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               ASC Region 3 Sophomore Summit

ASC Region #3, along with KIEWIT Corporation and NECA (National Electrical Contractors Association) are proud to announce a scholarship opportunity for a deserving underclassman from your institution to attend a 2-day workshop at the 2024 Region #3 competition October 16th – October 19th, 2024 in Downers Grove, Illinois.


Over the three days, students will participate in classroom instruction, site visits, and opportunities to network with KIEWIT and NECA professionals.  During this time, students will work alongside other university students on developing their construction knowledge and increasing their skills in the industry.
As part of this scholarship opportunity, the student will attend the career fair on Wednesday evening from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm and take part in the opening ceremonies.  On Thursday, all scholarship students will participate in all day activities planned by KIEWIT.  On Friday, all scholarship students be with NECA for activities and visits set up by the host.  On Saturday, they will attend the awards breakfast and workshop wrap up before returning to their home institution.
 

The scholarship will cover lodging at the conference hotel Wednesday evening through Saturday morning, all meals, and the registration fee for Region #3.  Students will be responsible for their own travel costs to and from the event.  You may be able to coordinate a ride with the competition teams that are coming from your school.  
 

Students are to bring personal PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) and appropriate apparel for site visits, workshop environments, and business casual attire for dinner. Business appropriate attire for student is recommended for the career fair.
Qualifications for the scholarship:
1.    Eligibility: Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior (5 year programs) standing.
2.    School must be a member of ASC Region #3
3.    Must be able to participate in all activities of the workshop and conference
4.    Must attend all functions
5.    Must complete this application (enter your email and select next below).  A letter of recommendation is required, but can be uploaded at a separate time prior to the application closing date.  It is important for you to apply as soon as possible to ensure we have enough interested participants.

Initial APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 27th, 2024, 5 pm.
All submitted applications will go through an evaluation process from the ASC Region #3 scholarship committee and awardees will be notified by October 4th, 2024.  All awardees will be required to submit an acceptance or rejection acknowledgement to the committee within one week (7 days) of receipt of the scholarship award.  If you have questions or need clarification, please contact the ASC Region 3 Director, Jennifer Miller @ millerj@mtu.edu or (989) 615-4682.  All completed applications are to be submitted electronically here:

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