Paul and Helen Lenchuk Engineering Student Scholarship Program Grant

The Paul and Helen Lenchuk Engineering Student Scholarship Program, established by the NCMA Education and Research Foundation, aims to support full-time graduate students in engineering fields across the U.S. and Canada. With a focus on innovative uses of concrete masonry, this program awards a non-renewable $5,000 scholarship annually. Eligible candidates must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA and demonstrate proficiency in English, ensuring a commitment to advancing the concrete masonry and hardscape industry.

To date, the Foundation has invested more than $2M in grants to industry research for codes and standards, educational opportunities for architectural and engineering students, and workforce development programs.
Paul and Helen Lenchuk Scholarship Program
The National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) Education and Research Foundation has established the Paul and Helen Lenchuck Scholarship Program for full-time students engaged in the pursuit of an engineering (structural, architectural engineering, or related field) graduate degree at eligible colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. The purpose of this program is to support students pursuing a graduate degree in the engineering field while encouraging innovative design, application, or utilization of manufactured concrete masonry and hardscape products in the built environment.
Awards
Typically one $5,000 scholarship will be awarded for each academic year. Awards are not renewable and will typically be awarded on a one time basis.

Eligibility

The scholarship fund is specifically targeted to support graduate-level students.Before the start of the proposed period of study (but not necessarily at the time of application), the applicant must possess a bachelors degree from a higher education institution which is accredited by the responsible regional or national agency.At the time of acceptance of the scholarship (but not necessarily at the time of application), the applicant must be accepted for graduate study at a college or university in an engineering, construction, architecture, or materials science program.The applicant’s formal and independent study must focus on the use of concrete masonry as a building material.To receive the full scholarship award, the recipient must be an enrolled graduate student during the entire scholarship period.The applicant must be proficient in the English language. If English is not the applicant’s native language, a TOEFL or GRE score must be submitted along with the application.Maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA (based on a 4 point system) prior to and throughout the scholarship period.This scholarship program is administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability or national origin.