Chemical Engineering Scholars Program (CHESP) at Worcester politechnic institute 2025

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Value$10,000 - $25,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorWorcester Polytechnic Institute
• City to studyMassachusetts
• School to studyWorcester Polytechnic Institute
• Course to studyChemical Engineering
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Table of Content

• Overview
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Programme Overview

WPI chemical engineering faculty and students are working together to develop novel interdisciplinary solutions to the world’s most pressing global challenges in medicine, agriculture, energy and the environment. As chemical engineers, we not only perform discovery work but think about how this scholarship can be applied at scale to positively affect the bulk of society. Our research efforts are regularly highlighted in the news and include using synthetic biology to advance drug biomanufacturing, AI to facilitate process discovery and improvements, new approaches to capture carbon in waste for clean energy, and novel materials to accelerate solutions in women’s health. Our faculty oversee vigorous and well-funded programs that integrate undergraduate students with our graduate and post-graduate students to perform authentic and impactful research. Approximately 25% of our undergraduate students pursue doctoral research post-graduation.

Benefits

To help better prepare you to go out and make an impact on these global problems we have developed the Chemical Engineering Scholars Program (CHESP).

Students selected for the CHESP will receive:

• Special academic advising.
• Early research opportunities.
• Opportunities to attend on-campus chemical engineering colloquia and special meetings with the guest speakers, who are leaders in the field.  
• A CHESP scholarship, which will vary in amount but typically ranges between $10,000 and $25,000 and is renewable for four years.

WPI's Chemical Engineering Department exposes all its students to authentic research. Our course and project offerings help students become acquainted with cutting-edge techniques and sophisticated equipment. Students may begin working in faculty-directed research labs as early as their first year. We work to help you match with the lab that best aligns with your passions.

Requirements

Applicants indicating Chemical Engineering as their intended area of study will automatically be considered for the program. Selection by the Scholarship Committee will be based upon the applicant's academic performance in high school, leadership, extracurricular involvement and community service. In addition to the Scholars program, each CHESP Scholar receives an academic merit-based scholarship. 

Families may be eligible for much more aid, based on financial need. To be considered for the scholarship, simply apply as a chemical engineering major. No special application is required. 

Application Deadline

How To Apply

To apply for need-based aid, please file the FAFSA and CSS PROFILE. See your guidance counselor or check in with Financial Aid at WPI ([email protected] for details).

For more details visit Worcester Polytechnic Institute scholarship webpage