Four Cornell engineering students have each been awarded a Technical Minority Scholarship by Xerox Corp. They are among 125 graduate and undergraduate students from across the country recognized for their high academic achievement in the fields of science, engineering and technology.

The scholarship recipients and their majors are: Matthew Cong '11, computer science; José Carlos Hirshman Mateos '15, undeclared; and Anil Singhal '13 and Kimberly Yeh '14, chemical engineering.

"This is an extremely competitive program, and Matthew, José, Anil and Kimberly should feel very proud to have been chosen for such a prestigious award," said Lance Collins, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering.

The scholarships provide between $1,000 and $10,000 toward college tuition costs, depending on merit and need. They are available to minority students enrolled in technical degree programs at the bachelor's degree level or above. Eligible students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher and show financial need. This year's recipients were chosen from a pool of 733 qualified applicants.

"At Xerox, we take seriously our responsibility to invest in tomorrow's multicultural leaders. It ensures a future workforce full of unique perspectives that will drive our business and our country forward," said Joseph Cahalan, president of the Xerox Foundation, which funds the scholarship program.

Since the program began in 1987, the Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship program has provided nearly $2.6 million in funding to help approximately 1,900 students achieve their academic and professional goals.