O’FALLON, Ill. – The Southern Illinois Builders Association began offering scholarships in 2012 and has awarded 137 scholarships totaling approximately $264,400.
SIBA solicits candidates for its scholarships in the fall and requests that all information be submitted by Nov. 1 for the SIBA Education Committee to meet and make its selections.
To be eligible for a SIBA Scholarship, candidates must be pursuing a degree in the field of construction management, construction-related engineering, architecture or construction safety and have a cumulative minimum grade point average of 3.0 to 4.0. Applicant’s application must include a current copy of his or her transcript.
Each individual applying for a SIBA scholarship must submit a personal recommendation within the current year from a person unrelated to the applicant. Eligible applicants must be planning to enroll as a full-time student and maintain full-time student status (a 12-hour minimum). Part-time students working full-time in the construction industry will be eligible for partial awards (with a written verification from their full-time employer required).
Those applying for this scholarship award must show evidence that they are related to an individual employed full-time by a SIBA-member firm for a minimum of two years via written evidence from the employer required within the current year and a typewritten report (minimum of 500 words) on their career goal and what events they have experienced in their life that made them decide to decide to pursue a career in the construction field. The quality of this essay will be judged.
To obtain a complete list of requirements for the SIBA scholarships, contact CEO Donna Richter at the SIBA office, 618.624.9055, or at
The Southern Illinois Builders Association is a trade association of contractors representing approximately 500 commercial and industrial building, highway and utility construction contractors throughout Southern Illinois.