The AEI Scholarship was established by Analytical Engineering, Inc. in 2004 to assist and to encourage students, who have financial need and are diligent in their studies, pursue careers in technical fields such as engineering, computer science, or the physical sciences.

CRITERIA: Graduating seniors from Columbus East, Columbus North, Hauser and Trinity Lutheran high schools, Columbus Christian School or Bartholomew County residents who are home schooled. Applicant plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as engineering, computer science or the physical sciences at an accredited post-secondary institution. Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale or a 6.5 on a 12.0 scale.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Heritage Fund Combined Scholarship Application, most recent official high school transcript, one-page essay about personal goals and objectives and two character recommendations. Each recommendation should be completed by one of the following: teacher, counselor, advisor, supervisor or other professional, who is not a relative, with whom student has a working relationship.

Applications are available from and submitted to the Heritage Fund.  For more information on the Heritage Fund Scholarships, you may contact them at (812) 376-7772.

Previous Winners:

2024
Manya Suresh – Columbus North
Preetham Yerragudi – Columbus North
Yehor Ivanenko – Columbus East

2023
Gracie Green – Hauser HS
Flynn Keele – Columbus North
Emma Long – Columbus North

2022
Matthew Liu – Columbus North
Chaewon Lee – Columbus North
Evan Carr – Columbus North

2021
Jaylyn Nelson – Columbus East
Mehul Dhillon – Columbus North
Brock Burbrink – Columbus Signature Academy

2020
Colby Hertle – Columbus East
Samantha Heathcote – Columbus North
Ethan Wallace – Hauser
Thomas Key – Columbus East
Matthew Ruehman – Columbus North

2019
Taylor Gaskell – Columbus East
Abbey Landini – Columbus North
Caige Comstock– Columbus Signature Academy

2018
Elizabeth Frazier – Columbus East
Christopher Ruble – Columbus North
Brendan Boewe – Columbus Signature Academy

2017
Reed Nowling – Columbus East
Elijah Peters – Columbus North
Alexandra Nusawardhana – Columbus North

2016
Mitchel Busse – Columbus East
Mitchell Kelley – Columbus North
Tyler Heathcote – Columbus North

2015
Lindsey Busse – Columbus East
Kaitlyn Wendel – Columbus East
Alexander Whaley – Columbus North

2014
Grant Hoffman – Columbus East
Rachel Andrie – Columbus East
Ethan Miller – Columbus North

2013
Carsen Dean – Hauser
Chase Francoeur – Columbus North
Nathan Green – Columbus North

2012
Kevin Partridge – Columbus East
Jordan Jewett – Columbus North
Jonathan Foust – Columbus North

2011
Nicholas Fish – Columbus North
Trey Sanders – Columbus North
William Nelson – Columbus North

2010
Andrew Cox – Columbus North
Dylan Howard – Columbus North
Ryan Ream – Hauser

2009
Andrew Ketchum – Homeschool
Rachel Essex – Hauser
Zane Jensen – Columbus East

2008
Austin Chen – Columbus North
Eric Fischer – Columbus East

2007
Jacob Rape – Columbus North
Samantha Olmstead – Columbus North
Sloan Bell – Hauser

2006
Cole Perry – Columbus East
Adam Koorn – Columbus East
Emily Stafford – Columbus East

2005
Corey Mahaffey – Columbus East
Kelsey Dailey – Columbus East
Rajan Kalirai – Columbus East

2004
Rebecca Martin – Columbus North
Tyler Kupferer – Columbus North
Tyler Huckaby – Columbus East
Irene Zhang – Columbus East