Melrose Native Awarded Scholarship through Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power & Energy Society

Gianna Scioletti, a student at Northeastern University’s College of Engineering, was one of five Northeastern students who received a scholarship through the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Power & Energy Society Scholarship Plus Initiative for the 2016-2017 academic year.

The scholarship was awarded to 230 undergraduate students studying electrical engineering with strong GPAs, unique extracurricular experience and a commitment to furthering their academic performance and involvement in the field. For the first time ever, more than 25 percent of the scholarship recipients are female.

A Melrose, MA native, Scioletti is a fourth-year student majoring in electrical and computer engineering. She is expected to graduate in 2018.