The University of California, Davis, College of Engineering will give checks totaling $218,000 to some 70 undergraduate students at a ceremony on Tuesday, May 27, at 3 p.m. in the Alumni Center on campus.

These scholar awards come from corporations including Chevron, Texas Instruments, Union Pacific, Phillips 66, Micron, Boeing, and Bushnell Outdoor Products, whose representatives take the opportunity to connect with students who have the potential to be future employees.

Many of the companies will have representatives at the ceremony.

The sponsors decide how much to allocate to each scholar award, and awards average about $3,000 each.

Students applied for the awards online and had to answer short questions, such as "describe yourself in a tweet."

The applications were reviewed and winners selected by the college of Engineering. Sponsoring companies saw the students' applications.

"It allows the companies to connect with students for at least a year if they want to extend a job offer to them," said Kelly Scott, assistant director of corporate relations at the College. 

Last year, $63,000 in scholar awards was distributed to 40 students.