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2026 STEM Scholarships have been awarded 26 February 2026
First Row: Emily Downing, Anneliese Poppe, Ava Egel, Natalie Brown, Vella Batdorf, Asmita Bag
Second Row: Atharva Anthati, Kevin Marquez, Cael Mess, Braxton Laurion, Carter Bohm, Bailey Alvarez,
John Tarpey
Not Shown: Noah Ericksen, Toni Stansbery
See their official announcements here: 2026 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 2026, there were 15 scholarships awarded for a total of $33,000. The awards were presented at the Annual National Engineers Week STEM Celebration on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
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.
QCESC 2026 Scholarship Application is Closed
Applications Were Due By January 27,2026
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