The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, is accepting online applications April 1–May 15, for the Trust’s At-Large Scholarship program, Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund. Applications and eligibility and submission requirements for all three scholarship programs are online at www.dfitrust.org.
At-Large Scholarships
Several At-Large Scholarships ranging from $2,000 – $5,000 each are being awarded in 2024. They can be used for funding tuition, fees, books and or living expenses. Applicants must be enrolled full time in a U.S. college or university; be pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree in an accredited civil, geotechnical engineering or related deep foundations curriculum or an undergraduate degree in construction management; have a minimum 3.0 GPA; and demonstrate an interest in the deep foundations industry and financial need.
Condon Scholarships
Three $4,000 scholarships from the Michael L. Condon Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund are being awarded in 2024. Established in 2015, the fund honors the late Michael “Mike” Condon, co-founder of Condon-Johnson & Associates, for his contributions to the deep foundations industry. The fund provides scholarship awards to deserving students enrolled full time in an undergraduate or graduate civil engineering program and who are interested in pursuing a career in the deep foundations industry. The scholarship is available to students attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona, San Diego State University, Santa Clara University, University of California, Davis, Oregon State University, Washington State University, Montana Tech, University of Colorado Boulder and Virginia Tech.
Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship
One scholarship for $5,000 and a second one for $2,500 will be awarded from the Goble Rausche Likins Scholarship Fund this year. Established in October 2020 with a generous donation from GRL Engineers and Pile Dynamics (PDI), the fund honors George G. Goble, Frank Rausche and Garland E. Likins, the founders of GRL and PDI. The fund provides at-large scholarships to full-time undergraduate or graduate civil engineering, electrical engineering and computer science students attending any accredited U.S. college or university, and who demonstrate prior employment, co-op or intern experience with a civil engineering application.