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Donate to your favorite ASABE fund, and your donation will be matched dollar for dollar through December 31, 2025.
Thank you for investing in the future of agricultural and biological engineers and technologists!

Scholarships
Competitions
Special Project Funds
Major Awards

Scholarships

ASABE Foundation Engineering Scholarship
John C. Nye Graduate Fellowship
William J. Adams, Jr. and Marijane Adams Scholarship


ASABE Foundation Engineering Scholarship Award

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Awarded to a university student majoring in agricultural or biological engineering. 
 

John C. Nye
Graduate Fellowship

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Encourages underrepresented minority graduate student participation in ASABE and aids in pursuing graduate degrees.

 

William J. Adams, Jr. and Marijane Adams Scholarship

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Given to one undergraduate student who has a special interest in agricultural machinery product design and development.
 
 

Competitions

AGCO National Student Design Competition
AIM Student Oral/Poster Presentation Competition
Bioprocess Startup Competition
Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award
Fountain Wars International
Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition
K.K. Barnes Student Paper Award Competition
Open Format - Gunlogson Environmental Design Student Competition
Robotics Student Design Competition


AGCO National Student Design Competition

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Encourages undergraduates to design engineering projects for agriculture and related areas, and provides professional experience and recognition. 
 

AIM Student Oral/Poster Presentation Competition

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Recognizes outstanding student presentations, in both oral and poster categories, at the annual international meeting.
 

 

Bioprocess Startup Competition

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Students design a product or process and pitch their ideas at the ASABE annual international meeting.
 

Boyd-Scott Graduate Research Award

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Recognizes excellence in research needed by engineers who design for the sustainable operation of a biological system.

 

Fountain Wars Student Design
Competition

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A hands-on, real-time competition in which teams design and model their fountains onsite, and build and test their actual entries under time pressure.
 

Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition

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Provides a realistic 360-degree workplace experiencei in the design, testing, manufacture, and presentation
of a quarter-scale tractor.

 

K.K. Barnes Student Paper Award Competition

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Encourages undergraduate students in the preparation of better technical papers on subjects in the agricultural, food or biological engineering field.
 

Gunlogson Environmental Design Student Competition

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Encourages undergraduates to design engineering projects for agriculture and related areas while providing professional experience and peer recognition.

 

Robotics Student Design Competition

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Requires teams to build a fully autonomous robot or group of cooperative robots that accomplish a simulated agricultural task.
 

Special Project Funds

Alliance for Modernizing African Agrifood Systems

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Supports AMAA in its mission to advance development and adoption of modern technologies to accelerate improvements in the food crop value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa.
 

Circular Bioeconomy Systems
Fund

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Supports CBSI projects and activities that promotes collaboration across diverse disciplines for a healthier planet.
 

 

Cooperative Standards Fund

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Supports the development and enhancement of the ASABE Cooperative Standards Program.
 

Dale Wm. Zimmerman PE Fund

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Supports the preparation of professional engineering licensure exams by ASABE.

 

Engineering Education Fund

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Supports the development and improvement of educational materials and methods for engineering in agriculture.
 

Future Fund

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Supports special projects that address critical needs or long-term opportunities to enhance the services of the Society.

 

Fellows Award Fund

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Supports the annual Fellows Award and Recognition Ceremony.
 
 

General Fund

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Assists the ASABE Foundation in providing resources to the Society for new initiatives.

 

Giving Back
Fund

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Supports humanitarian efforts that showcase the knowledge and skills of agricultural and biological engineers.
 

Harold Pinches and Glenn Schwab Teaching Materials Fund

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Supports projects that facilitate development or effective distribution of ASABE teaching materials, including textbooks

 

International Development Fund

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Supports technology transfer to developing countries and promotes international communications on engineering in agriculture and biological processing.
 

J.L. Butt Fund

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Enables the Society to attract high-caliber keynote speakers to ASABE international meetings and provides seed money grants for start-up projects to improve member services.

 

Larry & Lola Huggins
Fund

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Supports projects as annually designated by the ASABE President.
 

KEYS Fund
 

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Provides assistance for K-12 education, humanitarian missions, youth career development, and student chapter support. 

 

Past Presidents Fund

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Supports activities and events ASABE past presidents deem worthy to highlight the heritage of ASABE and challenge our Society to capture new opportunities to serve the public.
 

Preprofessional Fund

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Provides support for programs designed to increase student participation in ASABE activities and the number of students who transition to full ASABE membership upon graduation.

 

Public Issues Education
Fund

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Supports the Society's public awareness activities to build understanding regarding technological issues involving engineering in agriculture.
 

Russell H. Hahn International Standards Fund

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Supports expansion of the Society's international standards activities.
 

 

Tony & Lucille Weasler Fund
 

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Supports to ASABE's Cooperative Standards Program for use where the need is greatest.
 

Student Rally Leadership Networking Program

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Fosters growth of regional ASABE rallies and ties rally participants to the ASABE Annual International Meeting.

Major Awards

A.W. Farrell Young Educator Award

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Honors outstanding success motivating the application of engineering principles to the problems of agricultural engineering. 
 

ADS/Hancor Soil & Water Award

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Honors contributions to the advancement of soil and water engineeringn through teaching, research, or other efforts. 
 

 

Award for the Advancement of Surface Irrigation

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Recognizes efforts that enhance the acceptance and efficient use of surface irrigation methods. 
 
 

 

Cyrus Hall McCormick-Jerome Increase Case Gold Medal

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Honors exceptional and meritorious engineering achievement in agriculture resulting in advancements in the development of agriculture. 

 

Evelyn E. Rosentreter
Standards Award

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Recognizes individuals who have given exceptional contributions toward the generation, maintenance, and administration of ASABE standards.
 

 

G. B. Gunlogson Countryside Engineering Award

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Honors outstanding engineering contributions to the development and improvement of the countryside. 
 

 

Gale A. Holloway Professional Development Award

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Recognizes outstanding leadership and active involvement in ASABE for early career members. 

 

Heermann Sprinkler Irrigation
Award

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Honors significant contributions to the improvement of efficient and effective sprinkler irrigation. 
 

 

Henry Giese Structures & Environment Award

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Honors distinguished service in advancing the knowledge and science of agricultural structures and environment.
 

 

IDEA Award
 

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Recognizes outstanding contributions that have led the Society in fostering a welcoming and safe community for all members.

 

International Food Engineering
Award

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Honors significant engineering contributions that advance the food engineering profession.
 

James R. & Karen A. Gilley Academic Leadership Award

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Honors an ASABE member who is currently providing outstanding academic leadership as department head.

John Deere Gold Medal

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Honors engineering achievement that has resulted in applications of a new concept, product, art or science that advanced the development of agriculture. 
 

Kishida International Award

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Honors outstanding contributions that have resulted in significant improvements outside the United States.
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Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement

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Recognizes outstanding contributions made towards global advancement and recognition of the profession and excellence in global engagement.
 

Larry W. Turner Young Extension Professional Award

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Recognizes early-career excellence in disseminating and motivating use of new knowledge among clientele, in transferring technology, and in advancing the profession.

Massey-Ferguson Educational Gold Medal

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Honors dedication to the spirit of learning and teaching that has advanced our agricultural knowledge and practice. 
 

Mayfield Cotton Engineering
Award

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Honors outstanding contributions to the cotton industry.
 

Netafim Award for Advancements in Microirrigation

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Honors contributions in the ability to utilize and adapt microirriagation technology at an appropriate scale for any given level of production technology. 
 

New Holland Young Researcher
Award

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Awarded early-career achievement in the use of scientific methodology to seek out facts or principles significant to agricultural engineering.

PEI Professional Engineer of the Year Award

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Recognize a licensed engineer who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare, or humankind.
 

Pharos of Alexandria Global Learning Award

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Honores an undergraduate or graduate ASABE student member who exhibits interest in engineering problems and global learning outreach. 

 
 

Rain Bird Engineering Concept of the Year Award

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Honors an engineer or engineering team for unique contributions to the development or advancement of a new engineering concept. 
 

Robert E. Stewart Engineering Humanities Award

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Honors an ASABE student member for outstanding contributions to the profession and the humanities.
 

 
 

Roger R. & Laura M. Yoerger Preprofessional Engineer of the Year Award

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Recognizes an undergraduate member who has excelled scholastically and has been a leader in the local, regional, and international communities.
 

SMV Technologies Ergonomics, Safety, and Health Award
 

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Recognizes outstanding contributions that advance agricultural and biological safety and health.
 

 
 

Sunkist Young Designer Award

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Honors the development or creation of a technical plan that is materially influencing agricultural engineering progress, as evidenced by use in the field.
 

Sukup Global Food Security Award

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Recognizes the enhancement of food security by innovative engineering or the application of engineering in the production, distributuion, and management of food products