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SCHOLARSHIP FORMS

Gary A. Gilbert Achievement Scholarship

REQUIREMENTS

  • Civil Engineering Major

  • Junior or Senior attending CSUF, CSULB or UCI

  • Current ASCE Member. Please describe your involvement in ASCE in your application package

  • Proof of Registration for History and Heritage Student Scholarship Night

  • An unofficial transcript

  • An approximately 3-minute presentation using PowerPoint (or similar) slides that address the scholarship topic. The video must use the applicant’s own voice. The use of AI is discouraged.


Topic:

The cities of tomorrow will reflect how we respond to today’s challenges. Civil engineers play a key role in shaping sustainable, resilient, and inclusive communities. Propose forward-thinking improvements that cities and towns could implement in the near future to address issues such as climate change, mobility, housing, equity, or community well-being. How could these improvements make our urban environments more adaptive, connected, and inspiring places to live? Focus on identifying one or two of those key issues, describe your suggested improvements, and discuss how your education and experiences guided your focus on that issue/improvement.

CANDIDATE EVALUATION CRITERIA

  • ASCE Involvement/Leadership - 10%

  • Video - 50%

  • Grades - 10%

  • Civil Engineering Activities (University & Professional) - 10%

  • Community Involvement/Volunteerism - 10%

  • On-time Registration for History & Heritage Night - 10%


The candidates will be evaluated based on the above criteria. 

AWARD

The ASCE Orange County Branch Achievement Award will be honored in the form of a check payable to the individual student and presented at the ASCE Orange County Branch History & Heritage / Student Night Dinner on November 6th, 2025. 


Awards will be given to the students in approximately the following amounts: 

  • 1st Place Qualified Candidate:  Up to $3,000 (Gary Gilbert Memorial Scholarship)

  • 2nd Place Qualified Candidate: Up to $2,000

  • 3rd Place Qualified Candidate:  Up to $1,000


For any questions, please contact Eric Pheifer at president@asceoc.org.

ASCE OC SCHOLARSHIP FORM

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History and Heritage/Student Scholarship Night Scholarship Application

Scholarship List:

  • Gary A. Gilbert Achievement Scholarship ($6,000)

  • Thomas A. Broz History & Heritage Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)

  • Construction Institute Scholarship ($500)

  • Environmental and Water Resources Scholarship ($2,000)

  • Geotechnical Institute Scholarship ($1,500)

  • Transportation Vision Scholarship ($5,000)

  • Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute Scholarship ($1,000)

  • YMF Outstanding Student Scholarship ($1,000)

  • Most Outstanding Student Chapter

* Scholarship amounts listed are subject to change.


General Requirements:

Refer to the specific requirements per scholarship. Generally, scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a Sophomore, Junior, Senior, or full-time Graduate Student at a Southern California college or university.

  • Be pursuing a Major in Civil Engineering or others (as noted in the individual scholarships).

  • Be a current ASCE Member.

  • Register for the History and Heritage / Student Scholarship Night on November 6, 2025 at the Norma Hertzog Community Center in Costa Mesa, and provide proof of registration as part of the application package. Students will receive a discounted rate for the event.

  • Provide an unofficial transcript. Applicants are typically expected to have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, however applicants with GPAs below that threshold are still encouraged to apply but should also provide a brief explanation of their situation as part of their application.

  • Video presentations are required as part of the applications. A PowerPoint (or similar) presentation should be prepared to address the scholarship topic. The use of AI to develop a presentation is highly discouraged, and applicants may be disqualified if AI is detected. Video presentations should be in the applicants’ own voice. Any images used in the presentations should include a source/citation.

  • Scholarship amounts listed are subject to change. Should there be a tie in scoring applicants, the ASCE Orange County Branch reserves the right to award multiple scholarships.



APPLICATIONS* ARE DUE FRIDAY OCTOBER 17, 2025 AT 11:59PM


*MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT CHAPTER APPLICATION DUE MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 2025 AT 11:59PM

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