Systems Engineering
Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design and manage complex systems over their life cycles. At its core, systems engineering utilizes systems thinking principles to organize this body of knowledge. Issues such as requirements engineering, reliability, logistics, coordination of different teams, testing and evaluation, maintainability and many other disciplines necessary for successful system development, design, implementation, and ultimate decommission become more difficult when dealing with large or complex projects. Systems engineering deals with work-processes, optimization methods, and risk management tools in such projects. It overlaps technical and human-centered disciplines such as industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, control engineering, software engineering, electrical engineering, cybernetics, organizational studies, civil engineering and project management. Systems engineering ensures that all likely aspects of a project or system are considered, and integrated into a whole.
The systems engineering process is a discovery process that is quite unlike a manufacturing process. A manufacturing process is focused on repetitive activities that achieve high quality outputs with minimum cost and time. The systems engineering process must begin by discovering the real problems that need to be resolved, and identifying the most probable or highest impact failures that can occur – systems engineering involves finding solutions to these problems.
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Scholarships for Systems Engineering Majors
NSF SBIR Innovative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Fellowship (NSF I-PERF)American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) |
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award Up to $78,000 |
deadline Varies |
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U.S. to Australia FellowshipAmerican Australian Association |
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award Up to $40,000 |
deadline September 30, 2023 |
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Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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SMART ScholarshipUnited States Department of Defense (DoD) |
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award Up to $38,000 |
deadline December 01, 2023 |
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Trustey Family Scholars ProgramUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Stinson Scholars ProgramUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Besio Family ScholarshipUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville UniversityGreenville University |
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award $20,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Cybersecurity Public Service GrantState Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) |
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award $20,000 |
deadline Varies |
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McKnight Doctoral FellowshipFlorida Education Fund |
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award Up to $18,000 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
Systems Engineering Related Majors
- Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Computer Software Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Biochemical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Computer Hardware Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Mechanics
- Nuclear Engineering