Submissions are now open for the 2016 Construction Intern Awards. Construction software developer HCSS will be awarding a total of $50,000 in college scholarships to students in construction-related fields. The top winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship. In addition, four finalists will each receive a $4,000 scholarship and 12 honorable mentions will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship.
Eligible internships include any internship in a construction-related field of at least two months in length that occurred during the 2015-2016 school year or Summer 2016. Participants must have been enrolled in a college, university or trade school for the 2015-2016 school year. Submissions will be accepted until September 16.
To enter, students simply need to visit www.constructioninternawards.com to register and fill out a brief questionnaire with a summary of their experience. Two groups of finalists will be among the top 17 entries — eight entries chosen from popular vote and nine entries chosen by a selection committee. Those 17 combined finalists are guaranteed at least a $2,000 scholarship, and will be submitted to a voting panel comprised of seasoned industry experts, representing varied sectors of the construction industry. That panel will choose the top students; four will be named finalists who will each receive a $4,000 scholarship and one Intern of the Year will be awarded the Grand Prize $10,000 scholarship.
In addition to scholarship awards, HCSS will give away several smaller prizes throughout the contest though participation in social media.
The panel includes:
- Pete Ruane, CEO of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)
- Steve Sandherr, CEO of The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
- Carl Heinlein, Safety Consultant with ACIG
- Rick Schwer, VP/Publisher of SGC Group
- Stuart Binstock, CEO of the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)
- Michael Holland, President of the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)
- Lori Brown, President of the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC)
- Bill Hillman, CEO of the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA)
- Marcia Gruver Doyle, Editorial Director, Randall-Reilly
- Stan Orr, President and CSO of the Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP)
- Greg Sizemore, Vice President of HS&E and Workforce Development of the Association of Builders and Contractors
- Steve McGough, HCSS President and COO
- Chase Ekstam, 2015 Construction Intern Award winner
