AGC Workforce Development Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsored by Associated General Contractors of America

In 2015, the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and its Build Your Future initiative made a generous contribution to help fund the first Workforce Development scholarships for students pursuing craft and technical programs, allowing 19 applicants to receive the inaugural scholarships.  Scholarships are $1,000 per year, renewable for up to two years.

The 2025-2026 Workforce Development Scholarship is now open! Apply by June 1, 2025. Apply online by the deadline.

To see if there is also a local scholarship program sponsored by the AGC Chapter in your home state or the state in which your school is located, click here to find contact information for chapters across the nation.

A.ELIGIBILITY

1. High school seniors are not eligible. Applicant MUST be a rising college sophomore, junior in a four-year program or rising senior in a five-year program at the time the scholarship is awarded in the fall of 2025. Junior and senior level applicants MUST have one full academic year of coursework remaining at the time of application deadline in the fall of 2025 term (i.e. earliest graduation date of December 2025). Second-year students at a two-year school who are planning to transfer to a four-year program for the Fall 2025 term are also eligible to apply.
2. Applicant MUST desire a career in the construction industry.
3. Applicant MUST be a full-time student.
4. Applicant MUST be enrolled or intend to enroll in either an ABET or an ACCE accredited (or candidate status) program.
5. Applicant MUST pursue a B.S. degree in construction or construction-related engineering. A dual degree with construction or construction-related engineering as one part is acceptable.
6. Applicant MUST be a U. S. citizen or documented permanent resident of the United States (i.e. must possess a "permanent resident" card).

B. REQUIREMENTS

1. Applicant is responsible for ensuring that all of the following items are submitted by midnight EST November 1, 2024.
   1. Completed application.
   2. Evaluation form completed (online) by college faculty member.
   3. Evaluation form completed (online) by an employment supervisor.
   4. Official or unofficial transcript of college grades. Unofficial transcripts are accepted if they clearly indicate the academic institution and student's name. Text versions cut and pasted from the school's web site ARE NOT acceptable.
2. Spelling and grammar are important and will be considered in the review/rating process.
3. Incomplete application packages will NOT be considered.