The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, and the Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants are accepting online applications through May 16. The DFI Educational Trust is awarding Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design or construction of deep foundations. The DFI Trust’s At-Large Scholarships, Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund include scholarships from $2,000 to $5,000.
The Deep Foundations Institute Educational Trust is an independent, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2006 by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) as its charitable arm. The mission of the Trust is to support and encourage individuals in the fields of study related to the deep foundation industry by providing scholarships and opportunities to meet and work with deep foundations industry leaders.
The DFI Women in Deep Foundations Committee is comprised of women and men who are advocates for supporting and retaining women working in any capacity in the deep foundations industry. The goal is to foster greater success and interest of professional women in the industry by promoting networking events, endorsing outreach and building mentoring relationships.
Recipients of the grant are invited to attend DFI’s 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in National Harbor, Maryland, October 4-7. The grant defrays travel and related expenses for attending the conference. In addition, the recipients receive free conference registration and are recognized during the WiDF Committee’s networking reception and the conference awards banquet.
At-Large Scholarships
Several At-Large Scholarships ranging from $2,000 – $5,000 each are being awarded in 2022. They can be used for funding tuition, fees, books and/or living expenses. Applicants must be enrolled full time in a U.S. college or university; be pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree in an accredited civil, geotechnical engineering or related deep foundations curriculum or an undergraduate degree in construction management; have a minimum 3.0 GPA; and demonstrate an interest in the deep foundations industry and financial need.
Condon Scholarships
Scholarships of $5,000 each are being awarded from the Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund. Established in 2015, the fund honors the late Michael "Mike" Condon, co-founder of Condon-Johnson & Associates, for his contributions to the deep foundations industry. The fund provides scholarship awards to deserving students enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate civil engineering program and who are interested in pursuing a career in the deep foundations industry. The scholarship is available to students attending the following colleges: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona, San Diego State University, Santa Clara University, University of California-Davis, Oregon State University, Washington State University, Montana Tech, University of Colorado-Boulder and Virginia Tech.
Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship
Scholarships of $5,000 each are being awarded from the Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund. Established in October 2020 with a generous donation from GRL Engineers (GRL) and Pile Dynamics (PDI), the fund honors George G. Goble, Frank Rausche and Garland E. Likins, the founders of GRL and PDI. The fund provides At-Large Scholarships to full-time undergraduate or graduate civil engineering, electrical engineering and computer science students attending any accredited college or university in the U.S., and who demonstrate prior employment, co-op or intern experience with a civil engineering application.
Applications to the above scholarships and the Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants are being accepted through May 16.
