The Freshman Engineering Scholarship is a one-year scholarship available annually to a pre-engineering or engineering student entering their sophomore year of college and pursuing a Bachelor of Science or Engineering degree in a course of study that traditionally has been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession. Applicants must have a class standing of no less than the top 30 percent be enrolled as a first-year student at a post-secondary educational institution that meets at least one of the following criteria: the institution has an active ASHRAE student branch ASHRAE Student Branches; or the program is accredited in the USA by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or the program is accredited outside the USA by a signatory agency of the Washington Accord Washington Accord; or has a signed Memorandum of Understanding with ABET. Transcript must be mailed. Photocopies will not be accepted. Three signed letters of recommendation are required.