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CAGC Foundation, Inc.
Scholarship Program
The CAGC Foundation is proud to announce the launch of its annual scholarship program, developed to assist those choosing to enter the construction industry as well as to provide financial aid for those wishing to advance themselves on their construction career path.
2012 Scholarships
The CAGC Foundation has established three (3) scholarship opportunities:
- University/4 Year College Scholarship- To provide financial support to those college/university degree-seeking students that intend to pursue a career in construction or a construction-related industry: One (1) scholarship, in the amount of $4,000, will be awarded to a current or accepted student at an accredited University/4 Year College in North or South Carolina.
- Technical/Trade School Scholarship- To establish assistance for those individuals seeking to enter the construction/construction-related industry by obtaining the necessary skills/technical training at a trade or technical school: Two (2) scholarships, each in the amount of $2,000, will be awarded to two (2) current or incoming students at an accredited Technical/Trade School in North or South Carolina.
- Industry Certification/Advancement Scholarship- To create the opportunity for those, currently working in the construction industry, to advance themselves by improving/acquiring the knowledge and skills they need: Four (4) scholarships, each in the amount of $1,000, will be awarded to four (4) individuals within the construction industry pursuing, or planning to pursue, construction industry Certification/Advancement through an accredited center of learning in North or South Carolina.
2012 Eligibility Requirements
- Anyone working in, or pursuing a career within, the construction industry is invited to apply.
- Minimum 3.0 overall grade point average (GPA) for those applying for University/College or Technical/Trade School scholarship- no GPA requirement for applicants of Industry Certification/Advancement Scholarship;
- Must be a high school or high school equivalency graduate;
- Must attend an accredited school, college or university permanently located in the Carolinas- on-line schools based in the Carolinas are eligible;
- Enrollment/Class requirements:
- University/4-year College Scholarship- Requirement- must be full-time student (min. 12 credit hours per academic semester);
- Technical/Trade School- No minimum class/hours requirement- may be part time student.
- Industry Certified Advancement- No minimum class/hours requirement- may be part time student.
- Immediate families and close relatives of Staff and Board Members of CAGC Foundation, Carolinas AGC, and its corporate entities, are NOT eligible;
- Applicants only eligible for one CAGC Foundation scholarship per year;
Application Requirements
- Complete Scholarship Application Form
- Submit copy of Official Transcripts- sealed by University/academic institution- Required from each post-secondary University/Academic institution you have attended. Not required for Industry Certification/Advancement Scholarship applicants;
- Write & Submit Essay- Essays are to be 500 words or less, typed or printed legibly. Response to the following prompt: How would this scholarship help you to better yourself and the construction industry?
- Submit two (2) Letters of Recommendation: Non-family, preferably current/former employer, supervisor, teacher, instructor, etc.
Application Deadline
Applications and all required information must be postmarked on or before January 15, 1012.
Questions about this program, contact Ed Paat, CAGC Director of Development
If you would like to support the CAGC Foundation, send your donation to:
CAGC Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 30277
Charlotte, NC 28230-0277
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