Alwin B. Newton Scholarship named for an industry pioneer, who was granted 219 patents during his lifetime. The program must at least meet one of the following criteria: the institution hosts an active ASHRAE Student Branch or; the program is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) www.abet.org or; the institution is accredited by an equivalent agency outside the USA that is a signatory of the Washington Accord or; the institution has a signed Memorandum of Understanding with ABET.