Memorial Scholarship (for Bachelors or Associates Degree Students)

Geographic Scope: Massachusetts residents (based on parents' full-time residence for dependents); may attend out-of-state school

Award Amount: Typically 2-3 scholarships awarded annually with varying amounts of $500, $1,000, or $2,000 each. One or more scholarships may be awarded per year.

Purpose: Scholarship for full-time undergraduate students majoring in Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, or Environmental Engineering

Program Background

The MALSCE Education Trust was founded to enhance the profession of land surveying and civil engineering in Massachusetts by providing scholarship and education grants for students of land surveying and civil engineering who are Massachusetts residents.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant must:

• Be presently enrolled full-time (days) in an accredited College, University, Junior College, Technical Institute, or Community College
• Be majoring in Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, or Environmental Engineering
• Be a Massachusetts resident (based upon parents' full-time residence, if still a dependent)
• May attend an out-of-state school
• Complete and sign the application and give it to a qualified Sponsor
• Sponsor must forward completed application with letter of recommendation to MALSCE Education Trust Chair
• Send official transcript of all grades (including latest term) to MALSCE Education Trust Chair
• Transfer students must also forward transcripts from previous schools

Sponsor Requirements

• Sponsor must be a department head, dean, professor, or teacher with personal knowledge of applicant
• An applicant's employer may also be a sponsor if that employer is a MALSCE member in good standing
• Friends and relatives cannot be sponsors
• Sponsor must forward completed application with letter of recommendation to MALSCE Education Trust Chair by deadline

Application Process

1. Download the application form from MALSCE website
2. Complete the application with all required information
3. Obtain a letter of recommendation from a qualified sponsor (department head, dean, professor, teacher, or MALSCE member employer)
4. Request official transcripts from your school showing all grades including the latest term
5. Transfer students: Obtain transcripts from all previous schools
6. Submit all materials to the MALSCE Education Trust Chair by the deadline

Required Materials

• Completed application form (signed)
• Letter of recommendation from qualified sponsor
• Official school transcript(s) showing all grades including latest term
• For transfer students: transcripts from all previous schools

Submission Method

• Via email to: [email protected] (follow with hard copy)
• Via fax to: 617-227-6783
• Via regular mail to: Mary Ann Corcoran, PLS, MALSCE Education Trust Chair, c/o The Engineering Center, One Walnut Street, Boston, MA 02108

Timeline

• Deadline: October 31 (annually)
• Award Notification: By December 31 of application year
• Number of scholarships and amounts determined by Trustees by December 31
• Winners will be contacted directly by MALSCE Education Trust Chair