2025 Application Stats
With the launch of our 2025/26 application, a wider range of undergraduate students were eligible to apply to become PES Scholars. The criteria was expanded to include undergraduate students pursuing a degree that falls under any of the IEEE designated fields of interest. The goal of this expansion was to increase the amount of students interested in a career in power and energy and to fund the education of these future engineers to bolster the future of the industry’s workforce.
During our 2025 application period, we received 561 applications, a 300% increase from our previous year. The review committee is currently evaluating the applications, with the 2025/26 class of PES scholars expecting to be announced by end of summer. Scholarship recipients will be notified via email.
Below is the breakdown of applications submitted for the 2025/26 class of PES Scholars, organized by applicant school –
| Mississippi State University | 22 |
| Texas A&M University | 19 |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | 18 |
| Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | 13 |
| University of Missouri – Kansas City | 13 |
| University of North Dakota | 13 |
| Washington State University | 13 |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | 12 |
| University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez Campus | 12 |
| University of Texas at Austin | 12 |
| South Dakota State University | 11 |
| Kettering University | 10 |
| Rowan University | 10 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign | 10 |
| University of Kentucky | 10 |
| Washington State University – Tri-Cities | 10 |
Breakdown by region –
Region 2 (Eastern USA) – -39
Region 3 (Southeastern USA) – 107
Region 4 (Central USA) – 98
Region 5 (Southwestern USA) – 127
Region 6 (Western USA) – 88
Region 7 – Canada – 22
Region 9 – Puerto Rico – 26