The ASME Auxiliary, Inc., established in 1923 and incorporated as a charitable non-profit organization in 1977, establishes and supports scholarships and loans to students of mechanical engineering at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. It also supports the objectives of ASME International to promote the advancement of the art, science and practice of mechanical engineering. Membership is open to all members of the immediate families of ASME International members, as well as members themselves. An Associate Membership is now available for all those persons interested in furthering the purpose of The Auxiliary.

Objectives
To establish Educational Funds for the purpose of assisting worthy students in the study of Mechanical Engineering, or for graduate work.

To promote, independently or in conjunction with ASME, the advancement of the art and science of Mechanical Engineering and the dissemination to engineers, and the general public, of advances and new developments in Mechanical Engineering.