Knut Eriksen Leadership and Management Fellowship Grant

Knut Eriksen Leadership and Management Fellowship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Society Of Civil Engineers Inc
Last Updated: November 30, 2025

Summary

The Knut Eriksen Leadership and Management Fellowship, established by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), supports civil engineering students and young engineers under 35 who are pursuing advanced degrees in leadership and management. This fellowship aims to foster future leaders in civil engineering by providing financial assistance for tuition, research, and living expenses. It promotes the development of skills essential for management roles within the profession, ensuring a commitment to excellence in both education and practice.

Overview

American Society of Civil Engineers The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 160,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest national civil engineering society. ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society’s economic and social engine – the built environment – while protecting and restoring the natural environment. Through the expertise of its active membership, ASCE is a leading provider of technical and professional conferleadersences and continuing education, the world’s largest publisher of civil engineering content, and an authoritative source for codes and standards that protect the public. The Society advances civil engineering technical specialties through nine dynamic institutes and leads with its many professional- and public-focused programs. Knut Eriksen Leadership and Management Fellowship Knut Eriksen, P.E., M.ASCE, a member of ASCE since 1983, donated funds for this fellowship in 2022. His intent for this fellowship is to encourage civil engineering students and young engineers, 35 years of age or younger, who are licensed or in the process of becoming licensed, to pursue advanced degrees in leadership and management in order to focus their civil engineering career on leadership and management in education and practice. It was instituted by the Board of Direction on October 6, 2024. The Knut Eriksen Leadership and Management Fellowship may be presented annually to not more than two graduate civil engineering students, who will use the fellowship for tuition, research, and living expenses. The purpose of the fellowship is to further the education of worthy students pursuing advanced degrees, such as an MBA or another graduate management degree in leadership and management in addition to their degree in civil engineering, in preparation for leadership, management, and executive level positions in the civil engineering profession as a career goal.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. At the time of application, the individual must be a member of the Society of any grade and in good standing at the time of application and award and must be 35 years of age or younger, licensed, or in the process of becoming licensed as a professional engineer with a few years’ experience and must demonstrate a commitment to the leadership and management practice of civil engineering. The fellowship may be awarded only to those students who will continue their formal graduate education at a recognized educational institution. Previous recipients of the fellowship are eligible to apply in any succeeding competition for these awards provided the other requirements of eligibility are satisfied. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.