• Applicant shall be a dependent child (natural, legally adopted, or stepchild) of a member in good standing with the Underground Construction Technology Association (UCTA).
• Applicant shall be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or post-graduate program at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school. This may include a graduating high school senior accepted by and enrolled in such a program for the upcoming academic year.
• There are no restrictions for the field of study or degree program.
• There are no restrictions on past recipients, meaning previous recipients are free to submit an application. However, a new/updated application must be submitted each year and no more than one application may be submitted per academic year and to only one chapter of the UCTA. 
• At the time of submission, the applicant’s UCTA member sponsor shall be a resident of the metropolitan or service area of the respective UCTA chapter in which the application was submitted.
• Eligibility shall in no way be determined or evaluated based on age, sex, race, religion, or relationship to board members or officers of UCTA.

Selection Criteria:

Applications shall be evaluated objectively by a panel of no less than three but no greater than five persons designated by the sponsoring UCTA chapter. This may include board members or others as designated by the board to maintain the integrity of the review process.

The evaluation committee members shall have no direct interest in the awards, meaning no dependent, relative, or dependent of a co-worker may be included in the evaluation. If such an applicant is identified, that member shall be replaced by respective board as necessary to maintain a review committee of no less than three members.

Any and all information that may identify the applicant shall be removed prior to the committee evaluation.

Procedure:

• Applicant shall submit a completed application, signed by both the applicant and the applicant’s UCTA member parent/guardian.
• Applicant shall submit a discussion paper or personal essay prepared solely by the applicant. Paper shall be no less than one (1) page and no more than two (2) pages in length. The paper itself shall not mention any identifying information, and shall focus on or emphasize the reason for submitting for this scholarship but also contain, at minimum, the following:
• • A summarized scholastic history, including school attended, degree program, declared major, hours completed, and cumulative GPA.
  • A discussion of career goals, extracurricular activities, and community service or volunteer efforts.
  • A summary of honors or awards received.
  • Employment history or experience.

• Tuesday, April 5, 2022 - Scholarship program is open via UCTA website
• Monday, May 2, 2022 - Application due by 11:59 pm central time
• June 13-17, 2022 - UCTA sends letters to recipients and non-recipients; winners will be sent award via mail
• July 2022 - UCTA awards scholarship recipients at the North Texas Chapter luncheon meeting

DEADLINE
May 2, 2022
11:59 pm CST

Applications will NOT
be accepted after this date.

May 2, 2022
11:59 pm CST
Applications due

June 13-17, 2022
Recipients and Non-Recipients are notified via e-mail; winnings will be sent by mail

July 2022

UCTA North Texas Chapter

Luncheon and
Scholarship Winner Recognition

For additional information
or questions, send an email to uctanorthtx@gmail.com or contact 281-830-2184.