Deadline Extended - Apply Now to the AGC Foundation Scholarships and Awards

The deadline to apply for AGC Education and Research Foundation scholarships and awards is November 15.  More than 100 scholarships are awarded each year to undergraduate and graduate students, in addition to several awards programs that recognize outstanding students and educators. Click here to watch AGC Foundation director Melinda Patrician explain the details of the scholarship and awards programs. Undergraduate Scholarships College sophomores and juniors enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time, four- or five-year ABET or ACCE-accredited construction or civil engineering program are eligible to apply.  High School seniors and college freshmen are not eligible. The renewable scholarships are worth $2,500 per year for each year of undergraduate study, up to a maximum of $7,500.  All scholarship applications must be submitted online by November 15 at http://scholarship.agc.org. Graduate Scholarships The Saul Horowitz, Jr. Memorial Graduate Award, the Heffner Scholarships for Graduate Students and the Smith, Currie & Hancock Graduate Scholarships are worth $7,500 each, paid in two installments of $3,750. College seniors enrolled in an undergraduate construction or civil engineering degree program, or others possessing an undergraduate degree in construction or civil engineering, are eligible to apply if they are enrolled or are planning to enroll in a graduate level construction or civil engineering degree program as a full-time student.  All scholarship applications must be submitted online by November 15 at http://scholarship.agc.org. Awards Programs Seniors in construction and civil engineering programs are invited to submit essays for the 2011 James L. Allhands Essay Contest. The first place winner will receive $1,000 and an expense-paid trip to the 2011 AGC Convention.  The first place faculty sponsor will receive $500 and an expense-paid trip to the AGC Convention.  The second place winner will receive $500, and the third place winner will receive $300. The 2011 Outstanding Educator Award is designed to recognize the accomplishments of full-time teaching faculty in construction education.  The 2011 recipient will receive $10,000 ($5,000 cash and two $2,500 scholarship awards of the recipient's choice) and an expense-paid trip to the 2011 AGC Convention where the award will be presented.  (Expenses are paid for the winning educator only.) All award applications are available at www.agcfoundation.org and must be submitted by November 15, 2010 in order to be considered. Award applications can be submitted via email to patricianm@agc.org or mailed directly to the AGC Education & Research Foundation. For more information, contact Melinda Patrician at (703) 837-5342 or patricianm@agc.org.