Builders' Association Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsored by Builders' Association Scholarship Foundation

Established in 1992, The Builders Scholarship Foundation uses investment income from the scholarship endowment fund to create scholarships for outstanding individuals preparing for a career in construction within the area served by the association (Missouri, Kansas, and the surrounding area). Through members’ generous donations, the fund now exceeds $1,000,000. The Foundation currently supports the following 27 named scholarships through the generosity of particular benevolent member companies:

• A.L. Huber General Contractor
• Carl and Josephine Privitera/Mark One Electric
• Don Greenwell Honorary Scholarship
• Firebaugh Construction, Inc.
• George Betts, Jr. Memorial
• George J. Shaw Construction Company
• Grand Construction
• International Builders – IBC, Inc.
• James L. Hutton, Sr./William W. Hutton Memorial
• James L. “Skip” Hutton, Jr.
• J.E. Dunn, Sr.
• Jene Hayes/Hayes Drilling, Inc.
• John and Jill Dunn
• John Rohrer Contracting Company
• Kelly Construction Group
• Mary McNamara/Cornell Roofing & Sheet Metal Company
• McCownGordon Construction
• Murray Company
• Patricia A. Carroll
• PCI
• Pearce Construction
• Phillip W. Moore Memorial
• Rau Construction Company
• Senter Family
• Turner Construction Company
• V.S. DiCarlo Memorial Scholarship
• Whitley Construction

To be eligible, applicants must plan to be a full-time college student at a school in the Heartland of the United States in the Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 semester studying in a construction-related program (construction management, engineering or architecture). The deadline to apply for the Fall 2025/Spring 2026 scholarship is Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Recipients will be announced at the anniversary event to be announced at a later date, with checks issued for the following Fall 2025-Spring 2026 academic year at $1,750 per semester.