- Scholarship Application for 2023 is now closed
Looking for interesting STEM Events and Activities?- Check out DiscoverE
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- Events
- High School
- Junior High
- Battle of the Bridges: Bridge Building Contest
- FIRST LEGO League
- Solar Car Workshop
- Elementary
Application for 2024 will be posted in October
2023 STEM Scholarships have been awarded 23 February 2022
See their official announcements here: 2023 Scholarship Recipients
Since 1994, the Quad City Engineering and Science Council with its member societies, local businesses, and regional universities have annually provide one-time scholarships to high school seniors studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) at either an accredited four-year college or university, an Associates degree at a community or junior college , or a skilled trades certification. In 2023, there were 17 scholarships awarded for a total of $33,000. The awards were presented at the Annual National Engineers Week STEM Celebration on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
Applicants must be a Quad City area resident in the Illinois Counties of Carroll, Henry, Knox, Lee, Mercer, Rock Island, or Whiteside, or in the Iowa Counties of Clinton, Scott, Muscatine, or Louisa.
Applications closed January 24, 2023
View previous Scholarship Recipients
For further information about the QCESC Scholarships or to get information on being a sponsor or contributor, please e-mail the
Scholarship Chair
Tom Hein
Phone 309-798-0556