The scholarship is renewable over a five-year period. Awards are based on financial need and academics. An annual award is made to a needy student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. This endowed scholarship is awarded annually to an engineering student. The fund was established by Mr. Dodds as his gift to the Fund for Engineering.
Selection is made by the faculty of the civil engineering department.
The awards are made possible through an endowment established through the generosity of John and Beryl Echlin. The awards are made possible by Eder Brothers, Inc., of West Haven, Connecticut. This annual award is made to a junior or senior majoring in electrical, mechanical or industrial engineering or in computer science. The award is in memory of James Gerowin of the Class of 1985. This endowed scholarship is made possible through the generosity of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation.