Scholarship Details
ACEC-Greater Pittsburgh
Application Deadline:
3/18/2024
Requirements:
Junior, senior, fifth, or graduate
Purpose:
Under the auspices of ACEC’s College of Fellows, the ACEC Research Institute will award five (5) General Scholarships, as well
as three specialty scholarships: the Coalition of American Structural Engineers (CASE) Scholarship, the J.A. Watts, Inc. Diversity
in Engineering Scholarship, and the Lee Rice LRE Water Scholarship.
All scholarship applicants must submit applications through their respective state Member Organizations. Click here for
Member Organization contact information.
Eligibility:
Guidelines & Eligibility
General Scholarships
Students must be entering their junior, senior, fifth, or master’s degree year, in the fall of 2022 to qualify for the general
scholarships. In addition, a student must be a U.S. citizen pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or in an
accredited land-surveying program to qualify. ABET accreditation of engineering programs for scholarship applicants must
conform to the following for the degree the student is pursuing:
? Bachelor’s Degree
Student must be in an ABET-accredited engineering program.
? Master’s Degree
Student must either be in an ABET-accredited Master of Science (MS) engineering program or have a Bachelor of
Science (BS) degree from an ABET-accredited engineering program.
Council of American Structural Engineers (CASE) Scholarship
Only students who are enrolled in a Master’s degree program for Structural Engineering in fall of 2022 will be eligible for the
CASE scholarship. Student must either be in an ABET-accredited MS engineering program or have a BS degree from an ABETaccredited engineering program1
.
J.A. Watts, Inc. Diversity in Engineering Scholarship
This scholarship will award funding to students of color who have been traditionally underrepresented in the field of
engineering2. Student must be a U.S. citizen entering their junior, senior, or fifth year, or master’s degree program, pursuing a
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an ABET-accredited engineering program or in an accredited land-surveying program.
Lee Rice LRE Water Scholarship
The Lee Rice-LRE Water Scholarship for students entering their junior, senior or 5th year, or pursuing a master’s degree in
engineering geology, water engineering or natural resource engineering related fields at an ABET-accredited engineering
program or in an accredited land-surveying program. Student must be a U.S. citizen.
Terms of Award:
(1) Scholar of the Year
(2) The Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Scholarship:
(3) Small Firm council Scholarship:
(4) CASE Scholarship for students pursuing a Master's in Structural Engr:
Please Submit:
Application Checklist
? Completed official 2022 ACEC Application Form – Use current application form
? Select General Scholarships or Specialty (CASE) Scholarship, J.A. Watts, Inc. Diversity in Engineering Scholarship,
or Lee Rice LRE Water Scholarship
? ABET Accredited Engineering Program under Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC)
? Properly Signed by Applicant
? Properly Signed by Dean or Professor
? Essay
? ACEC Research Institute Recommendation Form
? ACEC Research Institute Scholarship Payment Activation Form
? Official Transcript – Including 2021 Fall Semester Grades
Questions
For questions, or further information, please contact Heather Talbert at htalbert@acec.org, or 202.347.7474.
