Scholarships are available for both accredited
post-secondary and vocational/technical trade schools.
(Rosemont, IL) Nov. 30, 2023 — The Roofing Alliance announces the opening of
the Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program for the 2024-25 academic year.
The deadline for funding applications is January 31, 2024.
The Roofing Alliance Melvin Kruger Endowed Scholarship Program offers three
scholarship opportunities. All categories are open to employees of
roofing industry companies, their spouses, and their dependent children, as
well as construction management students enrolled in undergraduate level or
students enrolled in CTE programs or schools (regardless of industry
affiliation). Applicants may apply for one of the following scholarship
categories:
- The Accredited University
Scholarship assists individuals seeking to further their education.
Priority will be given to individuals pursuing careers in the roofing or
building construction industries (which include architecture; civil,
mechanical, or structural engineering; construction management; or
occupational health and safety.) The scholarship award is $5,000 each.
- The Melvin Kruger Endowed
Scholarship Program—Accredited Career Technical Education Scholarship
assists those who are seeking a professional career inside the roofing
industry including but not limited to those seeking to be roof system and
sheet metal installers/fabricators, crane and equipment operators, foremen
and superintendents, warehouse and inventory specialists and other roofing
trade specialties. The scholarship awards $1,000 each.
- The Diversity Scholarship
program is open to African American, Black, Hispanic, or Latino, Asian,
Pacific Islanders, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Indigenous, LGBTQ+
and multi-racial students. All female students are also eligible
regardless of race or ethnicity. Any other students who come from
backgrounds that would add to the cause of diversity, regardless of race
or gender, are eligible to apply, including applicants with physical,
mental, or other disabilities. The Diversity Scholarship is open to those
who are pursuing a construction science education at either an accredited
post-secondary institution or an accredited vocational or technical trade
school. The scholarship awards up to $5,000 each.
Scholarship
applicants are initially screened by Scholarship America. Awards are
granted without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation,
gender, disability, or national origin.
Visit learnmore.scholarsapply.org/melvinkruger
to complete the online application by 3 p.m. CST on Jan. 31, 2024. To
learn more about the Roofing Alliance, please contact Alison L. LaValley, CAE
at alavalley@nrca.net or visit roofingalliance.net.
