Nitsch Engineering–Judith Nitsch Scholarship

Eligibility

• Be a U.S. citizen.
• Identify as a woman, non-binary person, and/or person of color, including Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latinx, or Asian applicants under the scholarship's published criteria.
• Be pursuing an engineering or land surveying degree through an ABET-accredited bachelor's degree program.
• Be entering the junior through senior year of undergraduate study.
• Have an intended or declared major in engineering or land surveying.
• Be a Massachusetts resident or attend a Massachusetts college or university under the ACEC/MA scholarship eligibility rules.
• Applicants demonstrating financial need receive preference.

Requirements

• Complete the ACEC Research Institute Scholarship Portal general application.
• Complete all required ACEC scholarship essays.
• Complete the additional Judith Nitsch Scholarship financial-impact essay.
• Upload a current college or university transcript.
• Request the required ACEC Research Institute Scholarship Recommendation Form through the portal.
• Obtain a recommendation from a consulting engineer, land surveyor, or engineering professor.
• Submit all additional scholarship-specific questions and documentation.

How to Apply

1. 1Create an account in the ACEC Research Institute Scholarship Portal.
2. 2Complete the General Application.
3. 3Confirm that the portal identifies you as eligible for the Judith Nitsch Scholarship.
4. 4Complete the required general essays.
5. 5Write the additional essay explaining how you are financing your education and how ACEC/MA financial assistance would affect you now and in the future.
6. 6Upload your current college transcript.
7. 7Request your required recommendation through the portal.
8. 8Confirm that your recommender completes the online recommendation.
9. 9Submit the application by the announced deadline.