2025 Emanuel A. Paris Scholarship Application
Due by July 18, 2025
Qualifications
- High school graduate
- Potential or present student furthering their education in the construction industry
- Must be the owner, employee, or family of an owner or employee, that is a PUCA Member organization
Award Payments & Requirements
- The $2,000.00 scholarship will be awarded for one year, with award payments made to the educational institution of the successful candidate. One-half of the scholarship funds will be available in September or beginning of the semester, with the remainder in January or end of the semester, and must be applied to tuition
- Winner must use proceeds for any full-time, post-high school course located in the USA
- Winner must notify PUCA Board of any educational status change
- Winner must submit proof of maintaining a 2.5 grade point average in the first year of the education program to receive the final $1,000 scholarship funds, if not upheld the runner up will receive any unused funds
Application Requirements ~ Each candidate must submit a completed application postmarked no later than June 1, 2025, along with all additional information specified below:
- Complete transcript of high school or collegiate grades to date
- Letter from the Director of Admissions of the college, university, junior college, or technical school applicant plans to attend
- Digital graduation photograph or headshot, which will be used for scholarship announcement
- Three letters of reference from teachers, professors, guidance counselors, employer, etc.
- Standard examination test scores - SAT or ACT, if required by college
- Brief letter describing goals and aspirations and why the scholarship should be awarded to the applicant
Application Confidentially & Selection
- The PUCA Scholarship Committee will conduct a blind judging process. The requirements listed above will all be taken into consideration during the judging process.
- The committee will select a recipient and runner-up. If for any reason a recipient becomes ineligible to accept the award, the runner-up shall be awarded the scholarship.