are enrolled in an ABET-accredited program leading to a Bachelor of Science Engineering Science degree and have completed at least 25 credit hours. Your course of study must be related to heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration and a minimum 3.0 GPA is...

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ASHRAE Presidents Scholarship

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and AC Engineers (ASHRAE)

award

$12,500

deadline

May 01, 2025
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Description

The ASHRAE Presidents Scholarship is available to undergraduate students who are enrolled in an ABET-accredited program leading to a Bachelor of Science Engineering Science degree and have completed at least 25 credit hours. Your course of study must be related to heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration and a minimum 3.0 GPA is...

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