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Scholarships
Apply for a 2013-2014 Senior Undergraduate Scholarship
Application deadline: March 31, 2013
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Scholarships of up to $10,000 will be awarded for the 2013/2014 school year. Successful recipients must be U.S. citizens and enrolled full-time at the senior level (during the 2013/2014 school year) in an accredited civil engineering program, or in a related field as determined by ASDSO, and must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in hydraulics, hydrology or geotechnical disciplines, or in another discipline related to the design, construction and operation of dams.
Undergraduate students planning to graduate in May/December 2014 will be eligible for the 2013 scholarship.
Minimum Criteria - Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 for the first three years of college and be recommended by their academic advisor.
Basis for Award - The basis for selection will generally follow these guidelines:
o Academic Scholarship
o Financial Need
o Work Experience/Activities
o Essay
Announcement of successful candidates will be made in July 2013.
Additional information is included in the application form.
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Download a flyer to post at your school
Download a fillable-form 2013-2014 scholarship application form
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2012-2013 ASDSO Scholarship Winner:
Tammy Jacobson, Utah State University
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 Tammy Jacobson
Utah State University
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ASDSO's Scholarship Committee has selected Tammy Jacobson, a senior civil engineering major at Utah State University, as the sole recipient of its 2012-2013 Senior Undergraduate Scholarship.
Tammy's application was chosen from 28 submittals received from schools across the country. She will receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year, as well as a travel stipend to attend Dam Safety '12 in Denver.
Tammy has participated in NSF-funded research on piping and soil erosion in earth dams, and has worked as a teaching assistant for a course in soil mechanics. She is a member of USU Sigma Chi and the ASCE Northern Utah Student Chapter, participating on the 2011 USU Concrete Canoe Team.
Tammy has been employed by the Uintah-Wasatch-Cache National Forest for the past three summers as a civil engineering technician. Upon completion of her bachelor's degree, she plans to pursue a master's degree in geotechnical engineering.
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Past ASDSO Scholarship Winners
About ASDSO's Scholarship Program
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The ASDSO Scholarship Program, established in 1992, awards annual undergraduate scholarships of up to $10,000 to U.S. citizens enrolled in accredited programs in engineering or related fields and planning careers related to the design, construction, or operation of dams. |
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Other Scholarships
The United States Society on Dams (USSD) annually awards one or two scholarships to U.S. college or university graduate students whose research studies have a potential for developing solutions to design, analysis, construction, operation, safety, environmental, maintenance and rehabilitation problems related to dams. The Scholarship Program is administered by the USSD Committee on Scholarships. Graduate students from U.S. academic institutions are invited to apply. Applications are encouraged from all fields of study related to USSD activities, including civil engineering, environmental and social sciences, water resources management, etc.
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