The Chicago Engineers' Foundation provides incentive awards to graduating high school seniors who live or go to high school in the city of Chicago, and are accepted to accredited college or university engineering programs. To be eligible for an initial CEF award, applicants must: be a graduating high school senior living or going to high school in the city of Chicago; and be planning to study engineering and received acceptance from an accredited undergraduate engineering program.
The mission of the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation is to encourage and empower young people to become the next generation of engineers through scholarship opportunities, outreach to educational institutions, and promoting interest in engineering careers. Since 1969, the Chicago Engineers’ Foundation (CEF) has empowered Chicago’s future engineers with scholarship awards to support their college studies.