The Foundation has established the E. Eugene Carter Foundation Opportunity Awards program at schools of engineering at over 20 public universities in the United States.
The Foundation’s award is used by recipient institutions to repay the Federal need-based student loans of selected graduates from the engineering school. Priority is given to students who are members of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and members of the Society for Women Engineers who are first generation to college.
The Foundation will repay a student’s federally subsidized loan of $20,000 (or the amount of the loan if less).
Opportunity Awards provide financial support to students who are at risk of not persisting to degree completion. Each school sets its own procedures to identify and select Opportunity Award student recipients.
Award selection team often includes:
Selection Criteria
The Carter Foundation award was life changing. It set me up for success from graduation day, as not having loans to repay allowed me and, later on my family, to make better financial decisions. The best part of the award is the long-term effect. It is something that has created waves of success and support that have affected not only myself, but now my family.
Institutional recipients
Arizona State University
Colorado School of Mines
Florida State University
Kansas State University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
New Mexico State University
New Mexico Tech
North Carolina State University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Illinois University
University of Arkansas
University of Georgia
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Kansas
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas at San Antonio
Virginia Commonwealth University