Northrop Grumman Corporate College Scholarships
Engineering Majors Continue to Draw Large Scholarship Dollars
Over the last decade all sorts of scholarships have sprung up as incentive to students considering a college major in engineering, technology or a closely related degree.
Why? Unlike Europe and Asia, the field of engineering, as it stands in the U.S., has been unable to consistently regenerate highly trained personnel all on its own.
The root of the problem is buried within the educational malaise of the U.S. public school system, most likely, but fastidious work has been done to counteract the lackluster pursuit of engineering and technology degrees.
Focus on Attracting Engineers
A company like Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems doesn’t make it onto the Fortune 500 list lacking the talent to draw talent. The Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars Program awards over 30-$10,000 scholarships annually. Candidates are engineering and technology majors from select counties in Maryland, Illinois, Connecticut, California, Florida, or Virginia—regions where “Electronic Systems is a major presence.” Applicants must be graduating high school seniors already accepted into an engineering program at a four-year, U.S. college or university. An added benefit: besides the obvious tuition, the funds may also be used for auxiliary educational expenses.
Competitive scholarships such as this, in which big scholarship dough is at stake, are the surest way to secure a next generation of highly trained employees. Northrop Grumman is one of the headiest innovators in the field of large-scale electronic systems. The company’s expertise is employed on projects for the government, military and other exclusive clientele the world over. The menu of systems and services includes combat avionics; defensive, navigation and space systems; and even postal systems. The overwhelming characteristic of all these products is their need for ultra-specialized personnel to put them together; the reason Northrop invests money in its communities’ human resources.
Internships Inspire Teachers
The TEAACH (Teachers and Engineers for Academic Achievement) Program (pdf) accepts a number of Maryland middle school teachers to participate in Northrop Grumman paid internships. These four-day programs are created to endow teachers with the know-how, motivation and skills to effectively teach youngsters in science, math and technology courses. Of course the final goal is to engage yet successive generations of engineers and technical specialists through inspired teaching. A $500 stipend is awarded to each teacher-intern.
