2024 Scholarship Applications are no longer being accepted. Applications for the 2025 scholarship will be accepted starting in early January 2025.

Each spring, SEAW offers $5,000 scholarships to current college or university students studying Structural Engineering and planning to make their professional career in the practice of Structural Engineering. 

Applicant Requirements:

• United States citizen and an official resident of the State of Washington. Residents of this state attending schools in other states are eligible. Students attending in-state schools on a non-resident basis are not eligible.

• At the time of application, be currently enrolled in a program of study majoring in Structural Engineering as an undergraduate in their final year of study, or as a graduate student.

• Having a commitment to making a professional career in the practice of Structural Engineering.

How to Apply:

Download the application materials and ensure that the following items are completed and submitted: 

• Two-page Scholarship Application and Instructions

• Personal Essay

• Arrange for transcripts to be sent directly from colleges/universities.

• Arrange for recommendations from the following:

  • Option 1: (2) Professors

  • Option 2: (1) Professor and (1) Employer

• Scholarship Checklist

Have all documents submitted to the SEAW office (email submissions accepted) by February 28th to be considered for the current year’s scholarship award.

How the Scholarship Award Recipient is selected:

From qualified students submitting applications, the SEAW selection committee will determine those to be interviewed. Those applicants to be interviewed will be notified by the first week of April, and interviews will be scheduled. Only those interviewed will be given further consideration. Final decisions relating to all matters of eligibility and award of the Scholarship rests solely with the SEAW selection committee.