Merit scholarships require full-time attendance, except for students in their final semester. Effective Spring 2008, all merit scholarship recipients, including those in their final semester, must be enrolled on a full-time basis in order to receive their scholarship. Merit scholarships are awarded for up to eight semesters of full-time attendance. Merit Scholarships are renewable based on a student's annual Satisfactory Academic Progress. The Edwin A. Stevens Scholarship This prestigious award is named in honor of the Institute's founder. It provides awards to students who have a demonstrated record of excellence in high school as evidenced by grade point average, class rank, SAT scores and high recommendations. Martha Bayard Stevens Scholarship (formally known as Women In Engineering Scholarship) This award is available to outstanding young women students in all fields of study at Stevens, based on high academic achievement and leadership. The Ann P. Neupauer Scholarship Stevens’ newest and most prestigious academic honor, named in honor of the late Mrs. Neupauer, a generous friend of the Institute. The Neupauer Scholarship is a four-year, full tuition award. This scholarship is renewable based on the student achievement of an annual GPA of 3.0 or better.  ROTC Matching Scholarship Students who have been selected to receive ROTC Scholarships (of at least $7,500 per semester) while studying at Stevens will receive an additional supplemental scholarship from the Institute. This additional award will be in the amount of the full difference between the ROTC Scholarship plus any merit scholarships, and Stevens' tuition, so that all awards combined will equal full tuition. This award is only available during semesters in which the student is eligible to receive the ROTC Scholarship. DeBaun Performing Arts Scholarship This scholarship is awarded to students demonstrating achievement in performance, including drama or music. Recipients of this scholarship will be awarded between $1,000-$5,000 per year, based on outstanding academic achievement, an essay, and either a performance resume, video, CD, or letter of recommendation that highlights your accomplishments. Students may also be considered for the following merit scholarships: Presidents Award Scholar of Excellence Award Society of Automotive Engineers Scholarship Scholarship Searches Students may also wish to try FastWEB (Financial Aid Search Through the WEB), the largest and most complete scholarship search on the Internet. It provides access to a searchable database of more than 400,000 private sector scholarships, fellowships, grants, and student loans available to students.