Future military engineers in the Miami Valley might land scholarships

The Kittyhawk Post of the Society of American Military Engineers Kittyhawk grants scholarships annually to encourage students in the post’s region (Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky) to pursue careers in fields related to the society’s mission – engineering, architecture, construction, facilities management and environmental management/science. (Metro Creative Connection photo)

The Kittyhawk Post of the Society of American Military Engineers Kittyhawk grants scholarships annually to encourage students in the post’s region (Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky) to pursue careers in fields related to the society’s mission – engineering, architecture, construction, facilities management and environmental management/science. (Metro Creative Connection photo)

Applications are now available for a number of scholarships supported by the Society of American Military Engineers Kittyhawk Post.

The Kittyhawk Post grants scholarships annually to encourage students in the post’s region (Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky) to pursue careers in fields related to the society’s mission – engineering, architecture, construction, facilities management and environmental management/science. The program is designed to cover all levels of post-high-school education, including baccalaureate and graduate degrees. The number and value of scholarships awarded may vary from year to year, thanks in part to donations from many of the post’s sustaining (private industry) members. Grants are unrestricted, and they are usually offered at $1,000 to $1,500.

Scholarships are open to all qualifying local students whose applications are received by the April 3 deadline. The post’s Major General Barnes, April Lewis and sustaining member scholarships are intended to assist college students and 2019/20 entering freshmen in fields related to the society’s mission. The post’s Timothy Curtis scholarship is designed to aid students with at least one year of full-time work experience who are returning to school to pursue an advanced engineering degree, an advanced architecture degree or to make a career change into these fields.

Detailed descriptions for these scholarships, as well as application forms and procedures, can be found at http://samekittyhawkpost.org/education/scholarships/ and questions can be directed to the Education Committee chair, Nadja Turek at Nadja.Turek@woolpert.com, 937-531-1287.

The Society of American Military Engineers leads collaborative efforts to identify and resolve national security infrastructure-related challenges. It is a professional association for military, public, private and academic professionals in the architecture, engineering, construction, facility management and environmental fields, working towards America’s national security.

The Kittyhawk Post, based out of Fairborn, Ohio, holds its monthly programs at the Hope Hotel, adjacent to Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Learn more at http://samekittyhawkpost.org/.

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