Ferris Wheel Scholarships
Program in formation · Applications and donations are not open
For the Engineers Who See What Is Not There Yet
A future global initiative intended to connect the Ferris legacy to students across engineering—from foundational disciplines to emerging fields such as artificial intelligence.
Carry a first-principles mindset forward
Ferris worked at the frontier of steel, structure, and public experience. The enduring lesson is not one discipline; it is the courage to reduce an unprecedented problem to the truths that engineering can test.
Support ambitious builders in every field
The intended door is broad: students across engineering whose work applies rigor, imagination, responsibility, and emerging technology to problems that matter.
Build the program with the best institutions
Program criteria, selection, administration, and outcomes should be co-developed with qualified engineering universities around the world—not improvised as a marketing campaign.
Open only after the structure is ready
The initiative will not accept applications or donations until a nonprofit or fiscal-sponsor structure, governance, and transparent award rules are in place.
Next conversation
Education is where heritage becomes momentum.
Global engineering universities, educators, and potential program stewards can help shape a credible future initiative.
Start a scholarship conversation