Scholarship Information
In addition to the traditional types of financial aid, outstanding SDCET students may qualify for academic scholarships offered by Penn State Harrisburg, including the Keystone Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Scholarship and the Brightbill Memorial Scholarship. See here for detail.
Listed below are scholarships offered by a number of professional organizations. Click on the scholarship title for more details.
| Scholarship | Sponsor | Requirments/Eligibility | Application Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Student Chapter Scholarship | Trimmer Education Foundation | Student must be enrolled in a construction related program and be a current member of the ABC Student Chapter. Student must have completed at least one year in program and have at least one year left to complete. A GPA of 2.85 and a major GPA of 3.0 is required. Student must submit resume, a letter of recommendation, a copy of the first page of Student Aid Report, and an academic transcript. | TBD |
| ABCD Scholarship | ABCD Susquehanna Chapter | Student must be enrolled as a full-time student in a civil engineering program. Student must be considered to be in at least their junior year and be enrolled at Bucknell University, Pennsylvania State University, Penn College of Technology, or Lehigh University. Must submit application, transcript, and student essay. | TBD |
| ACI Baker Student Fellowship | Baker Concrete Construction | Must be nominated by a ACI member. Must attend ACI convention. Must be a full-time student studying civil engineering, structural engineering, or construction industry management program, and entering junior or senior year. Student must serve an internship before the award period. Student must submit resume, an essay, two online reference forms, and an official transcript. | October, 30, 2009 |
| ACI BASF Construction Chemicals Student Fellowship | BASF | Must be nominated by a ACI member. Must attend ACI convention. Must be a full-time student with an interest in the area of specialty chemicals for new construction and repair/rehabilitation. A mutually agreed research project is required. Student must submit resume, an essay, two online reference forms, and an official transcript. | October 30, 2009 |
| ACI Cagley ACI Student Fellowship | Cagley & Associates | Must be nominated by a ACI member. Must attend ACI convention. Must be a full-time student with an interest in a career in design. Student must serve an internship at Cagley & Associates before the award period. Student must submit resume, an essay, two online reference forms, and an official transcript. | October 30, 2009 |
| ACI Charles Pankow Foundation ACI Student Fellowship | Charles Pankow Foundation | Must be nominated by a ACI member. Must attend ACI convention. Must be a full-time student. Student must serve an internship in the construction environment with the Charles Pankow Company before the award period. Student must submit resume, an essay, two online reference forms, and an official transcript. | October 30, 2009 |
| ACI Elmer Baker Student Fellowship | Baker Concrete Construction | Must be nominated by a ACI member. Must attend ACI convention. Must be a full-time student entering junior or senior year with an interest in a career in the construction industry. Student must serve an internship at Baker Concrete Construction before the award period. Student must submit resume, an essay, two online reference forms, and an official transcript. | October 30, 2009 |
| AISC/Fred R. Havens | Fred R. Havens Fund | Must be a full-time civil or architectural engineering student who is a U.S. Citizen and entering junior or senior year. Student must submit a sealed official transcript, one sealed letter of recommendation, an essay on the student's interest in steel structures, and an original sample steel analysis/design solution with calculations. | TBD |
| AISC/W&W AFCO Steel | W&W/AFCO Steel Fund | Must be a full-time civil or architectural engineering student who is a U.S. Citizen and entering junior or senior year. Student must submit a sealed official transcript, one sealed letter of recommendation, an essay on the student's overall career objectives. | TBD |
| Engineering Undergraduate Award | The American Society for Nondestructive Testing | Student must be enrolled in an ABET-accredited engineering program and choose NDT as a field of specialization. Student must submit a nominating letter, three letters of recommendation from faculty, a transcript, and an essay by the student. | December 15 |
| Eugene C. Figg, Jr. Civil Engineering Scholarship | Figg Engineering Group | Must be an enrolled junior or senior civil engineering student in an ABET-accredited civil engineering program with a passion for bridges. Student must submit application form, personal statement, detailed financial plan, two sealed recommendations from faculty members, a sealed official transcript, and resume. | TBD |
| Jill S. Tietjen P.E. Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. Must be a U.S. Citizen. | TBD |
| Merit Shop Construction Scholarship Program | ABC Keystone | The purpose of the scholarship is to assist individuals seeking to further their education in careers in construction. Student must be enrolled in a construction-related program and reside in one of the following counties: Adams, Berks Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Perry, or York. Student must submit application, an instructor recommendation, an employer's evaluation, an academic transcript, and a short essay. | TBD |
| NPCAEF Scholarship | National Precast Concrete Association | Student must be enrolled in a building and construction field curriculum. A letter of sponsorship from a NPCA member must be included with the application. | December 31 |
| Samuel Fletcher Tapman ASCE Student Chapter Scholarship | ASCE | Student must be enrolled in an ABET-accredited civil engineering program. Must be a member of the local ASCE Student Chapter and a student member of the society. Student must submit an application form, personal essay, detailed annual budget, two sealed letters of recommendation, a sealed official transcript, and resume. | TBD |
| The Ada. I. Pressman Memorial Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. Must be a U.S. Citizen. | TBD |
| The Anne Maureen Whitney Barrow Memorial Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The Associated General Contractors Scholarships | AGC | Must be a full-time sophomore of junior in an ABET-accredited or an ACCE-accredited program. One evaluation form completed by a faculty member, one evaluation form completed by an employment supervisor, and a transcript is required with application. | November 1 |
| The Bechtel Foundation Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in architectural engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, environmental engineering, or mechanical engineering. Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater. SWE membership is required | TBD |
| The BK Krenzer Memorial Reentry Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The Dorothy Lemke Howarth Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. Must be a U.S. Citizen. | TBD |
| The Dorothy P. Morris Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. Must be a U.S. Citizen. | TBD |
| The Electronics for Imaging Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The General Electric Women's Network | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. Must be a U.S. Citizen. | TBD |
| The Ivy M. Parker Memorial Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their junior or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The Lillian Moller Gilbreth Memorial | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their junior or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The Lydia I. Pickup Memorial Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The Mary V. Munger Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The MASWE Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The Meridith Thoms Memorial Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The Olive Lynn Salembier Memorial Reentry Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The Susan Miszkowicz Memorial Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The SWE Mid-Hudson Section Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. | TBD |
| The SWE Past Presidents Scholarship | SWE | Scholarship is open to women students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year in an engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or greater. Must be a U.S. Citizen. | TBD |
| Y.C. Yang Civil Engineering Scholarship | ASCE | Must be an enrolled junior or senior civil engineering student in an ABET-accredited civil engineering program with an interest in structural engineering and must be an ASCE Society Student Member. Students must submit application form, personal statement, detailed financial plan, two sealed recommendations from faculty members, a sealed official transcript, and resume. | TBD |