Undergraduate Civil Engineering Scholarships in Nevada

Perini Green Weekend Scholarship

• The Perini Green Weekend Scholarship Foundation provides scholarship awards to graduating high school seniors who plan to major in civil engineering at an accredited college or university in southern Nevada. Applicants must be classified as a Title I or at-risk student and must be nominated by a member of their school's faculty. The number and amount of awards granted annually varies.

  Perini Green Weekend
  P.O. Box 50873
  Henderson, NV 89016
  702-792-9209
  http://perinigreenweekend.com/

Nevada Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship

• The Nevada Society of Professional Engineers sponsors a scholarship award for civil engineering students who are enrolled in the undergraduate program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Scholarship awards of $2,500 are available for students who demonstrate both academic achievement and a commitment to a career in civil engineering. Applicants must also demonstrate their knowledge of the civil engineering field through an original research essay.

  Ms. Christine Wallace
  Office of the Dean
  College of Engineering
  UNLV Box 45-4005
  Las Vegas NV, 89154
  702-895-3699
  http://nspenv.org/scholarship.html

The Howdy Wells/Nevada Contractors Association Scholarship

• The Howdy Wells/Nevada Contractors Association Scholarship is available to juniors and seniors who are enrolled in a civil engineering degree program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The program grants an award of $1,000 per semester to qualifed students who plan to pursue a career in the construction industry. Applicants are selected based on their academic record, leadership skills, personal character, extracurricular participationi, letters of recommendation, and financial need.

  Nevada Contractors Association
  2881 S. Valley View Blvd, Suite 1
  Las Vegas, NV 89102-0145
  702-222-0320
  http://www.nevadacontractors.org/

Nevada NASA Space Grant Scholarship

• The Nevada NASA Space Grant Scholarship Program provides scholarship awards to civil engineering students who are enrolled in an accredited degree program in the state of Nevada. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and must not be receiving any other federal funding, including loans and scholarships. Selected undergraduates are eligible to receive up to $5,000 per academic year and awards are granted on the basis of academic merit, career goals, letters of recommendation, and extracurricular activities. Students belonging to under-represented populations, such as ethnic minorities and women, are strongly encouraged to apply.

  Nevada NASA Space Grant Consortium
  2215 Raggio Parkway
  Reno, NV 89512
  775-673-7674
  http://nvspacegrant.org/

Robert A. Swaddell Memorial Scholarship

• The Robert A. Swaddell Memorial Scholarship is available to civil engineering students who are enrolled or planning to enroll at Nevada State College. The program provides a $2,000 award to selected students who are enrolled in at least twelve credit hours and are residents of Pahrump or Henderson, Nevada. Applicants must have a minimum 2.75 GPA and must be able to demonstrate financial need through the Student Aid Report portion of their Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

  Nevada State College
  Student Financial Services and Scholarships
  1125 Nevada State Drive
  Henderson, NV 89002
  702-992-2000
  http://nsc.nevada.edu/