On Wednesday, April 15, Valencia High School senior Irene Pan was announced as a 2026 recipient of the Amazon Future Engineer (AFE) Scholarship. This prestigious award provides up to $40,000 in financial support, distributed as $10,000 annually over four years, to assist students from historically underserved backgrounds in pursuing degrees in computer science and other STEM-related fields.
The AFE Scholarship recognizes high school seniors in the United States who have demonstrated a strong commitment to computer science, either through completion of a high school or dual-enrollment course in the subject or by successfully completing a qualifying assessment administered by the program. Beyond financial support, the scholarship emphasizes community and mentorship. As part of the program’s longstanding tradition, recipients are welcomed into the AFE network through a visit from a current Scholar Ambassador—a college student and former scholarship recipient, who provides encouragement and insight as students begin their academic journeys.
In addition to scholarship funding, recipients are offered the opportunity to participate in a paid industry internship with Amazon. During this experience, students are embedded within software engineering teams, where they collaborate with managers, technical mentors, and peers to develop projects with real-world applications. Interns contribute to innovative platforms such as Amazon Web Services, seller logistics systems, and the Amazon retail platform, often culminating in the deployment of production-level code by the end of the internship. Way to go, Tiger!
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