Welcome to Michigan Tech Youth Programs. Each year we receive grant and scholarship funding to provide highly competitive scholarship programs for talented young males and females currently in grades 9 – 11.

Additional scholarship programs may be announced during the year as grants are received. Watch our website for other program announcements.

Women in Engineering

The Women in Engineering Scholarship Program (WIE) allows high school freshman, sophomore, and junior women, who are academically talented in mathematics and/or science, the opportunity to investigate careers in engineering and science. Students participate in engineering sessions, group projects and special topic presentations. In addition, students have opportunities throughout the week to interact with female role models and other talented peers. (See WIE/ESP Program Information for more details.)

Scholarship valued at over $1,000 and covers tuition, room and board, and supplies.

Students are responsible for their own travel expenses and spending money they would like for the week. WIE scholarship funding is provided by corporations, organizations and Michigan Technological University.

The Engineering Scholars Program (ESP) is a highly competitive scholarship program which provides a chance for traditionally underrepresented high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors the opportunity to investigate careers in engineering and science. Students participate in engineering sessions, group projects and special topic presentations. In addition, students have opportunities throughout the week to interact with industry role models and a diverse group of peers from all over the country and world. (See WIE/ESP Program Information for more details.)
 

Students are responsible for their own travel expenses and spending money they would like for the week. ESP scholarship funding is provided by corporations, organizations and Michigan Technological University.

These programs are week-long investigations of engineering careers in areas such as chemical, mechanical, electrical, civil, environmental, materials, computer, geological, nanotechnology, computer science and related engineering disciplines. During the program, students have the opportunity to: 

Upon request, arrangements can be made for you to talk with university faculty from disciplines or areas in which you have special interests or concerns, as well as Admissions and Financial Aid staff. 

Please note that the program schedule is intense, but it provides a unique chance to discover the unlimited opportunities that careers in engineering and related disciplines can offer. 

Participants are selected on a competitive basis. Students interested in applying for one of our scholarship programs must complete a scholarship application for the program they are interested in. All completed applications are reviewed by our selection committee in April. In order to be considered we must receive the following by the application deadline:

Students will be notified in mid-April if they were accepted or not. We must receive an accepted student’s registration fee within 10 days to complete enrollment.

Students can download an application or apply online: