Albert E. Phillips Scholarship

As a member of Construction Owners Association of America (COAA), UMBC employees and their relatives are invited to compete for one of two $1,500 scholarships and to be recognized as one of the rising stars in the design and construction industry.
To Apply:
• Applicant must be either an employee or a relative of an employee of a COAA member.
• Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate student who has successfully completed the freshman year in a technical field of study such as architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, construction management or a similar field.
• Applicant should have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (a current copy of the student transcript may be requested).
Eligible students must submit an application, two letters of recommendation – one of which must be from a current COAA – member – and an essay on one of the two following topics:
• What attracted you to construction, and what are your career plans in the industry?
• What do you find to be the most critical issue facing the construction industry and why?
For complete details visit COAA’s Albert E. Phillips Scholarship page. If you have further questions, contact Lucie Castro at 1-800-994-2622. The deadline is Saturday, January 31.