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Are you interested in helping award scholarships to exceptional engineering undergraduates? The review period takes place during the month of July and takes no more than 3-4 hours. Each reviewer will be given a one page essay and a list of extracurricular activities for 10-15 applicants. Sign up today to review student scholarship applications! The review period this year is from July 7 – July 21st.
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