2008 Scholarship Program...
In order to assist worthy students pursuing a career in engineering or land surveying, the American Council of Engineering Companies/Maryland (ACEC/MD) will award three $2,500 scholarships. Two scholarships, sponsored by the ACEC/MD, will go to selected students majoring in either civil, mechanical or electrical engineering attending an accredited college or university. The other scholarship, the William R. Kahl Scholarship, is exclusively awarded to a student pursuing a degree in civil engineering.
To qualify, a student must be a U.S. citizen pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited engineering program or in an accredited land surveying program. Students must be entering their junior, senior, fifth, or graduate year, in the fall of 2008 to qualify. Students graduating in spring 2007 are not eligible. A statement of financial need must also be included with this application.
Throughout the application, students are encouraged to reflect their interest and commitment to the business and management of the profession.
Be as complete as possible while filling out this application. Each portion of the application has a specific point value. Judges will score each section separately. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The successful candidate may be eligible to compete for scholarships totaling $20,000 in our parent organization’s, the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC), Scholarship Competition.
Scoring
Cumulative Grade Point Average: 14 points
Maryland Resident: 50 points
Statement of Financial Need: 12 points
Work Experience: 10 points
List your most recent work experience first and include any jobs held during high school. Indicate the year in school during which you held a particular position. Indicate if your work experience was in the form of work study, coop, or practicum. Clearly identify the nature of the business of the listed employers; in particular, note consulting engineering or land surveying firms. Be complete and accurate. List additional experiences on a separate sheet and attach if necessary. The more experience you list, the higher your potential score.
Recommendation: 9 points
A recommendation from an engineering professor, consulting engineer, or land surveyor will be evaluated. Use the enclosed form – a letter generally is not sufficient. The evaluator must send the recommendation directly to ACEC/MD.
College Activities: 5 points
Indicate all college activities including offices held in any organization. Be as complete as possible. If there are no activities, write “none”. The more activities you list, the higher your potential score.
ACEC/MD is a nonprofit association representing over 80 multi-sized consulting engineering firms located throughout the state serving the public as well as private sectors. Approximately 20% of the organization’s member firms are certified MBE firms in the state of Maryland. Member firms employ approximately 6,000 employees and are responsible for the design of most of the area's infrastructure, environmental and building construction. The organization focuses on the business aspects of the consulting engineering profession and is affiliated with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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