Scholarships 2011

Construction Management Department
School of Architecture, Civil Engineering Technology, and Construction Management, Southern Polytechnic State University

CM Scholarship Announcement for AY 2011-2012

Criteria, Application Procedure, and Schedule

The Construction Management Department is pleased to announce the availability of Thirteen (13 plus AGC and GUCA) scholarship awards for AY 2012.  Students with only Construction Management Department Majors (Certificate, B.S., and M.S.) are eligible.  Each scholarship award, including, the number and the amount, will be based on actual funds available.  Interested students are invited and encouraged to complete the application process.  All applicants must be currently enrolled as full-time students (12 credits minimum) and be considered in good academic standing.  The scholarships available for award include: a

1) Toy-Mench Two Scholarships of $600 each; a 2) PCEA and ASPE Golden Hammer Four Scholarship of $1000; 3) Flagler Foundation One Scholarship of $1000 and One Scholarship of $500; 4) GUCA up to Three Scholarships of $1000 each possible for award 5) Construction Management Industry Advisory Board (CMIAB) Four Scholarships of $2000 each; and 6) Grainger Scholarships One scholarship of $2000.   7) In addition Two AGC Scholarships are available for SPSU CM students; one for BS CM program student and another for MS CM Program student for award by AGC of Georgia.

Overview of Scholarships

The Toy-Mench Scholarships: One $600 scholarship will be awarded to a full-time student in BS or MS degree Program with Construction Management major who has completed at least one course in the Specialty Construction concentration and is enrolled in another.  The student must have a minimum overall SPSU GPA requirement for this scholarship is 2.8.

Second $600 scholarship will be awarded to a full time student in a BS or MS Construction Management major who has completed at least four Construction Management courses and the student must have a minimum overall SPSU GPA of 3.0.

The Golden Hammer Award, which has Four scholarships of $1000, each funded jointly by the Professional Construction Estimators Association (PCEA) and the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE) Atlanta Chapters, are based on service to the profession, extracurricular activities, and merit (GPA).

The Flagler Foundation Scholarship, which includes one scholarship of $1000 and another scholarship for $500 will be awarded to two students who demonstrates a need for support and has a GPA of 3.0 or more. 

The Construction Management Industry Advisory Board (CMIAB) is offering opportunity for Four $2000 scholarships based on merit (GPA), major, performance in curricular and extracurricular activities. 

The Grainger Scholarship will be awarding One $2000 scholarship to a student in BS or MS or Certificate Programs offered by the CM Department.  The scholarship is based on merit and the number of credit hours (CM courses) completed at SPSU.

The Georgia Utility Contractors Association (GUCA) may award up to three scholarships of $1000 each.  The number of GUCA Scholarships will be determined by Georgia Utility Contractors Association.

The AGC Education and Research Foundation has two scholarships available: one for Graduate Students or Senior CM students and one for Undergraduate CM students.  http://scholarship.agc.org/

Criteria

1.  Toy-Mench Scholarship (Two $600 scholarship)

One $600 scholarship will be awarded to a full-time student in BS or MS degree Program with Construction Management major who has completed at least one course in the Specialty Construction Program and is enrolled in another.  The student must have a minimum overall SPSU GPA requirement for this scholarship is 2.8.

Second $600 scholarship will be awarded to a full time student in a BS or MS Construction Management major who has completed at least four Construction Management courses and the student must have a minimum overall SPSU GPA of 3.0.

2.  PCEA & ASPE Golden Hammer Scholarship (Four $1000 scholarships)

The main criteria for this scholarship award require demonstration of participation in service to profession, student construction organizations, and construction related extra-curricular activities such as student competitions.  Academic achievement will be an added advantage.

3.  Flagler Foundation (one $1500 scholarship)

The needs of the applicant will be the primary criteria for this selection.  Therefore, each applicant must demonstrate how the scholarship will support his/her education at the CM Program.  In addition, academic achievement (over all CM GPA) will be used to break a tie

 4.  CMIAB Scholarship (Four $2000 scholarships)

The CMIAB Scholarship is offered by the Construction Management Department through the support of CM Industry Advisory Board (see announcement).  The applicant should be either an Undergraduate or a Graduate student who is currently enrolled in one of the Construction Management Programs. These applicants should show academic achievement (high GPA) as well as outstanding performance in curricular and extracurricular activities related to the discipline of Construction Management.

5.  Grainger Scholarship (One $2000 scholarship)

The Grainger Scholarship will be awarded to a CM Student who earns the highest GPA and has completed highest number of credit hours at SPSU.  For further details please see the application form of Grainger scholarship available at the web.  This scholarship is reserved for students of BS CM program students enrolled in Facilities Management concentration.

6.  GUCA Scholarship (can be up to Three $1000 scholarships)

The GUCA scholarship criteria have already been announced (also included in the application form) and applications can be picked from the Construction Management Department.  Deadline to submit GUCA application for scholarship by student applicants to GUCA office directly is October 1, 2011.  GUCA address at is as follows: 804 Main Street, Suite C, Forest Park Georgia 30297-1476

Besides the GUCA and AGC scholarships, each scholarship application should clearly state one of the categories mentioned above. Each applicant may apply for only one scholarship category.  Multiple applications by one student for different scholarships will not be considered.  Graduate, undergraduate, and certificate students are eligible to apply. 

Construction Management students should submit their applications to Ms. Sharon Hamrick no later than the deadline of Tuesday, September 6, 2011 before 5:00 PM.  The three-member Scholarship Committee from the department and one Advisory Board member will evaluate the applications received before the deadline and make recommendations to the Department Chair for announcement of the result.  The Chair will announce the names of Scholarship recipients before September 20, 2011.

Final scholarship awards will be made available to the student’s accounts through the business office for use towards Spring 2012 tuition and fees.

For GUCA and AGC scholarships please send your applications directly to the addresses given on the application forms before the deadline or they will not be considered.

Successful candidates for scholarship will be expected to participate in the Award Ceremony and are expected to write Thank You letters to their Scholarship Provider.