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MULTIPLE Scholarships Available TO QUALIFIED STUDENTS

The Mining Engineering program is committed to supporting students through inclusive scholarship opportunities. Financial support is available to qualified students from all backgrounds; we strongly encourage non-traditional students and individuals from historically underrepresented groups to apply. We offer multiple scholarship awards from the Explore More Scholarship valued at $10,000 and the Browning Scholarship, which awards students up to $7,500 per year. These scholarship opportunities can help you begin a rewarding, high-paying career that improves our communities in a meaningful way.

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THE BROWNING 

SCHOLARSHIP

The Explore More

Scholarship

 

Mining Engineering Scholarships

Experience Financial Freedom

Explore more ways to fund your education! The various department scholarships we offer provide a way for you to obtain a college education and have 75%-100% of your tuition paid. These scholarship opportunities allow many of our students to graduate with little to no student debt, which goes a long way in helping them build a bright and solid career post-graduation. 

 

MULTIPLE AWARDS

Browning scholarships are available to current students, resident and nonresident, entering freshmen, and transfer students from community colleges who are interested in pursuing a degree in Mining Engineering at the University of Utah.  Students returning to the University and nontraditional students are encouraged to apply. 

Applicants must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA in high school or college work and a strong background in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Participation in extracurricular activities is also a consideration.

Recipients are awarded $6,000 per year ($3,000 per semester). 

 

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MULTIPLE AWARDS

Recipients of the Browning Scholarship, who have completed a minimum of one year in a Mining Engineering program and have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or better, qualify for this status. No additional application is needed.

Recipients are awarded $7,500 annually.

 

 

MULTIPLE AWARDS

The Explore More Scholarship is available to new incoming freshman students, resident and nonresident, and transfer students from community colleges who are starting their first semester at the University of Utah.

Applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in high school or college work and a strong background in mathematics, physics and chemistry. Participation in leadership and extracurricular activities is also a consideration.

Recipients are awarded $10,000 ($5,000 per semester).

Note that this is a one-time award that does not renew. However, after one year, continuing students are invited to transition into the Browning Scholarship by completing the application part only. Additionally, students may not hold the Explore More Scholarship and the Browning Scholarship concurrently.

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EXPLORE MORE SCHOLARSHIP

 

Available to M.S. or Ph.D. students only. Fellowships are awarded to graduate applicants based on the following criteria:

  • meet minimum graduate school requirements
  • have indicated financial need on application
  • selected by faculty to join their research group
  • availability of fellowships

Fellowship awards include tuition & fees, health insurance and a stipend.

 

The Browning Endowment makes these and other scholarships possible. Mr. William C. Browning established a distinguished career in the mining industry and was the first person to receive the Wall Scholarship in the School of Mines at the University of Utah. To show his gratitude for the scholarship, he established a generous endowment to assist future generations of mining engineers in their quest for a college education.

Today, the Browning Endowment funds multiple scholarships and fellowships which are available to Mining Engineering students at the University of Utah. Currently, over 50% of our students receive financial assistance from this endowment. 

Benefits of SELECTING Mining Engineering AS YOUR MAJOR

  • Low student to faculty ratios
  • Department scholarship resources are among the highest on campus
  • A smaller department size that fosters a close-knit community invested in your success
  • Experience your major prior to graduation through paid internships and field trips
  • Mining Engineers are among the highest paid in the engineering disciplines
  • Mining Engineers are in high demand

Additionally, mining engineers have the unique opportunity to act as environmental stewards. If you care about the environment and are interested in STEM, we invite you to consider a career in the mining industry.

As a mining engineer, your profession will place you in a position of promoting the responsible management of resources and the safe production of the materials we need for our modern way of life. The materials of a sustainable future begin with mining.

College of Mines & Earth Sciences Dean's Office Scholarships

Additional funding can be obtained through the Dean's Office Scholarship. This scholarship can be held concurrently with any of the Mining Engineering Department Scholarships. 

 

Recipients must be declared, or plan on declaring a major, in one of the degree-granting departments of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences. Recipients must be enrolled as a full time student (minimum of 12 credit hours), and hold a minimum GPA of 3.0.

 

 

February 15 deadline. Applications received by this date will be given priority.

 

 

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Industry Scholarships

Mining engineers continue to be in high demand. The mining industry offers financial support through scholarships exclusively for mining engineering students. Contact the Mining Engineering Department for additional information on these and other available scholarships.

  • SME Coal Division
  • SME Minerals & Exploration Division Scholarship
  • SME Eugene Pfleider Memorial Scholarship
  • The Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute Scholarship
  • Society of Explosive Engineers
  • WAAIME Scholarships

 

STEM Scholarships

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Last Updated: 10/2/24