Eligibility for the scholarship is limited to the sons, daughters or legally adopted children of transportation construction industry workers who die or have become permanently disabled in roadway work zone accidents. The applicant’s parent must have been employed by a transportation construction firm or a transportation public agency at the time of his or her death or disabling injury. Students whose parents worked in these sectors are eligible:

1. Airports 2. Bridges 3. Highways 4. Marine 5. Ports and Waterways 6. Public Transit 7. Railroads 8. Roadways 9. Tunnels 10. Utility

Educational Institution Requirements The applicant must use the scholarship award to attend a post secondary institution of learning that requires a high school diploma or Graduate Equivalent Degree (G.E.D.) for admission. This could include any public or private: (a) four-year accredited college or university; (b) two-year accredited college; or (c) vocational technical colleg