The Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship is supported by the Archie Fund of the Foundation of the SPE. Each year the SPE Foundation, through the Fellowship Program Support Section SPE, as well as working with candidates, Archie Scholarship awards highlight the student preparing to attend college for the first time. The curriculum must lead to a degree in petroleum engineering.

The Archie Fund endows each scholarship of $ 6,000 per year. The program provides support for a student through four years of college, where he makes satisfactory academic progress. The program usually requires a GPA of 3.0 / 4.0 or higher for the semester and an average of 3.0 / 4.0 or higher on a cumulative basis. Students rotate off the program after 4 years of scholarship support.

Selection Procedures

Applications may be submitted to any section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and should be screened by the section according to the criteria used in selecting recipients in the SPE Section Scholarship Support Program. Candidates may also apply directly to: Student Activities, Society of Petroleum Engineers, P.O. Box 833836, Richardson, TX 75083‑3836, USA.

Because U.S. law prohibits provision of certain services to individuals residing in embargoed countries, not all applicants may be eligible to participate in the Gus Archie Memorial Scholarship program. Please go to www.spe.org/go/uslaws for more information.

Qualifications for Submitting Scholarship

The following information is required from individual candidates who are submitting applications for the scholarship to the SPE Archie Scholarship Committee:

• Application for scholarship to be submitted by student.
• Statement by student that it is his/her intent to enroll in petroleum engineering in an accredited school.
• Appraisal of student from principal, adviser or counselor.
• An SAT score of 1800 (or ACT score of 27) or higher for U.S. applicants. Non-U.S. applicants should provide exit examination or placement scores with documentation explaining how to interpret the score.

Download the application form and the guidelines

Restrictions if Awarded Scholarship

All Archie Scholarship recipients must be enrolled in a petroleum engineering class by their third semester.

• The scholarship will be canceled immediately if the student transfers out of petroleum engineering.
• The scholarship will be canceled if the student drops below 14 credit hours during a semester.
• The scholarship ordinarily requires a grade point average of 3.0/4.0 or higher for the current semester and a grade point average of 3.0/4.0 or higher on a cumulative basis.
• Exceptions to certain requirements may be made by the Archie Scholarship Committee in unusual circumstances

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT IN SPE OFFICE: APRIL 30 ANNUALLY