San Antonio Chapter SEAoT Scholarship Program

The San Antonio Chapter has an active scholarship program designed to encourage students interested in pursuing careers in Structural Engineering.
Committee Policies and Procedures

Article I - Committee Object

Section I - To provide for, through the use of this chapter's assets, and
the income there from, scholarships to students pursuing an education in structural engineering, and to further provide for assistance to educational, literary, scientific and charitable endeavors or conveyance to any corporation, trust, fund, or foundation.

Section 2 - To receive by gift, bequest, devise, or in any other manner, money assistance and any other form of contribution (whether real, personal or mixed property, from any persons, firm or corporation) to be used in the furtherance of the objects and purposes of this corporation.

Article II- Board of Directors

Section 1 - The business and affairs of the committee appointed by the
president shall be managed and controlled by the Chapter Board.

Article III- Meetings

Section 1 Committee meetings shall be held before and after the Bexar
Chapter TSPE Professional Engineers Scholarship Fund, Inc. meets to
interview students.

Section 2 Additional meetings as judged necessary by the committee
or the Board will be held upon notification of the Board at least two
days prior to the meeting.

Article IV- Scholarship Awards

Section 1 High School - National Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship program applicants will be invited to submit an application for scholarship aid from this fund.

High School Scholarship award will be based on:

• Aptitude and interest in following the structural engineering profession;
• Financial need;
• Academic proficiency as exhibited by four years high school record
• Involvement in extra-curricular activities
• Recommendation of science and/or math teacher of student.

The recommendation of the Committee will be solicited for presentation to the Board for the selection of the recipients.

The title of this scholarship for the San Antonio Chapter will be “Freshman Scholarship”.

The San Antonio Chapter of Structural Engineer’s Association of Texas (SEAoT) provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors whose primary residence is located in San Antonio, Bexar County, or one of the counties that border Bexar County.  These scholarships are for students who intend to pursue a college education in the field of Structural Engineering.  These Scholarships typically range from $1,000 - $1,500 each year so that the student continues to pursue an undergraduate degree in Structural Engineering, with a chance of additional scholarships in upcoming years.

Section 2 Undergraduate - In any year that a scholarship is awarded, a minimum of one scholarship per year may be awarded to an undergraduate student enrolled at a college or university.

Undergraduate scholarship award will be based on:

• Aptitude and interest in following the structural engineering profession;
• Financial need;
• Academic proficiency as exhibited by their unofficial transcripts.
• Involvement in extra-curricular activities
• Be enrolled in an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
• Be nominated by the Dean of Engineering at that college or university.
• Have at least a 2.5 grade point average (as complied on a 4.0 scale).
• Plan to continue their education at that college or university.

The titles of these scholarships for the San Antonio Chapter will be as follows:

“Sophomore Scholarship”, “Junior Scholarship”, & “Senior Scholarship”.

The San Antonio Chapter of SEAoT provides scholarships to returning applicants of the “Freshman Scholarship” candidates to continue to apply with the San Antonio chapter as they progress within their college education in the field of Structural Engineering each year as they progress from an incoming Freshman through their last semesters as a Senior. Previous candidates are encouraged to reapply each year to be considered for the undergraduate scholarships.

Section 3 - UTSA Graduate/Undergraduate – In any year that a scholarship is awarded, a minimum of one scholarship per year may be awarded to a Graduate or an Undergraduate student enrolled at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to support our local university.

Graduate/Undergraduate scholarship award will be based on:

·         Aptitude and interest in following the structural engineering profession;

·         Financial need;

·         Academic proficiency as exhibited by their unofficial transcripts

·         Involvement in extra-curricular activities

·         Have completed a minimum of 45 credit hours in that program.

·         Be nominated by the Dean of Engineering at that college or university.

·         Have at least a 2.5 grade point average (as complied on a 4.0 scale).

·         Plan to continue their education as a Structural Engineer.

The title of this scholarship for the San Antonio Chapter will be “UTSA Scholarship”.

The intent of this scholarship is to educate them as to the demand for structural engineers in the San Antonio area, and to encourage those students to stay in or return to the San Antonio area when they are ready to enter the work force. The scholarship funding will be the proceeds from the fund raising efforts through the local E-Week events for San Antonio each year.

Section 4 - Charles Lundy Memorial Scholarship – In any year that the Charles Lundy family contributes a donation for a scholarship, a minimum of one scholarship per year may be awarded to a student meeting the requirements from the “Sophomore Scholarship”, “Junior Scholarship”, and/or the “Senior Scholarship” will be awarded this scholarship.