Engineering scholarship provides career path for northeast Kentucky students; March 1 deadline to apply

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Engineering scholarship provides career path for northeast Kentucky students
Apply now for $47,600 college scholarship
 
FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2015) – How can you attend college, pay little to no tuition, earn money by working during the summer, and then graduate four years later with a guaranteed job? With a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet scholarship, of course.
 
High school seniors or recent graduates should apply by March 1 for one of about 20 scholarships to study civil engineering at accredited Kentucky colleges.
 
If selected, a student could receive as much as a four-year, approximately $47,600 scholarship award from the Transportation Cabinet, which they must pay back by working for the state agency after graduation.
 
“This is an opportunity for high school students in northeast Kentucky to not only pay for college but also take their first steps on a rewarding career path,” said Bart Bryant, chief district engineer for Kentucky Department of Highways District 9.
 
District 9, which is responsible for construction and maintenance of state highways in Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas and Rowan counties, employs about 20 civil engineers and already works with several scholarship students.
 
Across the state, there are approximately 80 scholarship openings filled by new and returning students each year. To date, nearly 1,700 scholarships worth millions of dollars in financial aid to aspiring engineers have been awarded.
 
You can find out how to apply at http://transportation.ky.gov/Education online.
 
CIVIL ENGINEERING  & TECH SCHOLARSHIPS
 
Since 1948, the Transportation Cabinet has offered the Civil Engineering Scholarship Program to high school seniors or current college students interested in pursuing bachelor’s degrees in civil engineering at the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, Western Kentucky University or Kentucky State University.
 
The scholarships are competitive, and recipients are chosen based on their performance in high school, ACT scores, aptitude in math and science and an interest in engineering as a career.
 
A scholarship’s total value is around $47,600 for four years of study - Freshman and sophomore students receive $5,750 per semester, and junior and senior applicants receive $6,150 per semester to complete a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
 
Scholarship students can work summers and must agree to work for a year for the cabinet for every year they receive the award – so, in addition to tuition assistance and paid summer employment, students receive job placement after graduation and a potentially rewarding and lucrative career.
 
The Transportation Cabinet also awards scholarships for students to pursue civil engineering technology degrees at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington and Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Prestonsburg.
The Civil Engineering Technology Scholarship Program will prepare students for work with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet upon graduation. Each scholarship student will receive $2,750 per semester toward an associate’s degree in civil engineering technology from the Prestonsburg or Lexington KCTCS campuses. Scholarship students agree to work for a year for the cabinet for every year they receive the award.
The application deadline for both the civil engineering and engineering tech scholarships is March 1, and recipients are notified in April.
 
More information, applications, qualifications and guidelines can be found online at http://transportation.ky.gov/Education.
 
THE ‘KEEN’ PROGRAM
 
Also, to boost student interest in the engineering profession, the Transportation Cabinet offers the Kentucky Engineering Exposure Network – through which highway engineers visit schools to discuss applications of math and science in daily life and the opportunities and challenges presented in the field of engineering.
 
To invite an engineer to your classroom in Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas or Rowan counties, contact Allen Blair at the Department of Highways District 9 office via email allen.blair@ky.gov or by calling (606) 845-2551.

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Kentucky Department of Highways District 9

Highway District 9
P.O. Box 347
822 Elizaville Ave
Flemingsburg, KY 41041
Phone: (606) 845-2551
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