Award Worth: The amount of the scholarship will be determined annually by and subject to approval of the Executive Committee of the ASCE Board of Direction based on income from the fund endowment
Deadline: Received by February 10
Who can apply: At the time of application the individual must be a student in an ABET-accredited program, a Student Member of the Society in good standing at the time of application and award, and expresses an interest in structural engineering
Introduction
Through the generosity of Y. C. Yang, Chairman of T. Y. Lin & Y.C. Yang International, a scholarship fund was established in 2004 to foster interest in structural engineering and to encourage students to further their civil engineering education. Mr. Yang, a renowned structural engineer, has overseen the design and construction of hundreds of projects including medium-to-high rise buildings, highway and railway bridges in the United States and Taiwan, and several airports, including San Francisco International Airport, Oakland Airport, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, in Taipei, Taiwan
Eligibility
- At the time of application the individual must be a student in an ABET-accredited program, a Student Member of the Society in good standing at the time of application and award, and expresses an interest in structural engineering.
- Scholarships may be awarded only to those students who will employ them to continue their formal undergraduate education at a recognized educational institution.
- Previous holders of the scholarship are eligible to apply in any succeeding competition for these awards provided the other requirements of eligibility are satisfied.
How to apply
- Complete applications are to be submitted to the Honors and Awards Program office for receipt by February 10 of the year of award.
- Applications must include (1) completed application form; (2) statement by the applicant addressing his/her interest in structural engineering; (3) detailed annual budget; (4) official transcript; (5)resume; and (6) minimum of two sealed recommendation letters, one of which must be from a faculty member
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