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Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship

Offered by Amazon (administered by Scholarship America) · Free to apply

Award
Up to $40,000 ($10,000/yr x 4) + paid Amazon internship offer
renewable in later years
Deadline
January 15, 2027
deadlines recur around January each year
Estimated odds
1 in 2,000
Solyo estimate, not a published rate
Application effort
~3 hrs
about $10 of expected value per hour

Seniors heading into computer science, software, computer, or electrical engineering can receive up to $40,000, paid as $10,000 a year and sized to the unmet need left at their college, along with an offer of a paid Amazon internship after freshman year. Scholarship America runs the review, which weighs financial need and demonstrated interest in computing more than grades: the GPA floor is 2.3, and students whose school offers no computer science course can take Amazon's assessment instead. Around 400 awards have gone out in recent years. The window typically opens in November and has closed in mid-January, and Amazon posts each round's exact dates on its scholarship page, so check it early in senior year. Funding renews for up to three more years with full-time enrollment and satisfactory progress.

How hard is the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship to win?

A large applicant pool chases this award. Apply if the student is a genuinely strong fit, but build the plan around better-odds awards first.

Estimated odds
roughly 1 in 2,000 applicants
Modelled applicant field
~4,500 students
Payoff per hour of work
$10 / hr

What drives the odds here

Odds on a scholarship are mostly a question of how many students can enter. Each rule below changes the size of that field.

  • More rivalsOpen nationwide, so the field is large
  • Fewer rivalsAn essay is required, which filters out casual applicants
  • Fewer rivalsRestricted to specific intended majors
  • Fewer rivalsOpen to a single grade level only
  • Fewer rivalsRequires at least a 2.3 GPA
  • More rivalsA large award draws far more applicants

How Solyo estimates this: We model the applicant field from how narrow the eligibility rules are, then divide the awards available by that field. Requirements such as essays and recommendation letters improve a serious applicant’s odds, because most browsers never complete them. These are estimates derived from each award's published structure, not reported acceptance rates, which almost no scholarship provider discloses. Treat them as a way to rank where the hours go, not as a guarantee.

Who can apply for the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship?

These are the eligibility rules Solyo verified against the official award page, translated into plain English. Your student must meet each one.

  • Open to high school seniors
  • GPA of 2.3 or higher (unweighted)
  • Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents (green card), DACA/Dreamer students, or students on other visas
  • Planning to study Computer Science or Engineering
Confirm these before applying
  • Must demonstrate financial need
  • Must be enrolled in or have completed a high school computer science course, or take Amazon's alternative assessment instead
Good to know
  • Must plan to earn a bachelor's degree in computer science or a closely related major (software, computer, or electrical engineering) at a four-year college, or start at a two-year college with intent to transfer
  • Employment authorization (EAD), including DACA, satisfies the work-status requirement
  • Winners also receive an offer of a paid Amazon summer internship after freshman year

What the application takes

  • Essay required. The prompt centers on career goals.

Deadline and application cycle

The current deadline is January 15, 2027. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around January 15 each year. Applications open typically November. Confirm the current round on amazonfutureengineer.com in the fall; recent cycles ran from the fall to a mid-January close.

Applications typically open
November 2026
Take Amazon's assessment if no CS course
Before you submit
Application closes
January 15, 2027
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Common questions about the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship

How much is the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship worth?

The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship awards up to $40,000 ($10,000/yr x 4) + paid Amazon internship offer and is renewable in later years.

When is the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship deadline?

The current deadline is January 15, 2027. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around January 15 each year. Applications open typically November. Confirm the current round on amazonfutureengineer.com in the fall; recent cycles ran from the fall to a mid-January close.

When do Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship applications open?

Applications open typically November, and close January 15, 2027. Confirm the current round on amazonfutureengineer.com in the fall; recent cycles ran from the fall to a mid-January close.

Who is eligible for the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship?

Key requirements: Open to high school seniors; GPA of 2.3 or higher (unweighted); Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents (green card), DACA/Dreamer students, or students on other visas; Planning to study Computer Science or Engineering.

Does the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship require an essay?

Yes. The application requires an essay. Expect to spend about 3 hours on it.

How hard is it to win the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship?

Solyo estimates the odds at roughly 1 in 2,000 applicants, against a modelled field of ~4,500 students. The pool stays that size because an essay is required, which filters out casual applicants and restricted to specific intended majors. At 3 hrs of work, that is about $10 of expected value per hour. This is an estimate from award structure, not a published acceptance rate.

Is the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship free to apply?

Yes. The Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship is free to apply. Legitimate scholarships never charge an application fee, and Solyo verifies every listed award against its official page.

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