Day: September 8, 2022

Scholarship: Rail Transportation Program, First Year Scholarship

These scholarships are proudly sponsored by the CN Endowment Fund and by generous donations from our other industry supporters and friends. This year’s program will feature up to four scholarships for Michigan Tech first year students interested in learning more about the rail industry.


Amount of Award: Each scholarship awarded will be in the amount of $500.


Renewable: This scholarship will be renewable in each year that the recipient follows a pathway towards completing a Minor in Rail Transportation, and is active in REAC. We anticipate the renewal amounts will increase by $500 each year.


Eligibility: Applicants for the Railroad Scholarships must be a first-year undergraduate student at Michigan Tech University in good standing and interested in the railroad industry. Scholarship winners will be expected to participate in the Railroad Engineering and Activities Club (REAC), and to attend the next American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way (AREMA) conference October 1-3, 2023 The conference trip will be funded by the Rail Transportation Program (RTP). Open to all disciplines.

Scholarship: Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association (WTBA)

The Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association (WTBA) is pleased to announce that applications are available for its 2022-23 Scholarship Program. This program offers $2,000 scholarships to engineering students at 4-year universities and $1,000 scholarships for technical college students preparing for careers in the highway construction industry.

The application deadline for this year’s scholarship program is Friday, November 11th 2022, at 5:00 p.m.

Additional information and the link to apply for the scholarship is here.  

For more information, contact Elise Nelson at WTBA at enelson@wtba.org

Scholarship: Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association

The Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association is pleased to announce that it will award at least two students scholarships again in 2022. We are currently accepting applications. Deadline to apply is Thursday, November 3rd.


One Engineering Scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $2,000.- The award is open to undergraduate students studying civil engineering or construction engineering enrolled at an accredited Wisconsin university or Michigan Technological University as of fall 2022.- Preference will be given to those applicants who intend to pursue a career in the transportation construction industry (with an interest in asphalt pavements).- Special consideration will be given to Wisconsin residents with sophomore or junior status as of the 2022-2023 academic year.


One Engineering Technical Scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $1,000.- The award is open to engineering technology students enrolled at a Wisconsin technical college as of fall 2022.- Preference will be given to those applications who intend to pursue a career in the transportation construction industry (with an interest in asphalt pavements).


The criteria for application is similar to previous years and we offer an easy-to-use online application form. Please share with anyone interested in applying. For more information please visit:
http://www.wispave.org/wapa-scholarships

or
http://www.wispave.org/2022-wapa-scholarship-application

Scholarship: AGC Education and Research Foundation

Each year the AGC Education and Research Foundation offers undergraduate and graduate level scholarships to students enrolled in ABET or ACCE accredited construction management or construction related engineering programs. The application opened July 1, 2022 and closes November 1, 2022.  

Over $10 million in scholarships have been awarded to more than 4,000 students attending colleges and universities across the country. Through endowments made by AGC members and supporters, as well as AGC Chapters, the Education and Research Foundation awards over 100 scholarships each year to students dedicated to pursuing a career in the construction industry.  

Students can click here to apply.  

If you have any questions please contact Paige Packard, Program Director, AGC Education and Research Foundation, paige.packard@agc.org