Up to $40,000 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship

Amazon Future Engineer, Amazon's computer science education programme, offers US high school seniors with financial need up to $10,000 a year for four years toward an engineering or computer science degree. The scholarship is administered by Scholarship America. Scholars also get mentorship, a professional network, mental health resources and a chance at a paid Amazon internship. This cycle has two tracks: Software Development Engineering and Automation Engineering.

What you get:

• Up to $10,000 a year for each year of a 4-year degree, up to $40,000 in total, covering your funding gap up to that cap
• A chance at a 3-month paid internship at Amazon, based on available positions
• Mentorship and access to a network of industry professionals
• Mental health resources, plus emergency grants (per Scholarship America's page)

What you'll do:

• Choose one track, Software Development Engineering or Automation Engineering, that matches your planned degree
• Submit your application with a high school transcript, the first two pages of your household's most recent IRS 1040 and an online teacher recommendation
• If selected as a finalist, complete a track-specific assessment within one week in late January 2027

Key dates:

• Be a high school senior in the US
• Be enrolled in or have completed a high school or college dual degree course in computer science, engineering or robotics; students without this course can opt in to an assessment offered by Amazon
• Be authorized to work in the US, for example a US citizen, permanent resident or Employment Authorization Document holder
• Demonstrate substantial financial need
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.3 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent
• Plan to earn a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, Electrical, Automation, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• Apply to one track only