Scholarships
The School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment has many scholarship programs available to students. In 2017-2018, the school awarded over $300,000 in the form of scholarship support to students in all degree programs. The school is committed to ensuring the success of all students and amplifying access to the field of engineering through generous donations and support from a number of caring donors, companies, community members, associations, organizations, and staff.
Scholarships are available for new, continuing, and transfer students.
Be sure to look at the requirements.
Do you have scholarship questions? Check out our scholarship FAQs, join an information session, or come by and visit Kayla Vestal. For more detailed questions or support, appointments are encouraged.
Scholarship News
National Remodeling Foundation
The National Remodeling Foundation was created to provide scholarships and promote education to individuals who are entering the Remodeling Industry or remodelers taking their formal education to the next level.
The National Remodeling Foundation awards scholarships to students for degrees and certifications in areas related to the remodeling industry. Scholarships are awarded to students seeking to improve their professionalism and skills in business related to the remodeling industry. Scholarships are awarded for certification programs, and/or related university or college training.
Deadline: February 19, 2019
Bicycle Planning Scholarship
This scholarship is designed to support students in architectural or similar fields who are enthusiastic about the advancement of bicycle integration in buildings and city transportation systems.
Here is a brief list of the specifications:
- Award: $1,000
- Undergraduate and Graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited architectural or similar school (city planning, landscape architecture, construction management, etc.) with a GPA of 2.5 or higher.
Deadline: June 1st, 2019
Details about the scholarship can be found on the website https://www.groundcontrolsystems.com/resources/tools-assets/active-transportation-scholarship/.
ASTM International
Various scholarships available. Various deadlines.
For more details, visit https://www.astm.org/studentmember/Student_Awards.html
Arizona ASCE Bridge - Dave Lawson Memorial Scholarship
Deadline March 1, 2019
The Scholarship is for the upper class (Junior and Senior) and graduate students in the amount of $1000.
- GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- 2019 Junior or Senior currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, or a graduate student, with an emphasis in structural engineering.
- Plans to pursue a career in a structures-related field. Special consideration will be given to applicants that have specific interest or experience related to bridges.
For more details,click here
DEED Funding for Students
Scholarships support the education of students working toward technical careers that are in high demand by electric utilities. Students talk about the benefits of a DEED scholarship. A DEED member utility must sponsor your scholarship application. Review the scholarship requirements and checklist. Current or future lineworker trainees should apply for the educational scholarship.
- $2,000 per scholarship paid directly to the student’s university.
- Deadline: February 15 and October 15 each year.
Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) Senior Undergraduate Scholarship
Deadline: March 29, 2019
Scholarships will be awarded for the 2019/2020 school year and have ranged from $5,000 to $10,000 in recent years. Successful recipients must be U.S. citizens and enrolled full-time at the senior level (during the 2019/2020 school year) in an accredited civil engineering program, or in a related field as determined by ASDSO, and must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in hydraulics, hydrology or geotechnical disciplines, or in another discipline related to the design, construction and operation of dams.
Undergraduate students planning to graduate in May/December 2020 will be eligible for the 2019 scholarship.
Minimum Criteria – Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 for the first three years of college and be recommended by their academic advisor.
Basis for Award – The basis for selection will generally follow these guidelines:
- Academic Scholarship
- Financial Need
- Work Experience/Activities
- Essay
Announcement of successful candidates will be made in July 2019.
Link to more info: https://damsafety.org/apply-scholarship
Link to Scholarship Application: https://damsafety.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/files/ASDSOscholarship2019_20.pdf
NAWIC Greater Phoenix Chapter #98
NAWIC Greater Phoenix Chapter #98 is accepting applications from January 2, 2019 – March 30, 2019 through the Arizona Community Foundation for the Lodine Robinson Endowment Fund scholarship. The attached flyer gives all the pertinent information on how to apply and what the criteria is. The link to the application process is:
https://azfoundation.academicworks.com/opportunities/3620
Please pass this on to as many female students as possible as we want to live our core purpose: TO ENHANCE THE SUCCESS OF WOMEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. We support students at all three universities, community colleges and apprenticeship programs that are pursuing a career in construction. Last year we awarded 6 scholarships and two of them were from NAU, one a past scholarship recipient. We would like to keep that up for this year.
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