The ASHRAE Houston Chapter RO Hunton Scholarship is available to a qualified undergraduate mechanical engineering student enrolled at a post-secondary educational institution within the geographic boundaries of the Houston Chapter. If there are no eligible applicants under the above criteria, then the scholarship will be available to any full-time undergraduate mechanical engineering student in the geographic boundaries of ASHRAE's Region VIII and meets the objective criteria. Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and/or a class standing of no less than the top 30 percent and meet at least one of the following criteria: (1) the institution hosts a recognized ASHRAE student branch ASHRAE Student Branches; (2) or the program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); (3) or the program is accredited by Engineers Canada or the Canadian Council of Technicians & Technologists (CCTT). Re-applications accepted from former scholarship applicants and recipients who meet current criteria. Applicants must submit three signed letters of recommendation, one from an instructor or faculty advisor, a current or past employer, and another character reference (other than a family member). In cases where the institution has an ASHRAE student branch on campus, a letter from the faculty advisor of that branch may be one of the three letters of recommendation. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact ASHRAE for more information.