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NSBE Scholarships
The National Society of Black Engineers publishes member-only scholarships for high school, undergraduate and graduate STEM students. Public award cards state majors, GPA floors, citizenship rules and amounts. Applicants must be paid NSBE members with verified GPAs in MyNSBE; the Fall cycle opens seasonally.
Best for: Paid NSBE members pursuing engineering or related STEM degrees who can verify GPA in MyNSBE.
Limitation: Awards require paid NSBE membership, and applying runs through member login with GPA verification. Confirm each award on the sponsor page.
Our rating
3.6out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (3.5 / 5)
- Major, school year, grade average and citizenship filters cut to fitting awards.
- A region filter narrows awards by chapter location.
- There is no filter for financial need, college or high school.
- Each card lists majors, school year, minimum grade average and citizenship.
Scholarship Quality (4.5 / 5)
- Cards list amounts and award counts where stated.
- NSBE is the named administrator.
- GPA verification windows and forms are posted.
Ease of Use (2.5 / 5)
- Pop-ups and a chat widget cover much of the page on phones.
- Cards link straight to the application site.
- Back keeps your place and search.
Privacy & Marketing (3.5 / 5)
- Scholarship pages show no ads or sweepstakes.
- Policy discloses analytics and remarketing cookies.
- Policy says personal data is not sold for others advertising.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.